Lawrence Okolie

Olympic Gold Medalist Galal Yafai Signs With Matchroom, Pro Debut February 27 At The O2

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Galal Yafai MBE has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his highly anticipated professional debut on the Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak WBO Cruiserweight World Title sh...

Okolie: When I Go To Heavyweight, I Want The Best Fights From The Start

Lawrence Okolie will make the second defence of his WBO cruiserweight belt against former world title challenger Michal Cieslak at The O2 in London on Sunday February 27, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia).

Okolie: Canelo-Makabu is Interesting Fight, I'd Be Shocked if Canelo Wanted Me

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie does not see any possibility where Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will challenge him. Last November, the boxing world was shocked when Canelo's handlers made a request to make a big jump in weight to challenge WBC cr...

Okolie Reacts To Briedis Targeting Paul: It's Sad, Doing Whatever For Likes On Social Media

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie is shaking his head at the recent stunt by IBF champion Mairis Briedis. A few days ago, Briedis posted a video where he entered a tattoo parlor and was inked with a Jake Paul tattoo - to bait the social medi...

Hearn Shakes Head at Briedis Chasing Jake Paul: Get Real, Go Fight Okolie!

Eddie Hearn, promoter WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie, is shaking his head at the recent stunt by WBC champion Mairis Briedis, who is chasing down a showdown with social media star Jake Paul.

Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak on February 27

Lawrence Okolie will also make the second defense of his WBO cruiserweight title on February 27 in London against former WBC title challenger Michal Cieslak, from Poland. 

Lawrence Okolie Return, Goulamirian-Egorov As Co-Feature: Eyed For Feb. 27

Boxing has 17 weight classes and just seven of them currently don’t have a unified champion. Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn is further looking to unify titles at cruiserweight with the best fighter he promotes in the division via Lawrence Okolie. 

Okolie Believes Joshua Should Use Fury Tactics To Beat Usyk

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie believes his manager, Anthony Joshua, should use tactics like Tyson Fury to overcome Oleksandr Usyk in their expected rematch. Last month, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA...

Mairis Briedis' Promoter on Options: Okolie, Opetaia, Move To Heavyweight

Mairis Briedis (28-1, 20 KOS) defended his IBF and Ring Magazine World Cruiserweight Titles last night at the Arena Riga in Latvia with a spectacular third-round TKO win over German challenger Artur Mann (17-2, 9 KOS).

Photos: Lawrence Okolie Blasts Out Dilan Prasovic in Three Rounds

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham - In his first defense of the WBO cruiserweight title, Lawrence Okolie (17-0, 14 KOs) put away unbeaten mandatory challenger Dilan Prasovic (15-1, 13 KOs) in three rounds. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Lawrence Okolie Drops, Stops Dilan Prasovic in Three Rounds

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham - Lawrence Okolie made predictably easy work of Dilan Prasovic in the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title on the Joshua-Usyk undercard.

Okolie: Unifications Are The Way as Long as Politics Don't Get in The Way

Lawrence Okolie had pictures of David Haye on the walls of his bedroom as a teenager and has hopes of emulating his childhood hero by unifying the world cruiserweight title before going on to be a big name as a heavyweight. 

Photos: Lawrence Okolie vs. Pasovic, Callum Smith vs. Castillo - Weights

Okolie, Pasovic, Smith, Castillo Weights Photos Gallery - Reigning heavyweight champion ANTHONY JOSHUA returns to the ring against former undisputed cruiserweight king OLEKSANDR USYK this week, live from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. (photos by...

Oleksandr Usyk Comes In At Career-High Weight For Showdown With Anthony Joshua

Oleksandr Usyk was heavier Friday for the biggest fight of his career than any of his first 18 professional fights. Anthony Joshua still outweighed him by nearly 19 pounds at O2 Arena in London. The 6-feet-6 Joshua stepped on the British Boxing Board...

Okolie: I Could Go Down as One of The Best Cruiserweights of All Time

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie is looking to stamp his name down in the history books of his weight division. On Saturday night, Okolie will make his first defense when he faces unbeaten challenger Dilan Prasovic as part of the supporting...