With Chris Billam-Smith becoming world champion in his hometown of Bournemouth in May 2023, here at SportsLens we have decided to take a deep dive into the career of Chris Billam-Smith. Read on to find out all about Billam-Smith’s net worth, career earnings and salary from boxing.
Chris Billam-Smith Net Worth
Chris Billam-Smith became world champion at the first time of asking on May 27th as he beat former stablemate and reigning champion, Lawrence Okolie, via unanimous decision. ‘The Gentleman’ has put together an incredible run of credible victories and is riding on the crest of a wave right now.
This was Billam-Smith’s first shot at world honours, having previously won the Commonwealth, British and European Titles. The crowd were vital in CBS becoming world champion at the first time of asking at the Vitality Stadium – home of his beloved Bournemouth FC.
Now that ‘CBS’ is a reigning and defending world champion, we have decided to take a deep dive into his career earnings and net worth. It’s fair to say that the Bournemouth man has made an absolute fortune in his career so far and won’t be worrying about his bank balance anytime soon!
As of today, Chris Billam-Smith’s net worth is said to be around £1 million (source: Media Referee). The British boxing superstar has gradually made more and more money in his career, and has become a huge name in boxing circles in the UK in recent years.
Although CBS probably hasn’t earned millions in single purses in his career, he will have accumulated well over £2 million in his fight purses added together. Now that he is world champion and one of the best fighters in the division, Billam-Smith’s purses are sure to be high each and every fight.
The majority of the Billam-Smith’s income of course comes from boxing. He is one of the biggest stars in the cruiserweight division now and can expect the biggest paycheque of his career next, having become world champion. Not to mention his various sponsorship deals outside of the ring too.
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Chris Billam-Smith Career Earnings & Purses
Chris Billam-Smith has been a professional boxer since he made his debut back in September 2017 after turning professional. Since then, Billam-Smith has had 19 more pro fights, earning more money as his career has progressed.
The 1990-born boxer has seemingly earned far more money since stepping up to British, European and World level in recent years. His fight on May 27th against Lawrence Okolie is likely to be his biggest paycheque to date. Other fights against the likes of Richard Riakporhe, Isaac Chamberlain and Tommy McCarthy will also have likely paid ‘The Gentleman’ a fair share of money.
With his short yet successful career in boxing, this means that Chris Billam-Smith’s total career earnings inside the ring equates to roughly £2 million. This makes the Epsom man one of the highest paid British fighters in his division.
Now that Billam-Smith has left Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing and teamed up with Ben Shalom, Boxxer and Sky Sports, he is one of the biggest fighters in that stable and will be getting paid a pretty penny for his fights in the future.
Chris Billam-Smith’s fight purses so far in his career aren’t public knowledge. It is unknown exactly the amount he has made for each of his 20 professional fights, However, for his maiden European Cruiserweight Title fight back in 2021 against Tommy McCarthy, Billam-Smith reportedly earned a purse of £125,000 (source: Sports Payouts).
Given the fact the 33-year-old has stepped up to world level since then and become world champion, it is fair to assume that ‘The Gentleman’ is earning far more than that now. It is rumoured that Billam-Smith took home an estimated £300,000 for his world title victory against ‘The Sauce’.
Chris Billam-Smith Fight Purses (Last 10):
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Mateusz Masternak | £280,000 |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Lawrence Okolie | £300,000 |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Armend Xhoxhaj | Unknown |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Isaac Chamberlain | Unknown |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Tommy McCarthy 2 | Unknown |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Dylan Bregeon | Unknown |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Tommy McCarthy | £125,000 |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Vasil Ducar | Unknown |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Nathan Thorley | Unknown |
| Chris Billam-Smith vs Craig Glover | Unknown |
Chris Billam-Smith purse info per Sporting Portal
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Chris Billam-Smith Endorsements & Sponsorship Deals
In terms of endorsements and sponsorships, Chris Billam-Smith has a fair few. Given the fact he is a great fighter and is incredibly marketable, sponsors have been queuing up to get on board ‘The Gentleman’ hype-train.
Chris Billam-Smith makes the majority of his money from competing inside the boxing ring, but he also has various sponsorship deals outside of the ring that boost his net worth.
Prior to his fight against Lawrence Okolie, CBS has announced his biggest endorsement deal to date with Chicken & Blues.
‘CBS’ is also sponsored by the likes of ThruDark and FightLabel, to name a few more of his main endorsements on top of his deal with Chicken & Blues. The ThruDark X CBS range is a collaboration with UK boxing gear specialist FightLabel in which ThruDark design Billam-Smith’s boxing shorts.
Due to these sponsors, Chris Billam-Smith earns a tidy sum outside of the ring, as well as earning a pretty penny in it.
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