Okolie vs Billam-Smith (May 27, 2023): How to Watch, Start Time, Predictions

On Saturday, May 27 at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, United Kingdom Lawrence «The Sauce» Okolie will meet Chris «The Gentleman» Billam-Smith for WBO title in a 12-round cruiserweight bout.

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	Lawrence Okolie The Sauce	Chris Billam-Smith The Gentleman
Country	United Kingdom Hackney, London, United Kingdom	United Kingdom Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Age	30 years	32 years
Pro	6 years	5 years
Height	6′ 5″ (196 cm)	6′ 3″ (191 cm)
Reach	82½″ (209 cm)	-
Division	cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)	cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)
Stance	orthodox	orthodox
Titles	WBO (cruiserweight)	-
Record	19 - 0 - 0 (14 KOs)	17 - 1 - 0 (12 KOs)
KOs	73%	70%
Inactive	63 days	161 days
Advant.

Who has won?

Chris Billam-Smith won by majority decision (MD) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Saturday, May 27 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Lawrence Okolie versus Chris Billam-Smith?

Okolie vs. Billam-Smith Full Fight Highlights

Okolie vs. Billam-Smith Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, May 27?
Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2	Notes
cruiserweight (200 lbs)	Lawrence Okolie (19 - 0 - 0)	Chris Billam-Smith (17 - 1 - 0)	WBO World
cruiserweight (200 lbs)	Mikael Lawal (17 - 0 - 0)	Isaac Chamberlain (14 - 2 - 0)	BBBofC British
super welterweight (154 lbs)	Lee Cutler (12 - 1 - 0)	Stanley Stannard (10 - 0 - 0)
super featherweight (130 lbs)	Mace Ruegg (8 - 0 - 0)	Dean Dodge (9 - 3 - 1)
light heavyweight (175 lbs)	Lewis Edmondson (6 - 0 - 0)	Vladimir Belujsky (13 - 6 - 1)
welterweight (147 lbs)	Michael McKinson (24 - 1 - 0)	TBA
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Tommy Welch (10 - 0 - 0)	TBA
super welterweight (154 lbs)	Sam Eggington (33 - 8 - 0)	Joe Pigford (20 - 0 - 0)
featherweight (126 lbs)	Karriss Artingstall (3 - 0 - 0)	Jade Taylor (5 - 0 - 0)

Lawrence «The Sauce» Okolie

Lawrence Okolie is a British boxer.
As a professional athlete, Okolie has been performing for 6 years and remains unbeaten.

Last fight

The last fight of Lawrence Okolie took place on March 25, 2023 against David Light.
Okolie won by unanimous decision (UD).

Lawrence Okolie vs. David Light

First world title

On March 20, 2021 Lawrence Okolie became the WBO cruiserweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

Boxing record

Total fights: 19
Wins: 19
Wins by KO: 14
Wins by dec: 5
Losses: 0
Draws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Lawrence Okolie have?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2024-05-24	Lukasz Rozanski (15 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO
2023-05-27	Chris Billam-Smith (17 - 1 - 0)	Loss MD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2023-03-25	David Light (20 - 0 - 0)	Win UD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2022-02-27	Michal Cieslak (21 - 1 - 0)	Win UD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2021-09-25	Dilan Prasovic (15 - 0 - 0)	Win KO	WBO World Cruiserweight
2021-03-20	Krzysztof Glowacki (31 - 2 - 0)	Win KO	WBO World Cruiserweight (vacant)
2020-12-12	Nikodem Jezewski (19 - 0 - 1)	Win TKO	WBO International Cruiserweight (vacant)
2019-10-26	Yves Ngabu (20 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	EBU European Cruiserweight
2019-07-20	Mariano Angel Gudino (13 - 2 - 0)	Win TKO
2019-03-23	Wadi Camacho (21 - 7 - 0)	Win TKO	BBBofC British Cruiserweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight
2019-02-02	Tamas Lodi (20 - 11 - 2)	Win TKO
2018-09-22	Matty Askin (23 - 3 - 1)	Win UD	BBBofC British Cruiserweight
2018-06-06	Luke Watkins (13 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight
2018-02-03	Isaac Chamberlain (9 - 0 - 0)	Win UD
2017-12-13	Antonio Sousa (4 - 7 - 1)	Win TKO
2017-10-28	Adam Williams (1 - 1 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-09-01	Blaise Mendouo (3 - 3 - 0)	Win PTS
2017-07-01	Russ Henshaw (7 - 5 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-05-27	Rudolf Helesic (2 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-04-15	Lukasz Rusiewicz (22 - 29 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-03-25	Geoffrey Cave (0 - 2 - 0)	Win TKO

