Challenger Lawrence Okolie and WBC bridgerweight champion Lukasz Rozanski both weighed in successfully at Thursday’s weigh-in for their headliner fight this Friday night at Sky Sports at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland.
Lawrence Okolie Aiming To Become A Three-Weight World Champ: “That’s Legacy, That’s Forever”
Lawrence Okolie travels to Poland on Friday, to challenge WBC bridgerweight champ Lukasz Rozanski, and the former WBO cruiserweight champion has spoken about his desire to become a three-weight world champion – at cruiserweight, at bridgerweight, and ultimately at heavyweight.
Lawrence Okolie, last seen in the ring losing his WBO cruiserweight title to Chris Billam-Smith, will attempt to become a two-weight champion in May.
Gareth A. Davies is one of many people who believe WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie should have been disqualified for the excessive grappling he did in his twelve round majority decision loss to Chris Billiam-Smith at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England.
Chris Billam-Smith defeated Lawrence Okolie by majority decision (112-112, 116-107, 115-108) earning the title of WBO Cruiserweight World Champion. The match took place at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth in front of 15,000 local fans and was broadcasted live on Sky Sports.
Lawrence Okolie has a job to do tonight, this against a confident and determined Chris Billam-Smith. But the reigning and defending WBO cruiserweight champion is thinking big.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (19-0, 14 KOs) weighed in at 199 lbs on Friday for arguably his toughest title defense yet against Chris Billiam-Smith (17-1, 12 KOs) this Saturday, May 27th, at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (19-0, 14 KOs) unveiled his new Sugarhill Steward-influenced fighting style, defeating David Light (20-1, 12 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie weighed in at 200 lbs, and his mandatory challenger David Light came in at 198 1/4 lbs on Friday at the weigh-in for their 12-round headliner this Saturday night on March 25th at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
Last night at Leicester Square in London, the movie ‘Creed III’ had its premiere. Yet some real fighting almost broke out on the night as some serious bad blood appears to have replaced the mutual respect unbeaten British cruiserweights Lawrence Okolie and Richard Riakporhe once had.