Lawrence Okolie: record, next fight and profile →
Promoter Eddie Hearn says the people who advised his former client, Lawrence Okolie, to defect to a rival outfit are the same ones who caused Joshua Buatsi to decamp from Hearn’s promotional purview.
New Zealander contender David Light is vowing to shock the world on Saturday night, when he faces WBO cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie. The mandatory contest takes place at the AO Arena in Manchester.
Top cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe is inching closer to a world title opportunity. Back in January, Riakporhe had few issues in scoring a knockout win over former world champion Krzysztof Glowacki. However, the unbeaten boxer is having a lot of trouble securing fights with top contenders and world champions in the weight class.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie is planning to put on a show next month, when he defends his world title against mandatory challenger David Light.
Lawrence ‘The Sauce’ Okolie has delivered a confident prediction ahead of his WBO world cruiserweight title defence against David Light on Saturday, March 25th at the AO Arena. The date and venue has officially been switched from what was previously advertised as Liverpool and now confirmed in Manchester as part of a blockbuster BOXXER fight night which will see Jack Catterall, Frazer Clarke and Karriss Artingstall all in action.
Dan Azeez is hoping his rearranged European title shot will land on the March 11 card headlined by his former opponent Lawrence Okolie.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie has joined forces with SugarHill Steward. The Londoner announced the link-up on Instagram ahead of his scheduled clash with mandatory challenger David Light next month. The fight has a scheduled date of March 11.1.
Lawrence Okolie isn’t really interested in holding a grudge against his longtime—and now apparently former—promoter Eddie Hearn. The WBO cruiserweight titlist is set to make his debut with Boxxer on Sky Sports in a cruiserweight match against David Light on March 11 in London.
Eddie Hearn has taken exception to Lawrence Okolie’s attempt to align himself with a new promoter. Okolie, the WBO cruiserweight titlist and Hearn, the head of Matchroom, are currently in a legal battle over his contract. Okolie believes he has fulfilled his obligations with Matchroom, while Matchroom believes Okolie owes them one more fight. Okolie said he had a lucrative offer from another promoter and presented it to Hearn, but Hearn refused to match it.
Earlier this month, the WBO confirmed that cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie would make a mandatory defense against David Light in London on March 11.