The Ring's No. 3-rated cruiserweight kept his composure to stop marauding Canadian Rozicki after seven bloody rounds at Bournemouth International Centre in what was his Zuffa Boxing debut.

Part of Billam-Smith's reasoning for joining Dana White’s promotional outfit was to secure a shot at The Ring's 200-pound king, Opetaia, who has also signed up with Zuffa.

Now that the job against Rozicki is done, “CBS” told The Ring that the showdown must happen within his next two fights.

He said: “Dana and the team have got a busy week this week putting on a UFC show at the White House but we will all sit down together at some point to work out our plan.

“I’m not entirely sure what is happening with Opetaia next because I’ve seen the Noel Mikaelian fight spoken about, I’ve seen a David Benavidez fight spoken about too.

“Opetaia is the aim for us but I understand that it's not as simple as just wanting that fight so I’m going to call for it and scream for it and demand it.

“People have different timelines in boxing and ours haven't lined up yet but they definitely will in the future.

“Whether that's my next fight or the fight after. I think it has to be one of those. So if it's not next for me, it will definitely be the one after. We will see.”

Billam-Smith’s coach Shane McGuigan previously pointed out that the Bournemouth man could dovetail nicely with another of Zuffa’s key UK signings Conor Benn. During a conversation with The Ring last month, he even suggested that CBS could land on the undercard of Benn’s next fight.

However, with Benn expected to fight Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas this September, that could rule out an appearance for “CBS” given the bruising nature of his victory over Rozicki, and the lengthy camp away from his family.

When asked if he would like to box on that undercard, Billam-Smith (22-2, 14 KOs) said: “It's a bit soon, really.

“If they do fight in September that’s a quick turnaround but if it's in October, then we might have to talk.

“I might have to talk to my wife Mia and ask if I can leave for camp a little bit earlier than expected. She might be up for it if she gets a trip to Vegas out of it.

“Personally I would absolutely love to fight in Vegas so that would be phenomenal if we could get on such a big card as well.

“If that fight happens between Benn and Garcia that's a huge fight. One of the most spoken about fights this year in boxing. For it to be in Vegas would be phenomenal.

“Let’s not rule anything out just yet. We will be sitting down together to work out what’s best all round.”