Lawrence Okolie

British boxer (born 1992)

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Lawrence Okolie is a British professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Council (WBC) bridgerweight title from May 2024 to October 2024, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title from 2021 to 2023. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth title twice between 2018 and 2019; the British title from 2018 to 2019; and the European title in 2019. In 2024 on dec 7th he made his Heavyweight debut & now fights at Heavyweight weighing in for this last fight 18 stone 8 lbs.

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Okolie claims round-one TKO in debut at heavyweight Londoner Lawrence Okolie makes a dream start to life as a heavyweight with a first-round win over Hussein Muhamed at Wembley's OVO Arena. BBC Sport - Published 2 weeks ago
Mixed grills & bigger biceps - Okolie's heavyweight transformation Former cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie discusses his transformation to heavyweight before Saturday's fight against Hussein Muhamed in London. BBC Sport - Published 2 weeks ago
Okolie claims bridgerweight title with first-round win Lawrence Okolie stops Lukasz Rozanski in the first round to claim the WBC bridgerweight title. BBC Sport - Published on May 24, 2024

I've been wanting to fight Okolie since 2015 - Billam-Smith Chris Billam-Smith talks about his fight with former gym-mate Lawrence Okolie in new BBC One documentary series - Stable: The Fight Game BBC Sport - Published on March 29, 2024
Okolie to fight Rozanski for bridgerweight title Former cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie will return to the ring against Lukasz Rozanski to fight for the WBC bridgerweight title. BBC Sport - Published on March 21, 2024
Light suffered stroke after Okolie defeat New Zealand boxer David Light suffers mild stroke and requires operation to remove a blood clot after his defeat by Lawrence Okolie in March. BBC Sport - Published on May 3, 2023

Okolie to defend WBO title against Billam-Smith Lawrence Okolie will defend his WBO cruiserweight title against fellow Briton Chris Billam-Smith at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium on 27 May. BBC Sport - Published on April 4, 2023
Okolie labours to points win over Light Briton Lawrence Okolie defended his WBO cruiserweight title with a comfortable but scrappy points win over David Light at Manchester's AO Arena. BBC Sport - Published on March 25, 2023
New team, new fighter? Inside Okolie's complete overhaul Lawrence Okolie will have a very different team behind him when he defends his WBO cruiserweight world title on Saturday in Manchester. BBC Sport - Published on March 24, 2023
Boxing: Okolie v Light - radio & text Follow Radio 5 Live commentary and text updates as Britain's Lawrence Okolie defends his WBO cruiserweight world title against David Light in Manchester. BBC Sport - Published on March 24, 2023

'I will showcase a new clinical style' - Okolie WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie says he will "showcase a new clinical style" with new trainer SugarHill Steward in his corner as he faces David Light in Manchester on Saturday. BBC Sport - Published on March 23, 2023
Okolie set for world title defence in Manchester WBO cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie to defend his title against David Light in Manchester on 25 March. BBC Sport - Published on February 8, 2023
Fight Talk: Josh Taylor, Jack Catterall, Lawrence Okolie, Andre Ward and Gennady Golovkin Josh Taylor's controversial win over Jack Catterall, Lawrence Okolie defends world title in unentertaining fashion and two boxing legends get involved in a Twitter spat - it's Fight Talk. BBC Sport - Published on March 1, 2022	Briton Lawrence Okolie retains WBO cruiserweight title with unanimous points victory Briton Lawrence Okolie retains his WBO cruiserweight belt with a comfortable yet scrappy unanimous points victory over Michal Cieslak. BBC Sport - Published on February 27, 2022
Lawrence Okolie on defending world title, unification fights and potential move to heavyweight Before Sunday's title defence, WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie discusses unification bouts, fellow champion Mairis Briedis, and the chance of moving up to heavyweight. BBC Sport - Published on February 27, 2022