Smith vs Thorley

Who won Smith vs Thorley?

Chris Billam-Smith beat Nathan Thorley by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, August 7th, 2020, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terri Harper beating Natasha Jonas. Also on the undercard Anthony Fowler defeated Adam Harper.

Smith vs Thorley stats

Back in August 2020, Chris Billam-Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nathan Thorley made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Billam Smith had a massive power advantage over Thorley, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Thorley's 43%.

Chris Billam-Smith was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Thorley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Billam Smith.

Both Chris Billam-Smith and Nathan Thorley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Billam Smith was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 6 months later than Thorley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Thorley's 54.

Chris Billam-Smith went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA at cruiserweight.

Smith vs Thorley form

Chris Billam-Smith had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Craig Glover on November 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Richard Riakporhe on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yassine Habachi on May 10, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.

Before that, he had beaten Kent Kauppinen on December 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at O2 Academy, Dorset.

He had won against Robin Dupre on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Billam Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Thorley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Thorley?

Smith vs Thorley was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Smith vs Thorley?

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