Chris Billam-Smith will target a fight with Jai Opetaia if he can defeat Gilberto Ramirez this weekend, with Ben Shalom saying he is "ready to prove the doubters wrong again".
The Briton will bid to become a unified cruiserweight champion when he puts his WBO belt on the line against the WBA champion at Riyadh Season Latino Night live on DAZN .
It marks arguably the biggest fight of the 34-year-old's career so far, and comes on the back of his unanimous decision victory over Richard Riakporhe at Selhurst Park in June.
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Ahead of his star's headline bout in Saudi Arabia, BOXXER promoter Shalom stressed that the path is clear should Billam-Smith prevail, and tipped Australian Opetaia to be next .
"If he wins, he will be on the road to undisputed," he told Sky Sports News . "He will want to add the WBC and IBF titles to his collection, and prove he is the best in the division.
"A fight with Jai Opetaia is one the fans have been calling for to determine who is number one. If Chris wins on Saturday that is a fight we will be looking to make.
"This is the biggest fight of Chris' career. If he wins this he can be fighting to become undisputed next year. He is ready to prove the doubters wrong again.
"He's stepped up and overcome every challenge put in front of him. The journey has been incredible and this can be the biggest night of them all."
Opetaia retained the IBF cruiserweight title with a sixth-round knockout victory against Jack Massey in October, to extend his professional record to 26-0 with 20 KOs.
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