WBO #2, IBF #3, WBA #5, WBC #7 cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith (17-1, 12 KOs) scored a devastating fifth round highlight reel knockout against Armend Xhoxhaj (14-3, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. Xhoxhaj got off to a good start, but Billam-Smith ended matters with a barrage of punches that laid out Xhoxhaj.
British light heavyweight champion “Super” Dan Azeez (18-0, 12 KOs) broke down and stopped former world champion Rocky Fielding (30-3, 17 KOs) in round eight to claim the vacant Commonwealth title. Azeez punished Fielding from the get-go and got the “W” when Fielding’s corner threw in the towel. Only Azeez was eligible to win the C’wealth belt after Fielding missed weight.
2020 Olympian female lightweight Caroline Dubois (5-0, 4 KOs) needed just 60 seconds to annihilate Sofia Rodriguez (5-8, 1 KO). Caroline is the sister of WBA “regular” heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois.
Heavyweight Steven “Drago” Robinson (6-1, 4 KOs) took a beating until suddenly turning the tables and dropping previously undefeated “Glasgow Warrior” Nick Campbell (5-1, 5 KOs) twice in round four and getting a referee’s stoppage at the end of the round.
WBA #15 welterweight Michael McKinson (23-1, 2 KOs) returned for the first time since his August defeat against Vergil Ortiz Jr. to outpoint Roberto Arriaza (19-5, 14 KOs) over six, 59-55.
In a clash between unbeaten lightweights, late sub Jimmy First (15-0, 4 KOs) outscored Cori Gibbs (17-1, 3 KOs) over eight rounds 76-73. Gibbs had three point deductions for repeatedly losing his mouthpiece.
Probably should just disqualify him if you have to take three points away for the same thing.
“former world champion Rocky Fielding”
What the hell….? Really?
These story writers should be severely beaten for perpetrating this ridiculous alphabet nonsense of referring to Rocky Fielding as a former world champion. What a joke.
Fielding won the WBA super middleweight title from Tyron Zeuge in 2018, then immediately lost it to Canelo. Remember?
I remember Fielding knocking out Zeuge. That won him a phony alphabet belt, but it didn’t make him a world champion. Remember? Fans like you that eat up this alphabet nonsense are a big part of boxing’s problem today.
And why former fans have lost interest in the sport.
Steve “Drago” Robinson beat the 20-1 odds and scored a monumental upset over Nick Campbell. Buy this man a Guinness. He earned it.