Lawrence Okolie Record & Stats
Six years and two months into his professional boxing career, Lawrence Okolie has fought 20 times with 19 wins and a single loss. As of June 2023, Okolie's boxing record stands at 19-1 (14 KO wins).
- Born
- Dec 16, 1992
- Age
- 30
- Debut
- Mar 25, 2017
- Record
- 19-1
- Rounds
- 108
- KOs
- 14 (70%)
- Height
- 196 cm
- Reach
- 210 cm
- Ape Index
- 14 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBO |
|---|
| CR w1 d3 |
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Lawrence Okolie (The Sauce) is a British professional boxer. He was born in Hackney, London England on December 16, 1992. Okolie made his professional boxing debut at the age of 24, on March 25, 2017. He is a cruiserweight world champion. Okolie is 30 years old, he will turn 31 in six months and six days.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 20 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 19 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 14 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 1 |
| Title Defenses | 3 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 2 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | May 27, 2023 | 30 | Chris Billam-Smith | Loss * | MD |
| 19 | Mar 25, 2023 | 30 | David Light | Win * | UD |
| 18 | Feb 27, 2022 | 29 | Michał Cieślak | Win * | UD |
| 17 | Sep 25, 2021 | 28 | Dilan Prašović | Win * | KO3 |
| 16 | Mar 20, 2021 | 28 | Krzysztof Głowacki | Win * | TKO6 |
| 15 | Dec 12, 2020 | 27 | Nikodem Jeżewski | Win | TKO2 |
| 14 | Oct 26, 2019 | 26 | Yves Ngabu | Win | TKO7 |
| 13 | Jul 20, 2019 | 26 | Mariano Angel Gudino | Win | TKO7 |
| 12 | Mar 23, 2019 | 26 | Wadi Camacho | Win | TKO4 |
| 11 | Feb 2, 2019 | 26 | Tamas Lodi | Win | TKO3 |
| 10 | Sep 22, 2018 | 25 | Matty Askin | Win | UD |
| 9 | Jun 6, 2018 | 25 | Luke Watkins | Win | TKO3 |
| 8 | Feb 3, 2018 | 25 | Isaac Chamberlain | Win | UD |
| 7 | Dec 13, 2017 | 24 | Antonio Sousa | Win | TKO2 |
| 6 | Oct 28, 2017 | 24 | Adam Williams | Win | TKO3 |
| 5 | Sep 1, 2017 | 24 | Blaise Mendouo | Win | PTS |
| 4 | Jul 1, 2017 | 24 | Russell Henshaw | Win | TKO1 |
| 3 | May 27, 2017 | 24 | Rudolf Helesic | Win | TKO1 |
| 2 | Apr 15, 2017 | 24 | Lukasz Rusiewicz | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Mar 25, 2017 | 24 | Geoffrey Cave | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Okolie is a cruiserweight world champion. He has held one world title at cruiserweight, which was a vacant title win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Cruiserweight | WBO |
Statistics
Lawrence Okolie is 196 cm tall (6' 5.17") with a reach of 210 cm (6' 10.68"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 14 cm (5.51").
Okolie has a 70% KO rate. Of his total 14 KO wins, 11 were in the early rounds and three in the mid rounds. He has four first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Lawrence Okolie made his professional boxing debut against Geoffrey Cave at the age of 24 on March 25, 2017, defeating Cave via 1st round KO. He went on to win 18 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 13 wins via stoppage.
Okolie had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on March 20, 2021 after 15 professional fights, against Krzysztof Głowacki for the cruiserweight WBO (vacant) title. He defeated Głowacki via 6th round TKO to become the cruiserweight champion of the world.
Okolie has won one world title at cruiserweight. For all the details about Okolie's world title wins and defenses refer to "Lawrence Okolie World Titles".
Some of Okolie's best fights and notable victories include wins over Dilan Prašović, David Light, Krzysztof Głowacki, Michał Cieślak, Yves Ngabu, Wadi Camacho, and Luke Watkins.
Okolie has had just a single loss in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a cruiserweight title defense bout against English boxer Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023. Okolie lost the fight via 12 round majority decision — and lost his WBO title. It's been 14 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Okolie has fought a total of 20 times till today, which includes 5 world-title fights at the cruiserweight division. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
March 20, 2021: Okolie wins his first world title by defeating Krzysztof Głowacki via 6th round TKO. He is now the WBO cruiserweight world champion.
September 25, 2021: Okolie successfully defends the WBO cruiserweight title against Dilan Prašović, winning the fight via 3rd round KO.
