Lawrence Okolie: record, next fight and profile →
Lawrence Okolie says he will make ‘jealous’ Isaac Chamberlain pay for disrespecting his amateur achievements when they clash at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Okolie represented Team GB at the Rio games in 2016 before turning pro with Matchroom Boxing under the management of Anthony Joshua’s AJ BXNG.
Isaac Chamberlain wants to celebrate three years as a pro by inflicting a first career to Lawrence Okolie at The O2 in London on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Chamberlain headlines at The O2 after making his debut there three years ago today (January 31) and the unbeaten Brixton talent has grafted hard to get to his place at the top of the bill.
Lawrence Okolie and Isaac Chamberlain will come head-to-head this weekend. The cruiserweight duo will meet on Saturday (February 3) in a grudge-filled dust-up at the O2 Arena. Okolie and Chamberlain, it was understood, would knock lumps out of each other over 10 rounds in a non-title showdown, exclusively live on Sky Sports
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The London Cruiserweights pair have bit up a fierce rivalry on social media and in bitter public confrontations as they build the foundations for impressive beginnings to their respective careers, and now they get their hands on each other in the 2018 curtain-raiser.
Nick Webb will return to the ring next weekend. The undefeated heavyweight has been given a spot on a Matchroom show. Webb, 30, has a ledger of 11 fights with nine knockouts to date and he will be hoping to extend that run on February 3.
Norwegian cruiserweight Kevin Melhus (3-0, 2 KOs) has been sparring top British prospects Lawrence Okolie and Joshua Buatsi in preparation for his fourth professional fight on February 3 at the SØR Amfi in Arendal. The 28 year-old from Skien spent a week in London training with Okolie and Buatsi, the former Team GB amateur stars turned undefeated pros, who are managed by current World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua.
Lawrence Okolie and Isaac Chamberlain are predicting KO wins when they put their unbeaten records on the line at The O2 in London on February 3, live on Sky Sports presented by Eddie Hearn in association with AJ BXNG. The pair met at a heated press conference in central London yesterday, and with the show dubbed ‘British Beef’, there was no shortage of tension between the talented duo as they were introduced to the media by Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua MBE.
Okolie vs. Chamberlain Press Conference Photos Gallery - Lawrence Okolie and Isaac Chamberlain will settle their feud on Saturday February 3 at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports, promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in association with Anthony Joshua’s AJ BXNG. Photos by Lawrence Lustig.
Lawrence Okolie and Isaac Chamberlain will settle their feud on Saturday February 3 at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports, promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in association with Anthony Joshua’s AJ BXNG.