Lawrence Okolie

Okolie, Light Fight Photos Gallery - Manchester Arena, Manchester - WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (19-0, 14 KOs) picked up a twelve round ...

In the twelfth and final round, there was more holding and wrestling between the two for most of the three minutes. Light was able to weather the storm as Okolie slowed down the pace. Light was looking to make it a rough fight on the inside.

Lawrence Okolie may have won dominantly in Manchester on Saturday night. However, he lost a lot of support after another snoozefest.

McDonnell gave a point deduction for Okolie in the eleventh round for his excessive grabbing and smothering. And on this evidence, Okolie will be a tough sell to anyone in the future. Plenty of heat came his way, and that needs addressing at the earliest opportunity. It may be effective, but it’s not fan-friendly in the slightest. After twelve rounds of excruciating hugging and words from the referee Marcus McDonnell, Okolie got it 119-108, 117-110, and 116-112. The British cruiserweight world titleholder defeated David Light in a scrappy performance.

Lawrence Okolie said to Sky Sports after the fight: “David Light was extremely tough, but there's no excuses and we use it to get better. I hurt him in the ...

I want to be fighting for titles by the end of the year.” I wanted the stoppage in the first round, but I’m happy to have got it. Karriss Artingstall said to Sky Sports after the fight: “I had a great camp, I think I could have easily done a few more rounds. Edwards is now 14-0 as a professional, and gained a huge amount of fight-experience from these six rounds. Levi Giles said to Sky Sports after the fight: “It’s a learning curve. Barnsley’s new superstar, Callum Simpson, made a sensational Sky Sports debut with a cold-blooded knockout in the third round. Gomez Jr never stopped coming forward for the whole 30 minutes of action, showing impeccable fitness to keep a pace up that won him the fight. Frazer Clarke said to Sky Sports after the fight: “Bogdan Dinu saved the show, so respect to him and his family. Giles remained the neater fighter, but Gomez Jr was able to find the target more often. We’re aiming for the British title by the end of the year.” While the jab did most of the work for Okolie in the early rounds, the right hand did find its mark at an increasing frequency as the fight went on. I’ll fight anyone, if you think you’re good enough to beat me, meet me in the ring and let’s fight.”

IN the build-up to tonight's (March 25) dominant win against David Light, his WBO mandatory challenger, Lawrence Okolie, when asked to explain why he had ...

That’s no slight on Okolie, for most know the reasons why he struggled tonight, but it is clearly a sign that, when it comes to entertainment, what has no bearing on entertainment is a so-called world title, a so-called number one contender, and the production of a specific television channel. “I was trying to work the jab and I started to get a bit tired which isn’t like me. It was, on reflection, the only kind of victory available to a fighter like David Light, 20-1 (12), in a fight such as tonight’s. For though Okolie never really snaps his jab, or commits to more than one or two punches at a time, Light, just like everyone watching on the outside, could sense Okolie was lining up his devastating right hand and therefore had to be on guard at all times. He is not the first fighter to operate this way, of course, yet it is a jarring sight nonetheless, particularly given the tools at Okolie’s disposal and the physical advantages he boasts over pretty much every opponent he faces. He was, after all, well ahead at the point of the deduction, with no fear whatsoever of coming unstuck, and yet, so ungainly is his style, still Okolie somehow conspired to get himself in enough tangles to have the referee, Bob Williams, tell him to stop and then dock a point.

Lawrence Okolie returned to action with an underwhelming points win over New Zealand's David Light in the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title in ...

[](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=blogger outreach xpert) [New Zealand](https://nnn.ng/tag/new-zealand/)’s David Light in the third defence of his [WBO](https://nnn.ng/tag/wbo/) cruiserweight title in Manchester. Okolie was well on top despite failing to unduly trouble his opponent in a scrappy contest that was increasingly marred by spells of holding.

Lawrence Okolie returned to action with an underwhelming points win over New Zealand's David Light in the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title in ...

It was hardly the emphatic message the 30-year-old Londoner had hoped to deliver in his first bout under new trainer Sugarhill Steward, but it kept him on track of realising his dream of a future cruiserweight title unification fight. Okolie was well on top despite failing to unduly trouble his opponent in a scrappy contest that was increasingly marred by spells of holding. Lawrence Okolie returned to action with an underwhelming points win over New Zealand’s David Light in the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title in Manchester.

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie of Britain retained his title after a 116-112, 119-108 and 117-110 unanimous decision victory against mandatory ...

— BOXXER (@boxxer) I’ll put it on the line against anyone.” “David Light was extremely tough and he had a good tactic of moving around to his right,” Okolie said after the fight.

Lawrence Okolie pitched a near-shutout against David Light to retain his WBO cruiserweight championship in Manchester on Saturday night.

Ramirez, who lost to Scotland’s Josh Taylor in 2021, stopped the former IBF lightweight champion in the 11th round. [before the bout](http://https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/light-work-lawrence-okolie-must-get-past-david-light-and-secure-big-name-fights), now is the time for Okolie to seek out big fights. Benavidez paid tribute to Plant and his efforts, before turning his attention to an illustrious countryman. Elsewhere on Saturday, David Benavidez picked up a rewarding victory over Caleb Plant at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. But considering it was the first time the challenger had mixed at this level, and he scarcely looked like laying a glove on Okolie, a stoppage is not an unreasonable expectation. Lawrence Okolie pitched a near-shutout against David Light to retain his WBO cruiserweight championship in Manchester on Saturday night.

Lawrence Okolie has reacted to the audible boos from fans during his successful world title defence against David Light at the Manchester Arena last night.

“It’s a learning curve and a continuous journey. Nothing affects me when I’m in the ring with a person who’s trying to knock me out. So I’m not interested in anything other than grinding down my opponent and getting the win.”