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Chris Billam-Smith eyes Wilder & Opetaia fights after Cheavon Clarke showdown

Chris Billam-Smith is eyeing blockbuster fights against Deontay Wilder and Jai Opetaia after his clash with Cheavon Clarke.

Billam-Smith returns to the ring when locking horns with Cheavon Clarke on Zuffa Boxing's Copper Box card on 7th November.

The 36-year-old cruiserweight -- who signed for Dana White's Zuffa in April -- made his debut for the promotional company against Ryan Rozicki in June, where he emerged victorious in the seventh round after his Canadian opponent retired in his corner.

While 12-2 Clarke will look to stop Billam-Smith in London, 'The Gentleman' has his eyes set on even bigger clashes if he can prevail in November.

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Reports suggest that Opetaia, who -- like Billam-Smith -- is signed to Zuffa, is in line to fight Deontay Wilder on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, before targeting a bout with David Benavidez.

When speaking to Sky Sports, Billam-Smith backed himself to beat Opetaia in a potential future clash, and he even expressed a willingness to fight Wilder if the opportunity came about.

He said: "If Opetaia was to pull out of the Wilder fight, I could fight Wilder.

"We could do it. Who knows what's next, to be honest? I can't look beyond Chev [Clarke] too much, there's that fear factor there."

Fighting on Zuffa cards generally prevent boxers from fighting for traditional major sanctioning-body world titles, but Billam-Smith expressed that he's not precious about competing for belts if he can land bigger fights.

He added: "I want the biggest fights, the biggest names, not necessarily for belts but if they're for belts, even better.

"Opetaia hasn't got one of the four main governing body belts but that's a great fight, he's seen as one of the best. That's what I want."

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