Boxing fans were in shock as one judge scored Chris Billam-Smith's world title fight against Lawrence Okolie a draw.
Okolie put his WBO cruiserweight belt on the line against Billam-Smith when the pair met at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday night. Local boy Billam-Smith dropped his rival three times across the 12 rounds with Okolie also being deducted two points in the fight for constant holding.
Despite the knockdowns and point deductions, one judge scored the fight as a 112-112 draw. The other two scorecards read 116-107 and 115-108 in Billam-Smith's favour as the 32-year-old was rightfully crowned the new world champion. Fans have since called for an investigation to be launched into the judge who scored the fight draw.
