Lawrence Okolie

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Lawrence Okolie is a British professional boxer who held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title from 2021 to May 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.

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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
Fight Talk: Savannah Marshall v Claressa Shields super fight edges closer - but who wins? Who wins in a super-fight between Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields? Could Anthony Joshua be changing trainers? And Lawrence Okolie welcomes a unification fight in Latvia. It's Fight Talk. BBC Sport - Published on October 19, 2021	Lawrence Okolie beats Dilan Prasovic to defend WBO title Britain's Lawrence Okolie retains his world cruiserweight title with a comfortable third-round knockout of Dilan Prasovic. BBC Sport - Published on September 25, 2021
Watch: 'I had zero support from Fury's team' - Eddie Hearn on Joshua v Fury Steve Bunce sits down with boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie at York Hall for The Final Say Debate. BBC Sport - Published on September 25, 2021	Joshua vs Usyk: Eddie Hearn questions Oleksandr Usyk's power against 'mountain' Anthony Joshua Promoter Eddie Hearn, boxer Lawrence Okolie and pundit Steve Bunce question whether 'pound-for-pound' king Oleksandr Usyk can topple Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight title bout. BBC Sport - Published on September 23, 2021
Watch: Eddie Hearn gives insight into Anthony Joshua's current mindset Steve Bunce sits down with promoter Eddie Hearn and WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie before the fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. BBC Sport - Published on September 21, 2021	Lawrence Okolie to defend WBO cruiserweight title on Anthony Joshua undercard Britain's Lawrence Okolie will defend his WBO cruiserweight world title on the undercard of Anthony Joshua against Oleksandr Usyk. BBC Sport - Published on August 25, 2021