Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith prediction: Picking the winner for the world title fight

The Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith predictions are here. They walk fans through the potential outcome this Saturday's boxing extravaganza, complete with strategic and tactical insight into the headliner. The two men compete for the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles.

Meanwhile, William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer lock horns over the interim WBC lightweight title. In more championship action, Oscar Collazo and Thammanoon Niyomtrong compete for the WBA and WBO strawweight belts. With so many blockbuster fights scheduled, it begs the question.

Who will emerge victorious on Nov. 16?

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#1. WBA and WBO cruiserweight title: Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith

The Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith bout is a classic champion versus champion matchup. Ramirez is the current WBA cruiserweight champion, while Billam-Smith holds the WBO cruiserweight title. There are several differences between both fighters, namely experience and power.

Billam-Smith is actually older than Ramirez, albeit, by just a year at 34. However, he has less than half of Ramirez's fights, having just 21 professional bouts under his name, while Ramirez has 47.

Billam-Smith holds a record of 20-1, while Ramirez has an impressive 46-1.

The Englishman has 13 knockouts on his record, which pales in comparison to Ramirez's 30 stoppages. Instead, Billam-Smith's true gifts revolve around his toughness, heart, and sheer determination to win. This has allowed him to grind out wins he likely would have otherwise lost.

But is that enough to beat Ramirez, whose only professional loss has been to the great Dmitry Bivol, who has beaten the likes of Canelo Alvarez? It's a tall order. Ramirez is a skilled boxer and many regard Billam-Smith as the easiest path to another world title among the sport's belt holders.

It won't be dominant, but Ramirez should squeeze out a tough win.

The Prediction: Gilberto Ramirez via split-decision

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#2. The rest of the Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith predictions

Winners in bold.

Interim WBC lightweight title: William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer

WBA and WBO strawweight titles: Oscar Collazo vs. Thammanoon Niyomtrong

Light welterweight: Arnold Barboza Jr. vs. Jose Ramirez

Light welterweight: Oscar Duarte vs. Batyr Akhmedov