IMPRESSIVE Chris Billam-Smith DEFEATS Richard Riakporhe to RETAIN! 🏆 | Fight Highlights

That's the kind of range that Willem Smith would want to have. He drove Riyachpour back to the ropes there, got on him, tried to let those hands go, didn't get through with too much, but right-handed to the body, step off to the side, and all of a sudden, he's in that territory. Leeds with the left hook there, Riyachpour didn't quite land it. Good body shot there from Willem Smith as well, left hook to the head there, the right hook to the body was a good shot. Nice and busy there again from Willem Smith. Uppercut up the centre, just working away even when there's not really too much room. And that's it from Leeds. He stepped up and against the ring post, that was very, very neat. Short right hand from Riyachpour, but he just can't get those punches off. That was there though, Willem Smith took it, and then comes straight back. Yeah, top of some big shots from Riyachpour, probably the best shots he's landed in the fight, and then fires back, and landed some great shots himself. That could break Riyachpour's spirit a little bit here. He's trying to get that right hand away, Riyachpour. You can see the effort, the strain, the grimace on his face, he knows how badly he needs one. Yeah, he's putting a lot of effort into his punches, but that's what's holding him back. On the inside, those are big clubbing, kind of sandbag-like punches from Riyachpour. Now back into the ropes, but he used the ropes. This is looking like shadows of their first fight, the ropes was a big factor in their first fight. Yeah, he did this where Riyachpour, that was a big shot he landed. Knocked the gumshell down, then he goes low, I think with the left hook. Was it like the left hook, was that the other...? Yeah, yeah. But that intensity and that aggression, that is what Richard needs if he wants to bring this belt home, or keep it here, we should see. Will Smith managed to take that OK. He certainly shouldn't be. Well, judges, Jose Ignacio Martinez-Antunes and judge Gary Ritter see a 115-112. Declaring your winner by unanimous decision, and still... By unanimous decision, a couple of those cards were far too close to be honest, but the right man who's got it, it would have been absolutely absurd if it had gone any way other than the way of the defender.