Okolie vs. Cieślak: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Lawrence Okolie (The Sauce) defends his WBO cruiserweight title against Michał Cieślak. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Lawrence Okolie and Michał Cieślak took place on at the The O2 Arena, London, England.
Tale of the Tape
At 196 cm, Lawrence Okolie is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Michał Cieślak is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 210 cm, Okolie also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Cieślak's 201 cm. On top of that, Okolie also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Cieślak.
Okolie is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 17-0 (14 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 2 days ago against Dilan Prašović, which he won via 3rd round KO.
Cieślak comes in with a record of 21-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 13 days ago against Yury Kashinsky, which he won via 1st round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Okolie will be 29 years and 2 months old. Cieślak will be 32 years and 10 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 60-40 in favor of Lawrence Okolie. Here is the prediction for Okolie vs Cieślak.
Result
Lawrence Okolie defeated Michał Cieślak via 12 round UD to retain the WBO cruiserweight title. Cieślak's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Okolie advances his win streak to 18. Okolie is now 18-0, and Cieślak 21-2.
Fight Recommendations
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- Lawrence Okolie knocks out Dilan Prašović in the 3rd round
- Lawrence Okolie knocks out Krzysztof Głowacki in the 6th round
- Ilunga Makabu defeats Michał Cieślak via 12-round unanimous decision
- Lawrence Okolie defeats Isaac Chamberlain via 10-round unanimous decision