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British star Chris Billam-Smith loses cruiserweight unification title fight against Gilberto Ramirez - as Eddie Howe and his Newcastle players watch on from ringside in Saudi Arabia

Chris Billam-Smith lost his WBA cruiserweight belt to Gilberto Ramirez, as the Mexican confidently won by unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia.

The judges scorecards read as follows: 116-112; 116-12; and 116-113.

Entering the ring as a WBA champion, Ramirez will leave Riyadh with two of the four major belts in his collection - only Jai Opetaia (IBF) and Norair Mikaeljan (WBC) stand in the way of him becoming the undisputed champion at 200lbs.

Saturday night marked the second loss of Billam-Smith's career, his last coming in 2019 to Richard Riakporhe - he now falls to 20-2 in his professional record.