LAWRENCE OKOLIE says he won’t let Chris Billam-Smith ruin his ambitions when the two heavyweights go head to head on Saturday night.
Billam-Smith will have home advantage and 15,000 spectators at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth hope their men can reverse the odds.
“The way Chris fights, he always acts,” said Okolie Sky Sports News.
“He came to throw a lot of punches, put a lot of pressure on where he was the home boxer, he would have 15,000 people screaming for him, hoping that he could dethrone me.
So I would have to wreak havoc and he would make it very easy for me.
The two men who were training and fencing partners before should have an extensive knowledge of each other, but Okolie, who will have Sugar Hill in his corner, says he has eliminated himself. from their relationship.
“I have distanced myself from the duels, distanced myself from everything I know about him, and I just look forward to a sadistic, brutal, strong, agile Chris Billam-Smith, and coming back to life. The best version is up to me. own and dominate.”
Cruiser classes are ranked number two and six agreed a deal not long after Okolie 19-0 (14) dealt with his last opponent David Light on March 25. It was the 30-year-old’s first game against the coach. his new has left Shane McGuigan, who will be in the opposite corner on Saturday.
Billam-Smith 17-1 (12) last game in December against Armend Xhoxhaj. A hard night at the Bournemouth International Center ended in the fifth half when the German-born Kosovan was knocked down by a right hook. Then there were rumors that the British tennis player would have a big fight this summer with champion Jai Opetaia, Richard Riakporhe and Okolie are both running.
A win on Saturday for ‘Gentlemen’ would be a heavy loss for Okolie, who plans to move into heavyweight and conquer the land of giants.
“I have my own ambitions, my own things, unity, going to heavyweight,” Okolie said.
“I have someone here who wants to take that away from me and make his own dream come true. But unfortunately, none of his dreams will be built on my nightmares.
“I will destroy him.”
