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Lawrence Okolie is aiming to become a three-weight world champion and would be open to a fight with undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to achieve the feat.
Lawrence Okolie and Lukasz Rozanski both made weight ahead of their WBC bridgerweight title fight on Friday evening in Rzeszow, Poland
Lawrence Okolie is at a point in his career where he needs to make things count.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie admits his indifferent form has frustrated him as much as it has his fans.
Taylor-Catterall II leads the way on a busy week that also features Jukembayev-Redkach and Rozanki-Okolie.
Trainer Joe Gallagher is renowned for aiding and developing several of the U.K.’s most talented fighters across the previous two decades.
Winning Attitude Of Coach Joe Gallagher The Deciding Factor For Lawrence Okolie
Joe Gallagher has praised the “desire” Lawrence Okolie has shown in their short time together ahead of their preparations for Poland’s Lukasz Rozanski. Okolie travels to the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland on April 24 to challenge for the WBC bridgerweight title and will fight for the first time with the respected Gallagher in his corner, having split from Sugarhill Steward after his defeat by Chris Billam-Smith. The 31 year old and Gallagher trained together for the first time in Saudi Arabia during the build-up to Joseph Parker’s victory over Deontay Wilder on December 23, and gelled sufficiently that he has left his home in Dubai to work under Gallagher in Manchester.
Former cruiserweight titleholder Lawrence Okolie has vowed to prove his detractors wrong when the former Olympian travels to Poland in an attempt to become a two-weight champion.