Billam-Smith vs Okolie II

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, 2 losses, 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 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Okolie would have an advantage in power over Billam Smith, with a 76% 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 42 more professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Okolie's 110.

Chris Billam-Smith goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO, and 1 by The Ring at cruiserweight.

Billam-Smith vs Okolie II form

Billam Smith has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Richard Riakporhe on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated Lawrence Okolie on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.

He had won against Armend Xhoxhaj on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Chris Billam-Smith has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Chris Billam-Smith last fought 3 months and 21 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 3 months and 2 days ago.

Billam Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 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 and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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