Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, UK. In the main event of the evening, the British cruiser (up to 90.7 kg) Chris Billam-Smith (16-1, 11 KOs) beat compatriot Isaac Chamberlain (14-2, 8 KOs) and defended the British Commonwealth and EBU European champion belts.
The champion leveled the challenger’s jab, imposing a power confrontation. He pushed hard, pinned the opponent at the ropes, worked well in infighting. In the 2nd three-minute period, I got carried away with the attack and blundered the conrhook. Chamberlain ran to develop, but did not succeed in this, picking up blows in the last seconds of the round. Here is the massacre! Wow!
Billam-Smith was great at breaking the opponent’s body with punches, left hooks / counter hooks went well. So far, everything is under his control. By the 4th round, Chamberlain tried to seize the initiative, leveled the course of the fight, launched nice uppercuts. But he has a problem – his left eye looks bad, there is a huge hematoma.
In the 10th round, the challenger went into survival mode. Billam-Smith pinned it in a corner, shook it, but failed to drop it. A chic fight, but the contender was not enough for the entire distance. Billam-Smith blurred the end of the fight, but the spectacle reserve should be enough to win. Gorgeous swinger.
The score of the judges: three times 117-111 in favor of the champion.
Billam-Smith UD 12.
The challenger is known for having worked with top heavyweights as a sparring partner. Oleksandr Usyk
and Deontay Wilder.
Olympic medalist-2020 local light heavyweight prospect (up to 79.4 kg)
Ben Whittaker (1-0, 1 KO) made his professional debut with an early victory over his compatriot
Greg O’Neill (6-7-1, 1 KO).
In the 2nd round, Whittaker countered the opponent with an overhand right. It turned out cool!
Whittaker KO 2.
