Who won McCarthy vs Billam-Smith?
Chris Billam-Smith beat Tommy McCarthy by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 31st, 2021, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-114, 115-114 in favor of winner Chris Billam-Smith.
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 Can Xu losing to Leigh Wood for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Fowler defeated Rico Mueller, and Avni Yildirim was defeated by Jack Cullen.
McCarthy vs Billam-Smith stats
Back in July 2021, Tommy McCarthy stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Chris Billam-Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Billam Smith had a massive power advantage over McCarthy, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to McCarthy's 50%.
Tommy McCarthy was the same age as Chris Billam-Smith, at 31 years old.
Billam Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over McCarthy. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Tommy McCarthy and Chris Billam-Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.
McCarthy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Billam Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Billam Smith's 140.
Tommy McCarthy went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.
Chris Billam-Smith was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, and 9 by the IBF in the 200lb division.
McCarthy vs Billam-Smith form
McCarthy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alexandru Jur on May 15, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Bilal Laggoune on October 31, 2020, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Fabio Turchi on October 11, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at PalaTrento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Before that, he had been beaten by Richard Riakporhe on March 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
He had lost to Matty Askin on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Manchester.
Billam Smith had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vasil Ducar on March 20, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Nathan Thorley on August 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Craig Glover on November 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Before that, he had been beaten by Richard Riakporhe on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
He had defeated Yassine Habachi on May 10, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Billam-Smith had been fighting more than Tommy McCarthy.
Going into this contest, Tommy McCarthy had last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Chris Billam-Smith's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.
McCarthy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Billam Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
What time did McCarthy vs Billam-Smith start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast McCarthy vs Billam-Smith?
McCarthy vs Billam-Smith was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on McCarthy vs Billam-Smith?
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