Lawrence Okolie: record, next fight and profile →
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Lawrence Okolie has been penciled in to make the first defence on his WBO cruiserweight title in the United States in August on a show that could also feature Dillian Whyte.
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Last month, 28-year-old Lawrence Okolie achieved his goal of becoming a world champion when he captured the vacant WBO cruiserweight title with a dominating knockout of Krzysztof Glowacki at Wembley Arena.
Current IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (27-1) is viewed by many observers as the current king of the cruiserweight division. Lawrence Okolie claimed his first world title of his career with an emphatic win to become the WBO world champion and the Hackney-man wasted no time in calling out the Latvian as soon as he had stepped out of the ring.
Lawrence Okolie says he is aiming to overtake David Haye as the finest cruiserweight from Great Britain before going on to win world titles at three weights. Okolie won the WBO title by beating Krzysztof Glowacki on Saturday night, but believes he will have to unify the cruiserweight title to outstrip Haye’s achievements before moving up in weight.
This past Saturday night at the SSE Arena at Wembley, Lawrence Okolie knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki to capture the vacant WBO cruiserweight world title. Okolie would now like to secure a unification fight with IBF champion Mairis Briedis or current WBC champion Ilunga Makabu.
Lawrence Okolie crushed Krzysztof Glowacki to be crowned the new WBO Cruiserweight World Champion in just his sixteenth fight at The SSE Arena, Wembley, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S.
Okolie, Glowacki Fight Photos Gallery - SSE Arena, Wembley - Lawrence Okolie (16-0, 13 KOs) became a world champion when he knocked out former two-time beltholder Krzysztof Glowacki (31-3, 19 KOs) in the sixth round to capture the vacant WBO cruiserweight title. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Eddie Hearn promoter for newly crowned WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (16-0, 13 KOs), has long-term plan worked out for the unbeaten boxer. On Saturday night at the SSE Arena in Wembley, Okolie became a world champion when he knocked out former two-time beltholder Krzysztof Glowacki (31-3, 19 KOs) in the sixth round to capture the vacant WBO cruiserweight title.