Lawrence Okolie versus Isaac Chamberlain stalled

Lawrence Okolie versus Isaac Chamberlain

THERE has been a hold up making the Lawrence Okolie versus Isaac Chamberlain fight for February 3 at the O2 next year.

The London cruiserweights have an escalating rivalry and have had a couple of heated run ins. Promoter Eddie Hearn wants to make that fight for next year but so far Chamberlainโ€™s team have not accepted the offer.

โ€œThey both got offered the same deal, Lawrence accepted it and Isaac didnโ€™t, maybe not Isaac but Ted Bami and the team didnโ€™t,โ€ Hearn said.

lawrence okolie versus isaac chamberlain

โ€œI think some people think that itโ€™ll sell out the O2. It wonโ€™t. It will sell out York Hall. Itโ€™s a big early domestic fight. People say maybe you should wait, but maybe one of them gets beat. I think nowโ€™s the time to make the fight. Unfortunately at the moment it doesnโ€™t look like we can get it over the line. Lawrence may fight that Luke Watkins for the Commonwealth title on February 3. Iโ€™m hoping this week we can make some progress on the Chamberlain side. But unfortunately itโ€™s not happening at the moment,โ€ he explained.

โ€œHeโ€™s rejected the offer. I wanted to be fair to both of them. Itโ€™s a lot of money for what it is. Itโ€™s a 10 round contest.โ€

Okolie is in action tonight (December 13) at York Hall in London.

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