Chris Billam-Smith emerged as the unlikely hero from an extraordinary weekend of fights in British and Irish rings.
On Saturday night, Billam-Smith fought outdoors, under the stars at the Vitality Stadium in front of a capacity crowd of 15,000 in his beloved Bournemouth, and he shocked the boxing world by dropping Lawrence Okolie three times and winning the WBO cruiserweight title. Okolie had been unbeaten in 19 fights and the heavy favourite.
