Tag: Okolie
Chris Billam-Smith and the making of British boxing’s most unlikely world champion | ‘I’d KO Okolie in rematch’ | Boxing News
This was never meant to be. Some fighters seem almost pre-ordained to be champion. Perhaps it’s the confidence, the style of their boxing, as well as an amateur track record. For Chris Billam-Smith, though, that was never the case. When Billam-Smith first joined Shane McGuigan’s gym, he was, as he put it, “very much the…
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Lawrence Okolie could move up to challenge for the new bridgerweight title, says WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman
Lawrence Okolie making a move into the new bridgerweight division would be welcomed by the World Boxing Council. The WBC created the weight class at 224lbs and believes it has “many virtues” despite the fact it is not recognized by any other world title sanctioning body. Lawrence Okolie lost his WBO cruiserweight world title in…
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Lawrence Okolie aims to pit himself against Oleksandr Usyk | ‘It’ll be interesting to see how he deals with me’
Lawrence Okolie declared at the weigh-in he would go for an early stoppage against Chris Billam-Smith. That would be an emphatic statement. It could also prompt Okolie, a towering six-foot five-inch tall cruiserweight, to move up to heavyweight. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking ahead of his fight against Lawrence…
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Lawrence Okolie and Chris Billam-Smith face off for world title clash: ‘We’re right at the pinnacle’
Lawrence Okolie and Chris Billam-Smith used to be friends. They might be once again, but only after their cruiserweight world title fight on Saturday night. There was nothing but cold professionalism between the two under the hot sun on Bournemouth Pier at Thursday’s press conference. Sparring partners when they were both at Shane McGuigan’s gym,…
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Lawrence Okolie would take Chris Billam-Smith fight on May 27: ‘I don’t know what they’re waiting for’ | boxing news
Lawrence Okolie has declared that he is willing to travel to Bournemouth to fight Chris Billam-Smith in his hometown’s football stadium on May 27. World champions don’t normally call out prospective challengers, but Okolie, the WBO cruiserweight titlist, has publicly thrown down the gauntlet to his British rival. Billam-Smith has a date set for his…
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