Lawrence Okolie vs Michal Cieslak
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Interview
Gallagher Convinced Okolie’s Desire and Power Can Dethrone Rozanski
Joe Gallagher has praised the “desire” Lawrence Okolie has shown in their short time together ahead of their preparations for Poland’s Lukasz Rozanski. Okolie travels to the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland on April 24 to challenge for the WBC b...
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News
Okolie Challenges Rozanski For WBC World Bridgerweight Title On May 24th In Poland
Lawrence Okolie will challenge Lukasz Rozanski for the WBC World Bridgerweight Championship on Friday, May 24th at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. The former British, Commonwealth, European and WBO...
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Results
Billam-Smith, Masternak Both Within Cruiserweight Limit For WBO Title Fight In Bournemouth
Chris Billam-Smith extended his arms and soaked in the ambiance as he stepped off the scale ahead of his second straight hometown headliner. The reigning WBO cruiserweight title clocked in at a finely-tuned 199 pounds ahead of his maiden title def...
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Lawrence Okolie Eyes February Return: I Want To Have The Next Chapter A lot More Explosive
Lawrence Okolie has had seven months to come to terms with losing his WBO cruiserweight title to Chris Billam-Smith. The 30 year old Londoner came to the conclusion that he had begun to treat boxing as little more than a tool but it
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Shalom Still Has A lot of Faith in Lawrence Okolie: We're Hoping He Can Come Back With a Bang
Ben Shalom has given his full backing to Lawrence Okolie despite admitting that he has picked up a few "bad habits" as of late. The former WBO cruiserweight champion signed with Shalom's promotional outfit BOXXER last December, only to lose his belt...
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Barry McGuigan: Okolie Couldn't Read Billam-Smith, Fourth Round Changed Everything
Former world champion Barry McGuigan was overwhelmed by Chris Billam-Smith's stunning upset of Lawrence Okolie. Last month in Bournemouth, Billam-Smith pulled off a shocker when he dropped Okolie three times to secure the WBO cruiserweight world titl...
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Riakporhe: Maybe Okolie Needs To Move Up, Even The Punch Resistance Looked a Bit Shaky
Cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe felt there was a disconnect between Lawrence Okolie and new trainer SugarHill Steward. Last Saturday night at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, Okolie suffered the first loss of his pro career at the hands of...
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Lawrence Okolie, Matchroom Boxing Reach Settlement In Prior Promotional Dispute
This past weekend saw the end of Lawrence Okolie’s cruiserweight title reign. A court ruling on Monday saw the official end of his contractual ties with former promoter. Okolie and Matchroom Boxing have reached an agreement to end a previous lawsuit...
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Billam-Smith: Okolie's Holding Was Annoying, The Referee Did a Really Good Job
Newly crowned WBO cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith was prepared for the mind games of Lawrence Okolie. This past Saturday night in Bournemouth, Billam-Smith pulled off a shocker when he dropped Okolie three times and secured a twelve r...
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Riakporhe Wants Billam-Smith Rematch: I Have Much More To My Game Than Okolie
Undefeated cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe is a eager to have a rematch with newly crowned WBO world champion Chris Billam-Smith. Riakporhe was ringside on Saturday night at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, to watch Billam-Smith capture...
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Okolie on Billam-Smith Rematch: I'll Empty The Tank Early, I Wouldn't Try To Go To Points!
Cruiserweight contender Lawrence Okolie had an army of firsts last Saturday night at Vitality Stadium. He went down for the first time, and he lost as a pro for the first time. In a big upset, hometown hero Chris Billam-Smith secured a twelve round d...