Photos: Chris Billam-Smith Works Over Isaac Chamberlain For Decision Win

Bournemouth – In a battle for the EBU, Commonwealth cruiserweight titles, Chris Billam-Smith (16-1, 11 KOs) picked up a twelve spherical unanimous resolution win over Isaac Chamberlain (14-2, 8 KOs) in a grueling struggle. (pictures by Lawrence Lustig)

All three judges had it 117-111.

They each got here out jabbing away. Chamberlain was touchdown stable jabs within the first spherical. As soon as Billam-Smith pressed him in opposition to the ropes, they have been buying and selling huge punches on and off, with Chamberlain seeming to get the higher pictures off. 

Billam-Smith was in a position to stun Chamberlain with a tough hook in opposition to the ropes and was forcing a fire-fight. Chamberlian rocked Billam-Smith with a counter and was connecting arduous on him. However then Billam-Smith rallied to harm Chamberlain with a sequence of heavy blows.

Within the third, Chamberlain was choosing his pictures, however he was being compelled to interact in a fire-fight as Billam-Smith was strolling him down at time and throwing huge pictures. Billam-Smith was urgent ahead and doing lots of harm. Chamberlain appeared to get better within the fourth, by working his jab and utilizing distance to attach higher. Within the fifth, each have been jabbing and focusing on the physique in very shut motion. Billam-Smith had the sting, with the tougher punches, within the sixth of an in depth spherical. 

The seventh and eight have been forwards and backwards, the place each had shades of success with mixtures. The left eye of Chamberlain was swollen dangerous at this level, whereas Billam-Smith regarded very drained. The ninth noticed Billam-Smith rally with punches from each palms. They have been combating in shut within the tenth. Billam-Smith was gaining the sting when he would let his palms go along with heavy pictures within the last minute.

Billam-Smith was controlling the eleventh, with Chamberlain the extra uninterested in the 2. The left eye of Chamberlain was now bleeding dangerous as properly. Within the twelfth and last spherical, Chamberlain tried his finest to discover a huge punch, however Billam-Smith was in a position to run down the lock and prevented any huge pictures till the ultimate 15 seconds, when Chamberlain was unloading and had him pressed in opposition to the ropes.