• Bournemouth fighter becomes WBO cruiserweight champion
  • Okolie knocked down several times before losing on points

Chris Billam-Smith was crowned the new WBO cruiserweight champion as he defeated Lawrence Okolie by majority decision in Bournemouth. Billam-Smith triumphed 112-112, 116-107, 115-108 to take the belt in front of his home crowd.

To get there, Billam-Smith had to pace himself as he weathered an early storm from Okolie, being forced to the ropes several times. But in the fourth round, Billam-Smith caught Okolie with a huge left-hander, sending the champion to the floor for the first time in his career.

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