When is Billam-Smith vs Okolie II?
Chris Billam-Smith could fight Lawrence Okolie in Spring 2025 the United Kingdom.
The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).
Billam-Smith vs Okolie II stats
Chris Billam-Smith would step into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Okolie would have a slight advantage in power over Billam Smith, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Billam Smith's 65%.
Chris Billam-Smith is the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.
Okolie has a height advantage of 2 inches over Billam Smith. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.
Both Chris Billam-Smith and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.
Billam Smith is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 months later than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 140 compared to Okolie's 109.
Chris Billam-Smith goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at cruiserweight.
Billam-Smith vs Okolie II form
Billam Smith has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he won against Richard Riakporhe on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Mateusz Masternak on December 10, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Lawrence Okolie on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.
Before that, he had defeated Armend Xhoxhaj on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.
He had won against Isaac Chamberlain on July 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Dorset.
Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he defeated Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had defeated David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had beaten Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
He had won against Dilan Prasovic on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Chris Billam-Smith has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.
Chris Billam-Smith last fought 8 months and 22 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 9 months and 13 days ago.
Billam Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
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