Oct 09 2024
News round-up; Bakole, Okolie, Charlo, Matias
Some stories you might have missed during this busy fight week
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Lawrence Okolie
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Jul 11 2024
Agreement reached for Lawrence Okolie to face Kevin Lerena
The big-punching Brit will make the first defence of his WBC Bridgerweight title against the South African who holds the interim belt
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May 28 2024
Revenge for Catterall, putting the KO in Okolie and quickfire Mbilli
Eric Armit scours the globe, cataloguing the movers and shakers across a busy week in boxing
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May 24 2024
After impressing in Poland, Okolie now rules no man’s land
Knowing he needed to not only win but look good, Lawrence Okolie, in stopping Lucasz Rozanski inside a round, managed to do both, writes Elliot Worsell
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May 24 2024
Okolie blasts out Rozanski in one round to claim WBC Bridgerweight title
Okolie's move to Bridgerweight proves to be a successful one for the 31-year-old but far stiffer tests lie ahead once he finally jumps to heavyweight
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May 22 2024
Lawrence Okolie is excited to paint on a blank canvas again
Having lost his cruiserweight title against a friend and former gym mate last year, Lawrence Okolie returns at bridgerweight in a fight that inspires violence rather than compassion, he tells Elliot Worsell
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Apr 11 2024
Merhy unhappy about Okolie landing bridgerweight title shot
The Belgian is in Texas to face heavyweight contender Jared Anderson but sees his future at boxing's newest weight class
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Mar 28 2024
The Week: Benavidez is unhappy with Canelo, while Okolie freshens things up
Declan Taylor rounds up the week's key news stories
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Mar 25 2024
Come Together: How Lawrence Okolie and Joe Gallagher linked up
"I like it when they say, ‘He won’t do anything,’ and then they go on to do something special," Joe Gallagher tells Elliot Worsell
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Mar 21 2024
Lawrence Okolie is back at bridgerweight
Lawrence Okolie will fight Lukasz Rozanski for the WBC bridgerweight belt on May 24, writes Elliot Worsell