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The Chris Billam-Smith vs. Brandon Glanton round-by-round updates are here. They provide real-time coverage and live scoring of the upcoming cruiserweight boxing match. The matchup, scheduled for 12 rounds, is of significant importance to both pugilists.
They compete on one of the most anticipated cards of the year, and neither man will want to taste defeat. Billam-Smith enters the bout with a 20-2 record, though he is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Gilberto Ramirez. While decently powerful, Billam-Smith isn't a knockout artist per se, with 13 stoppages in 20 wins.
He is, though, a skillful boxer, having held the WBO cruiserweight title from 2023 until 2024. By comparison, Glanton is also 20-2, but on a three-fight knockout streak. He is a significantly harder puncher than Billam-Smith, boasting 17 stoppages in 20 wins. What he lacks is true high-level experience.
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He has never held a major title, but does hold a massive power advantage. For this reason, DraftKings Sportsbook lists both men dead even at -110 each. The main card itself begins at 12:00 PM E.T. (Eastern Time) / 9:00 AM P.T. (Pacific Time) for U.S. fans and 5:00 PM B.S.T. (British Summer Time) for U.K. fans.
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The afroementioned times also mark the start of the Billam-Smith vs. Glanton fight, which opens the main card.
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Chris Billam-Smith vs. Brandon Glanton
Round 1: The round begins with heavy pressure from Glanton, who already has Billam-Smith backed up against the ropes. A brief clinch ensues, and Billam-Smith uses it to escape. Both men trade shots, with Billam-Smith landing a jab. Glanton, though, is landing to the body and the head with hooks.
Another clinch and break. Both men are refusing to fight at range, engaging only on the inside. Uppercuts to the body from Glanton, and they clinch again. Dirty boxing from Billam-Smith, who is starting to rough Glanton up. They break and Billam-Smith lands a good combination from range.
However, it's not long before Glanton smothers him again. Body shots from Glanton, while Billam-Smith lands decent check hooks. More body shots frorm Biillam-Smith, with Glanton responding with body shots. It's a tough round to score, with both men having moments. Billam-Smith wwas cleaner, though.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith
Round 2: Immediate pressure from Glanton, and they clinch. They're against the ropes, forcing a referee break. They get back to the center, with Glanton landing to the body, and Billam-Smith landing check hooks in-between. Good body shots land for Billam-Smith, but Glanton catches him leaning back.
Glanton gets a warning for a low blow. The fight resumes and both men trade body shots before clinching yet again. Glanton with some good shots, but Billam-Smith returns fire with uppercuts and a nice right cross. However, Glanton responds in kind with an uppercut of his own.
They're up against the ropes once more, and break. Glanton landing his uppercut with more consistency. Billam-Smith with no real answer for the pressure.
Our Score: 10-9 Glanton, 19-19 overall
Round 3: More pressure from Glanton to start the round, but his shots just don't land clean most of the time. Biillam-Smith manages to shove him off, landing decent shots from range. He appears to have knocked Glanton off balance with a right, but Glanton fires back with a two-punch combination.
Billam-Smith is still backing up and eats a big shot from Glanton, who keeps smothering him. A good body shot lands for Billam-Smith, followed by two right hooks. Glanton, though, lands a short uppercut on the inside, and another to the body. He just isn't giving Billam-Smith any room to work.
Every time Billam-Smith tries to get anything going, he smothers him. Glanton with a hard right, but Billam-Smith lands his own. It's a very competitive fight. Glanton with a good left hook.
Our Score: 10-9 Glanton, 29-28 Glanton overall
Round 4: The round starts with more of the same, with Glanton pressuring Billam-Smith to the ropes. Billam-Smith lands a good combination off the backfoot. Naturally, Glanton clinches. They break and Billam-Smith lands an uppercut to the body. Somehow, despite being the advancing fighter, Billam-Smith is back against the ropes.
Glanton takes advantage and lands some short hooks. Billam-Smith with a jab. A wide right hook lands for Billam-Smith to the body. The pace has slowed down, and Billam-Smith lands a jab before clinching. Glanton could be on his way to a warning for excessive clinchingg.
A two-punch combination lands for Billam-Smith. Nothing much from Glanton right now, who clinches again. They break, and he clinches once more, but does some decent dirty boxing. The two men separate by themselves and Glanton lands a few inside shots.
They separate and Billam-Smith lands well to the body.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith, 38-38 overall
Round 5: Billam-Smith jabbing and circling to counter Glanton's pressure. They jab each other, but Billam-Smith follows up with a combination. Glanton answers with a right hook. Billam-Smith eats a short left hook. The referee warns Glanton against headbutting Billam-Smith, as he often crashes into him head-first in the clinch.
They resume, and both men trade, with Billam-Smith investing in the body. Meanwhile, Glanton is landing upstairs. Both men land combinations. Another clinch ensues, and they break. It isn't too long before they clinch again. They break and Billam-Smith lands a few shots to the body.
Glanton leaps in with a right hook, backing Biillam-Smith up to the ropes. Both men land big in short order. This is a very close fight. Glanton ends the round with a hard one-two.
