Round-by-Round: Chris Billam-Smith vs. Armend Xhoxhaj | Sky Sports - 17 December 2022

[My T Sharp]

Round 5 for me

[skanksta]

I'm sure one of CBS or RR will win a WT.
Oko and Opa are a fair bit ahead, but there's 4 belts and home advantage will be secured..

[gregregegg]

I wonder if she is eying olympics at all. Gold medals are key for women cracking into the mainstream.

If not I wouldn’t rush her, just build a lil knockout streak, fight every single sky card and then when Katy retires be in the spot to grab the belts…. (Unless you get a mando for Katy… gotta take that).

Hasn’t boxing been axed from the next Olympics?

think its axed from the 2028 olympics. but im not completly sure.

[gregregegg]

anyone got thoughts on Azeezs levle. Cant say iv watched much of him but he is 33, just got a nice win, kinda gotta make moves surely.

Brittish light heavy is just a wild division. sooo many excelent domestic fights that should of happened by now. very disapointing really,

Azeezs vs lyndon would be interesting.

[forcefraser]

any stream by pm appreciated boys

[skanksta]

CBS wobbled !
Good fight.

[NoScoutingReports]

Xhoxhaj here to win, good R2 from the away fighter including big right hand to buzz CBS.

[Kilburn]

CBS not exactly hyped for the job so far.

Xhoxhaj looks too small but clearly here to win. Nice shot in the first to buckle the legs.

[Gnome]

Zhoxhaj has come to fight for sure. Took the first two.

[skanksta]

Armend took some bodyshots there !

[NoScoutingReports]

My word, brutal KO.

[skanksta]

Some finish !

Hope Arm is ok - he gave everything. Might be decent if he could make LHW.
He's up !

[KiwiRider]

whoop! whoop!

[pinklady]

Round 5 for me

[KiwiRider]

Xhoxhaj really wanted it, that much was clear. But as soon as he stepped off the gas, CBS used superior everything to make an emphatic point.
Enjoyed that

[Flump]

That was a brutal one. Pleased the lad is ok

[Gnome]

Xhoxhaj should be proud of himself, was more than in the fight the whole time. He is an undersized cruiserweight but was all over CBS like a tramp on hot chips for the majority of the fight, he more than earned his purse and hope to see him fight on these shores again.

[NoScoutingReports]

Xhoxhaj should be proud of himself, was more than in the fight the whole time. He is an undersized cruiserweight but was all over CBS like a tramp on hot chips for the majority of the fight, he more than earned his purse and hope to see him fight on these shores again.

Totally agree

[My T Sharp]

Decent scrap.

Fair play to the gentleman pulling his last punch when he was going down.

[rd350lc]

Shane McG is a class lad , knew it was a big ko and calmed things down in there .
Great finish from CBS ,he's always in fan friendly fights .

[KiwiRider]

Decent scrap.

Fair play to the gentleman pulling his last punch when he was going down.

yep he could have put one more in but didn't. Respect for that.

[Twinkle Toes]

Smith sems to have a mini crisis every fight. I thought Armend could have stopped Smith in the 2nd but he didn't seem to realise just how much he had Smith hurt or he knew he was the away fighter.

Conclusive finish in the end from Smith but not convinced he's going to win a world title. He ships far too much leather, he was massive in there compared to his opponent tonight and still made it a battle. It's not going to be pretty against the best in the division.

[cormack]

Opetai hasnt got much to worry about .

[KiwiRider]

Opetai hasnt got much to worry about .

I still think it's a pick 'em fight.
CBS always has drama in his fights, it's kinda like a signature thing.
Bloody entertaining, and I'm not invested in either winning.

[gregregegg]

Opetai hasnt got much to worry about .

would that be in aus? or in england?