Lawrence Okolie

Name: Lawrence Okolie
Alias: 'The Sauce'
Hometown: Hackney, London, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Hackney, London, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 196cm
Reach: 210cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Brian O’Shaughnessy (2017-2019), Barry Robinson (2019), Shane McGuigan (2019-)
Promoter: Eddie Hearn (2017-)
Manager: Anthony Joshua (2017-)

Amateur Highlights

• 2015 Tammer Tournament participant in Tampere, Finland (91kg):
  • Defeated Kevin Melhus (Norway) 3:0
  • Lost to Rakhman Alzhanov (Kazakhstan) 0:3

• 2016 Chemistry Cup participant in Halle, Germany (91kg):
  • Lost to Igor Teziev (Germany) 1:2

• 2016 AIBA European Olympic Qualification Event Gold medalist in Samsun, Turkey (91kg):
  • Defeated Cristian Constantinov (Moldova) TKO 1
  • Defeated Roy Korving (Netherlands) 2:1
  • Defeated Seyda Keser (Turkey) 3:0
  • Defeated Abdulkadir Abdullayev (Azerbaijan) 3:0
  • Defeated Paul Omba (France) W/O

• 2016 Olympic Games participant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (91kg):
  • Defeated Igor Jakubowski (Poland) 3:0
  • Lost to Erislandy Savon (Cuba) 0:3

World Series of Boxing

• 2016 Season boxing for the British Lionhearts (91kg):
  • Defeated Cam Awesome (United States) WP 2:1
  • Defeated Jared Barraza (Mexico) TKO R1
  • Lost to Erislandy Savon (Cuba) TKO R1

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBA Continental cruiserweight title
• Commonwealth Boxing Council cruiserweight title (x2)
• BBBoC British cruiserweight title

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 3-0-0 (2 KO) in world championship bouts.
• 1-1-0 (1 KO) against former or current world champions.
  • Won against Krzysztof Glowacki.
  • Lost against Chris Billam Smith.

Variant Record

• Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Luke Watkins, Yves Ngabu, Nikodem Jezewski, Dilan Prasovic & David Light.

Preceded by: Mairis Briedis Stripped

WBO Cruiserweight Champion 2021 March 20 – 2023 May 27

Succeeded by: Chris Billam Smith