BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – (May 26th, 2023) – Tomorrow night’s world cruiserweight championship bout in Bournemouth is official as hometown hero Chris Billam-Smith made weight alongside WBO cruiserweight champion – and former training partner – Lawrence Okolie on the waterfront today.
Airing live and exclusively on Sky Sports, the event is the biggest boxing event in South Coast history and pits two former teammates against each other in a domestic world title showdown which has sold out the Vitality Stadium, home of Premiership football team AFC Bournemouth.
The televised card begins at 7pm, preceded by a live stream beginning at 5pm on the Sky Sports Boxing official YouTube page.
Final quotes from the main event fighters and televised card participants are below, along with today’s official weigh-in results.
LAWRENCE OKOLIE, WBO World Cruiserweight Champion
“I’m just going to enjoy myself. It’s all good, it’s all fine. It’ll be business and I’lll do what I always do and get the ‘W’. I’m always going to go for an early stoppage.”
CHRIS BILLAM SMITH, Challenger
“A huge thank you to all for coming out, the weight’s made, the job’s to do tomorrow night. Now it’s very much focusing on the job at hand. I’m zoned in. I’ve prepared for Lawrence. I’ve prepared for Lawrence very well.”
Lawrence Okolie: 14st 3 lbs
Chris Billam-Smith: 14st 3 lbs
Sam Eggington: 10st 13 lbs
Joe Pigford: 10st 13 lbs
Kariss Artingstall: 8st 13 lbs
Jade Taylor: 9st 2 lbs
Lee Cutler: 10st 13 lbs
Stanley Stannard: 10st 13 lbs
Michael McKinson: 10st 8lbs
Lebin Morales: 10st 6lbs
Isaac Chamberlain: 14 st 3 lbs
Daniel Bocianksi: 14st
Mace Ruegg: 9st 10 lbs
Dean Dodge: 9st 10 lbs
Lewis Edmonson: 12st 13 lbs
Petar Nosic: 12st 13 lbs
Tommy Welch: 15st 12 lbs
Amine Boucetta: 16 st
Alireza Ghadiri: 9st 1 lb
Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira: 9st 4 lbs