All Lawrence Okolie's losses

Lawrence Okolie remains undefeated as a professional boxer.

Lawrence «The Sauce» Okolie Highlights

Chris «The Gentleman» Billam-Smith

Chris Billam-Smith is a British boxer.
As a professional athlete, Billam-Smith has been performing for 5 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Chris Billam-Smith took place on December 17, 2022 against Armend Xhoxhaj.
Billam-Smith won by knockout (KO).

Chris Billam-Smith vs. Armend Xhoxhaj

Boxing record

Total fights: 18
Wins: 17
Wins by KO: 12
Wins by dec: 5
Losses: 1
Losses by KO: 0
Losses by dec: 1
Draws: 0

Professional career

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2024-06-15	Richard Riakporhe (17 - 0 - 0)	Win UD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2023-12-10	Mateusz Masternak (47 - 5 - 0)	Win RTD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2023-05-27	Lawrence Okolie (19 - 0 - 0)	Win MD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2022-12-17	Armend Xhoxhaj (14 - 2 - 0)	Win KO
2022-07-30	Isaac Chamberlain (14 - 1 - 0)	Win UD	Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight EBU European Cruiserweight
2022-04-16	Tommy McCarthy (18 - 3 - 0)	Win KO	Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight EBU European Cruiserweight
2021-11-13	Dylan Bregeon (11 - 1 - 1)	Win UD	EBU European Cruiserweight
2021-07-31	Tommy McCarthy (18 - 2 - 0)	Win SD	BBBofC British Cruiserweight (vacant) Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight EBU European Cruiserweight
2021-03-20	Vasil Ducar (9 - 3 - 1)	Win UD
2020-08-07	Nathan Thorley (14 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight
2019-11-23	Craig Glover (10 - 2 - 0)	Win TKO	Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight (vacant)
2019-07-20	Richard Riakporhe (9 - 0 - 0)	Loss SD	WBA Inter-Continental Cruiserweight
2019-05-10	Yassine Habachi (5 - 13 - 5)	Win RTD
2018-12-15	Kent Kauppinen (1 - 6 - 0)	Win TKO
2018-10-13	Robin Dupre (13 - 1 - 0)	Win RTD
2018-06-16	Michal Plesnik (6 - 2 - 0)	Win PTS
2018-03-09	Gheorghe Danut (11 - 26 - 7)	Win RTD
2017-12-02	Laszlo Ivanyi (6 - 6 - 0)	Win KO
2017-11-11	Jan Hrazdira (2 - 7 - 0)	Win KO
2017-10-14	Aleksandar Todorovic (11 - 14 - 1)	Win TKO
2017-09-16	Russ Henshaw (7 - 6 - 0)	Win TKO

All Chris Billam-Smith's losses

Who all beat Chris Billam-Smith?

Chris Billam-Smith's defeat

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2019-07-20	Richard Riakporhe (9 - 0 - 0)	Loss SD	WBA Inter-Continental Cruiserweight

Chris «The Gentleman» Billam-Smith Highlights

Latest Odds

Okolie to win: 1/3
Billam-Smith to win: 2/1

Prediction

Who will win: Okolie or Billam-Smith?

Okolie and Billam-Smith are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Lawrence Okolie will win by technical knockout.

- Jacob Baker,
sports editor

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