Best fights of Lawrence Okolie
Over 9 years as a professional, Lawrence Okolie has compiled a 23-1 (17) record, including 16 title fights across three weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Lawrence Okolie defeats Kevin Lerena
On July 19, 2025 Lawrence Okolie defended his WBC Silver heavyweight title against Kevin Lerena. Okolie was 32 years old with a record of 21-1, and Lerena was 33 with a record of 31-3. Okolie was on a 2-fight winning streak and Lerena was coming off a win. Okolie won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
2. Lawrence Okolie defeats David Light
On March 25, 2023 Lawrence Okolie defended his WBO cruiserweight title against David Light. Okolie was 30 years old with a record of 18-0, and Light was 31 with a record of 20-0. Okolie was on an undefeated 18-fight winning streak and Light was on an undefeated 20-fight winning streak. Okolie won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
3. Lawrence Okolie defeats Michał Cieślak
On February 27, 2022 Lawrence Okolie defended his WBO cruiserweight title against Michał Cieślak. Okolie was 29 years old with a record of 17-0, and Cieślak was 32 with a record of 21-1. Okolie was on an undefeated 17-fight winning streak and Cieślak was on a 2-fight winning streak. Okolie won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
4. Lawrence Okolie KOs Łukasz Różański
On May 24, 2024 Lawrence Okolie fought Łukasz Różański for the WBC bridgerweight title. Okolie was 31 years old with a record of 19-1, and Różański was 38 with a record of 15-0. Okolie was coming off a loss, while Różański was on an undefeated 15-fight winning streak. Okolie stopped Łukasz Różański via KO in the 1st round. Crowned the new bridgerweight champion.
5. Lawrence Okolie KOs Dilan Prašović
On September 25, 2021 Lawrence Okolie defended his WBO cruiserweight title against Dilan Prašović. Okolie was 28 years old with a record of 16-0, and Prašović was 26 with a record of 15-0. Okolie was on an undefeated 16-fight winning streak and Prašović was on an undefeated 15-fight winning streak. Okolie stopped Dilan Prašović via KO in the 3rd round. Defended the title.
6. Lawrence Okolie KOs Hussein Muhamed
On December 7, 2024 Lawrence Okolie fought Hussein Muhamed for the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title. Okolie was 31 years old with a record of 20-1, and Muhamed was 0 with a record of 0-0. Okolie was coming off a win. Okolie stopped Hussein Muhamed via KO in the 1st round. Won the vacant title.
7. Lawrence Okolie KOs Krzysztof Głowacki
On March 20, 2021 Lawrence Okolie fought Krzysztof Głowacki for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title. Okolie was 28 years old with a record of 15-0, and Głowacki was 34 with a record of 31-2. Okolie was on an undefeated 15-fight winning streak, while Głowacki was coming off a loss. Okolie stopped Krzysztof Głowacki via TKO in the 6th round. Won the vacant title.
8. Lawrence Okolie KOs Nikodem Jeżewski
On December 12, 2020 Lawrence Okolie fought Nikodem Jeżewski for the vacant WBO International cruiserweight title. Okolie was 27 years old with a record of 14-0, and Jeżewski was 0 with a record of 0-0. Okolie was on an undefeated 14-fight winning streak. Okolie stopped Nikodem Jeżewski via TKO in the 2nd round. Won the vacant title.
9. Lawrence Okolie KOs Tamas Lodi
On February 2, 2019 Lawrence Okolie defended his WBA Continental cruiserweight title against Tamas Lodi. Okolie was 26 years old with a record of 10-0, and Lodi was 0 with a record of 0-0. Okolie was on an undefeated 10-fight winning streak. Okolie stopped Tamas Lodi via TKO in the 3rd round. Defended the title.
10. Lawrence Okolie KOs Luke Watkins
On June 6, 2018 Lawrence Okolie defended his WBA Continental cruiserweight title against Luke Watkins. Okolie was 25 years old with a record of 8-0, and Watkins was 0 with a record of 0-0. Okolie was on an undefeated 8-fight winning streak. Okolie stopped Luke Watkins via TKO in the 3rd round. Defended the title.