WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (18-0, 14 KOs) retained his title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over challenger Michal Cieslak (21-2, 15 KOs) on Sunday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.… read more “Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak – LIVE action results from O2 in London”
This weekend is filled to the gills with fights on a variety of levels, from a near tune-up to big steps up in class. In this preview and prediction article will break down bouts involving the undisputed champion at 140, Josh Taylor, Chris Colbert, Lawrence Okolie, and Victor Postol vs.… read more “Josh Taylor, Chris Colbert, Lawrence Okolie Return Though Postol/Russell Most Anticipated”
Eddie Hearn expects WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie to have a tough time defeating #4 ranked contender Michal Cieslak this Sunday night in the main event at the O2 Arena in London, England.… read more “Cieslak tough fight for Lawrence Okolie on Sunday”
In the opinion of most fans, Mairis Briedis is the best cruiserweight out there right now. Beaten only by Oleksandr Usyk (in a close fight, with Usyk winning a majority decision in January of 2018), the reigning IBF champion is headed towards a fight with his mandatory challenger Jai Opetaia, in Australia.… read more ““No Reason Mairis Briedis – Lawrence Okolie Fight Can’t Happen This Summer””
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie says Canelo Alvarez will NEVER choose him to fight if and when he moves up in search of his fifth division world title.… read more “Lawrence Okolie says Canelo Alvarez WON’T fight him”
In a shocking surprise, Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) outboxed IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) in winning a 12 round unanimous decision. The scores were 117-112, 116, 112, and 116-112,
Usyk had Joshua badly hurt and on the verge of being knocked out in the 12th round.… read more “Joshua vs. Usyk – Live results from Tottenham Stadium”
On Saturday night, within the architectural zeitgeist of Tottenham Hotspur’s multi-sport auditorium, Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO & IBO Heavyweight world titles in an intriguing clash with former unified Cruiserweight boss Oleksander Usyk.… read more “Fight Night in Tottenham – Observations and Predictions”
Details of the supporting cast to Anthony Joshua’s huge IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO Heavyweight World Title showdown with Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday September 25 have been confirmed.… read more “Watch LIVE: Joshua Vs. Usyk Weigh In”
Chris Algieri believes that IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has got a tough fight on his hands against Oleksandr Usyk next Saturday night.
The former light welterweight champion Algieri labels Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) as an athletic “super heavyweight” and much different type of fighter the smaller heavyweights like Muhammad Ali that dominated in the 60s and 70s.… read more “Chris Algieri analyzes Joshua vs. Usyk & Fury vs. Wilder 3”
Lawrence Okolie is a new world champion and his promoter Eddie Hearn believes he has got himself another big star. Okolie made easy work of former champ Krzysztof Glowacki last night, stopping the 34-year-old Polish southpaw in the sixth round to take the vacant WBO cruiserweight belt.… read more “Hearn On His Plans For New WBO Cruiserweight Champ Okolie – “Go For All The Titles And Then Move up To Heavyweight””