Billam-Smith vs Okolie II

When is Billam-Smith vs Okolie II?

Chris Billam-Smith could fight Lawrence Okolie in Autumn/Fall 2026 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 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Okolie would have a slight advantage in power over Billam Smith, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Billam Smith's 64%.

Chris Billam-Smith is the older man by 2 years, at 35 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 49 more professional rounds, totaling 171 compared to Okolie's 122.

Chris Billam-Smith goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 3 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 won against Ryan Rozicki on June 6, 2026, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Brandon Glanton on April 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

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

He had defeated 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.

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

In his last fight, he won against Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had won against Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

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

He had lost to Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Chris Billam-Smith last fought 2 months and 25 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 8 months and 10 days ago.

Billam Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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