Our Score: 10-9 Glanton, 48-47 Glanton overall
Round 6: Glanton backs Billam-Smith up to the ropes with a combination. Billam-Smith just has no answer for Glanton's smothering pressure. However, Glanton grows overzealous and slips. It's not a knockdown. They resume and Glanton blasts Billam-Smith with a hard one-two against the ropes.
They end up clinching and the referee breaks them up. Billam-Smith lands a thudding uppercut to the body. Yet another clinch, but they separate. Glanton is gassing out, his movement is more labored. Uppercut for Billam-Smith. They clinch and break, with Billam-Smith landing a great hook that seems to have rocked Glanton.
Billam-Smith landing the better shots, forcing a clinch from Glanton. An uppercut lands for Billam-Smith.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith, 57-57 overall
Round 7: They meet in the center and clinch. They break and both land shots, before another clinch. They separate and Billam-Smith lands well. However, Glanton fires back before clinching. A short right hand lands for Billam-Smith, sending Glanton to his knees.
Glanton protests but it looked like a knockdown. They resume and Glanton clinches. Both men get a warning for excessive clinching and they resume, with Billam-Smith landing two hard shots to the body. Glanton with a short left hook as he applies pressure.
They clinch and break, before clinching yet again. They separate and Billam-Smith lands a nice one-two. Uppercutt for the Englishman. Glanton smothers him with the clinch and Billam-Smith complains about a headbutt. More clinching. They break and trade, with Glanton a right hand at the end.
Our Score: 10-8 Biillam-Smith, 67-65 Billam-Smith overall
Round 8: Glanton storms forward, but eats an uppercut. He does land his own shots. They clinch before long and break. Another clinch ensues, with Billam-Smith backing Glanton up to the ropes. They break again, and the two men trade uppercuts. Big right hook from Glanton.
More clinching and the referee separates them. A jab-uppercut combination lands for Billam-Smith, forcing a clinch from Glanton. They break and Billam-Smith lands his jab. A two-punch combination lands for Billam-Smith, followed by an uppercut. They clinch and Glanton lands some short right hooks on the inside.
They separate, but end up clinching again when they crash into each other. They break to end the round.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith, 77-74 Billam-Smith overall
Round 9: Both men start the round jabbing, before Billam-Smith intercepts Glanton with a right cross. Glanton, determined to return fire, lunges in with a one-two, but they're glancing blows as Billam-Smith pulls away. They clinch and break. Another clinch ensues, but they fight out of it.
An overhand right lands for Billam-Smith. Glanton is smothering his own punches at this point with how much he's clinching. Short hooks land for Glanton, while Billam-Smith scores with jabs. Glanton with some hard body shots. He unloads with a combination against Billam-Smith on the ropes.
They return to the center, and Billam-Smith lands an uppercut. Right cross for Billam-Smith, followed by a double jab and left hook to the body. They clinch and dirty box.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith, 87-83 Billam-Smith overall
Round 10: Glanton with heavy pressure, swinging for the fences, but Billam-Smith is elusive, landing jabs off the backfoot. Glanton lands a good right hand, but clinches seconds afterward. They break and Billam-Smith lands an uppercut. Glanton is leaping into his shots now.
Body shots for Billam-Smith, who is trying to use lateral movement to counter Glanton's pressure. They still end up in a brief clinch. Once they break, Billam-Smith lands a good body shot. They end up in another clinch before breaking. Billam-Smith with body shots.
More clinching from Glanton. They separate, but are right back in the clinch. After breaking, they trade in the center. However, they end the round clinching.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith, 97-92 Billam-Smith overall
Round 11: Billam-Smith starts the round jabbing well. Glanton tries to pressure him, but ends up clinching instead. They break and Billam-Smith blasts him with an uppercut to the body. The Englishman is proving too elusive for Glanton, who had a great start to the fight, but has slowed down tremendously.
He can't seem to get anything going and is clinching more and more. Billam-Smith with a good body shot, before Glanton clinches, like clockwork. Glanton backs Billam-Smith up to the ropes, where they trade. THey break and Billam-Smith lands a nice right hook.
A lot of headbutting from Glanton in the clinch. They break and Billam-Smith lands a good combination. Yet another clinch ensues, and they break. Billam-Smith with some good shots, while Glanton resorts to clinching.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith, 107-101 Billam-Smith overall
Round 12: The final round starts off with a jab fro Billam-Smith, and pressure from Glanton. Billam-Smith with a good uppercut, but it doesn't take long for Glanton to clinch. They break and Glanton is going for broke, swinging wildly with Billam-Smith against the ropes, but he's not landing clean.
Billam-Smith losing his mouthguard, forcing a brief pause from the referee. Once its retrieved, the fight resumes, and Glanton is pressuring until Billam-Smith clinches. They break, and both men land. However, Billam-Smith strings together a subsequent combination.
They clinch and separate. Billam-Smith with jabs. Glanton with more clinching. Another break and they resume boxing. Jabs for Billam-Smith, but Glanton lands a good shot, catching the Englishman with his hands low. Another big left hook from Glanton.
It's too little too late from the American, who eats a big check hook to end the round.
Our Score: 10-9 Billam-Smith, 117-110 Billam-Smith overall
Official Result
Chris Billam-Smith def. Brandon Glanton via unanimous decision (116-113, 116-112, 116-112)
