Chris Billam-Smith is far from the underdog many suggest he is against Gilberto Ramirez, says Ben Shalom, ahead of their Riyadh Season Latino Night bout live on DAZN for free.
In a cruiserweight unification bout, the WBO champion will put his belt on the line against the WBA title holder atop a stacked card at The Venue in Saudi Arabia.
It marks Billam-Smith's first fight since he avenged the only loss of his career to date against Richard Riakporhe at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park in June.
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Much has been made by several outlets that he enters this contest as an outsider, but speaking ahead of the fight, BOXXER promoter Shalom rubbished such notions.
"What makes me laugh is all this talk from the US media - we've had it our whole career - that Chris Billam-Smith is somehow the underdog," he said.
"Chris Billam-Smith has been the underdog his whole life and every time he is put down, every time he comes through. There's going to be a lot of people embarresed on Sunday."
Both Ramirez and Billam-Smith arrive with just the single reverse as professionals, with Zurdo previously losing to Dmitry Bivol in his only defeat to date.
One man will likely lose for just the second time when they meet, with the winner potentially in line to face Jai Opetaia next year, or even Oleksandr Usyk.
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