Chris Billam-Smith on how to win a boxing staredown: 'I get adrenalin from them. I really stare… I look into the soul!'

How do you win a boxing staredown? Two fighters going head to head to glower at one another is an essential feature of the build-up to a fight in the modern sport.

The combatants come face to face at press conferences, weigh-ins and other encounters and are expected to lock a steely-eyed gaze on one another. These can turn into mental battles when neither boxer wants to back down or look away.

We read into these face-offs, they're often deemed crucial indicators of the psychology of the rival fighters. But do the boxers care, can you win or lose a staredown? We asked former world champion Chris Billam-Smith, well versed in intense face-offs himself.