March 25, 2023: Okolie successfully defends the WBO cruiserweight title against David Light, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
Lawrence Okolie Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Okolie's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his latest loss against Chris Billam-Smith, and all the other wins and the single loss of his career.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Chris Billam-Smith
Fight page: Okolie vs. Billam-SmithOn May 27, 2023, a 30-year old Lawrence Okolie (19-0, 14 KO) faced English boxer Chris Billam-Smith, who was 32 years old with a record of 17-1 in a cruiserweight title-defense fight. Billam-Smith was on a eight-fight win streak with 12 KO wins. Okolie was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Billam-Smith had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Okolie lost to Billam-Smith via 12 round majority decision and lost the WBO cruiserweight title. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 19-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Lawrence Okolie vs. David Light
Fight page: Okolie vs. LightOn March 25, 2023, a 30-year old Lawrence Okolie (18-0, 14 KO) faced an undefeated New Zealander boxer David Light, who was 31 years old with a record of 20-0 in a cruiserweight title-defense fight. Light was on a 20-fight win streak with 12 KO wins. Okolie was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 17 cm reach advantage.
Okolie defeated Light via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBO cruiserweight title. He handed Light the first loss of his career, and put an end to Light's 20-fight win streak. Okolie is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Michał Cieślak
Fight page: Okolie vs. CieślakOn February 27, 2022, a 29-year old Lawrence Okolie (17-0, 14 KO) faced Polish boxer Michał Cieślak, who was 32 years old with a record of 21-1 in a cruiserweight title-defense fight. Cieślak was on a two-fight win streak with 15 KO wins. Okolie was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Cieślak had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Okolie defeated Cieślak via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBO cruiserweight title. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Dilan Prašović
Fight page: Okolie vs. PrašovićOn September 25, 2021, a 28-year old Lawrence Okolie (16-0, 13 KO) faced an undefeated Montenegrin boxer Dilan Prašović, who was 26 years old with a record of 15-0 in a cruiserweight title-defense fight. Prašović was on a 15-fight win streak with 12 KO wins. Okolie was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 22 cm reach advantage.
Okolie defeated Prašović via 3rd round KO to retain the WBO cruiserweight title. He handed Prašović the first loss of his career, and put an end to Prašović's 15-fight win streak. Okolie is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Krzysztof Głowacki
Fight page: Okolie vs. GłowackiOn March 20, 2021, in his 16th professional fight, a 28-year old Lawrence Okolie (15-0, 12 KO) had his first world title fight against Polish boxer Krzysztof Głowacki for the vacant WBO cruiserweight belt. Głowacki was 34 years old with a record of 31-2. Głowacki was on a one-fight losing streak. Okolie was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Głowacki had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Okolie defeated Głowacki via 6th round TKO to win the vacant WBO cruiserweight title. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Nikodem Jeżewski
On December 12, 2020, a 27-year old Lawrence Okolie (14-0, 11 KO) fought Nikodem Jeżewski in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Jeżewski via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Yves Ngabu
On October 26, 2019, a 26-year old Lawrence Okolie (13-0, 10 KO) fought Yves Ngabu in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Ngabu via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Mariano Angel Gudino
On July 20, 2019, a 26-year old Lawrence Okolie (12-0, 9 KO) fought Mariano Angel Gudino in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Gudino via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Wadi Camacho
On March 23, 2019, a 26-year old Lawrence Okolie (11-0, 8 KO) fought Wadi Camacho in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Camacho via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Tamas Lodi
On February 2, 2019, a 26-year old Lawrence Okolie (10-0, 7 KO) fought Tamas Lodi in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Lodi via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Matty Askin
On September 22, 2018, a 25-year old Lawrence Okolie (9-0, 7 KO) fought Matty Askin in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Askin via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Luke Watkins
On June 6, 2018, a 25-year old Lawrence Okolie (8-0, 6 KO) fought Luke Watkins in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Watkins via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Isaac Chamberlain
On February 3, 2018, a 25-year old Lawrence Okolie (7-0, 6 KO) fought Isaac Chamberlain in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Chamberlain via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Antonio Sousa
On December 13, 2017, a 24-year old Lawrence Okolie (6-0, 5 KO) fought Antonio Sousa in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Sousa via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Adam Williams
On October 28, 2017, a 24-year old Lawrence Okolie (5-0, 4 KO) fought Adam Williams in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Williams via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Blaise Mendouo
On September 1, 2017, a 24-year old Lawrence Okolie (4-0, 4 KO) fought Blaise Mendouo in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Mendouo via 6th round PTS. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Russell Henshaw
On July 1, 2017, a 24-year old Lawrence Okolie (3-0, 3 KO) fought Russell Henshaw in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Henshaw via 1st round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Rudolf Helesic
On May 27, 2017, a 24-year old Lawrence Okolie (2-0, 2 KO) fought Rudolf Helesic in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Helesic via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Lukasz Rusiewicz
On April 15, 2017, a 24-year old Lawrence Okolie (1-0, 1 KO) fought Lukasz Rusiewicz in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Rusiewicz via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Geoffrey Cave
On March 25, 2017, a 24-year old Lawrence Okolie successfully debuted against Geoffrey Cave. He defeated Cave via 1st round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Lawrence Okolie have on his record?
Okolie has knocked out 14 of his 20 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 70%. Of his total 19 wins, 14 of them have been via KO (73.7%).