Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Managing Director:
“This is the curtain closer for a difficult 2020, but it doesn’t get any bigger.
Though we in the UK are set to start being vaccinated as soon as next week, the coronavirus is still a long way from gone.
Exciting and talented British cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie has yet to fight for a world title, much less win one, but the tall puncher from London is close to facing Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO belt at 200 pounds.
An interesting cruiserweight fight will take place some time early in 2020, with the vacant WBO title on the line. Former WBO champ Krzysztof Glowacki, last seen coming a cropper in that wild and crazy foul-fest with Mairis Breidis in June, will face unbeaten banger Lawrence Okolie, last seen winning the EBU European belt with a stoppage win over Yves Ngabu in October.
Derek Chisora – Finchley, England – 31-9, 22 KOs – fighting David Price for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title:
“We are bringing WAR!
The career of the seriously tough and battle-hardened Denis Lebedev could be reaching its finale. With a fight in the works between the Russian southpaw and Britain’s up and coming Lawrence Okolie being discussed by promoters Vadim Kornilov and Eddie Hearn, the fight to contest the WBA cruiserweight title recently vacated by Oleksand Usyk, the fight could happen this summer.
Isaac Chamberlain has insisted that his desire will be the difference when he meets bitter rival Lawrence Okolie in their ‘British Beef’ grudge fight at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday.
#1 WBC heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte WON’T be fighting on February 3 as previously believed now that the cruiserweight match-up between Lawrence Okolie (7-0, 6 KOs) and Isaac Chamberlain (9-0, 4 KOs) has been announced for that date.