Who won Billam-Smith vs Xhoxhaj?

Chris Billam-Smith beat Armend Xhoxhaj by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 17th December 2022 at Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth.

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).

Billam-Smith vs Xhoxhaj stats

Chris Billam-Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Armend Xhoxhaj made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Chris Billam-Smith was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Billam Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Xhoxhaj. Despite this, Xhoxhaj had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Chris Billam-Smith & Armend Xhoxhaj fought out of an orthodox stance.

Billam Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 months earlier than Xhoxhaj, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 108 to Xhoxhaj's 84.

Chris Billam-Smith went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Armend Xhoxhaj was ranked number 9 by the WBO and 14 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Billam-Smith vs Xhoxhaj form

Billam Smith had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Isaac Chamberlain on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Dorset, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Tommy McCarthy on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dylan Bregeon on 13th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

Before that, he had beat Tommy McCarthy on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight and BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had defeated Vasil Ducar on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

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Billam Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Billam-Smith vs Xhoxhaj start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Billam-Smith vs Xhoxhaj?

Billam-Smith vs Xhoxhaj was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Billam-Smith vs Xhoxhaj?

Chris Billam-Smith was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Armend Xhoxhaj made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.