Chris Billam-Smith finished the fight on his feet, shaking his head in protest, when referee Lee Every halted him in the seventh round against Cheavon Clarke.
White: Billam-Smith was stopped too soon

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- Clarke claims stunning upset win over Billam-Smith
- Clarke STUNS Billam-Smith with sensational seventh-round stoppage
- Billam-Smith stopped as Clarke repeats amateur win
- Could Clarke be UK fighter of year after Billam-Smith KO?
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