As battle followers could have learn, Britain’s Lawrence Okolie has vacated the WBC bridgerweight belt as he has made it clear he’ll now marketing campaign as a heavyweight. “The Sauce,” as Okolie is thought, dumped the belt he gained in a single spherical of motion, this when he blasted out Lukasz Rozanski in Might, the 31 12 months outdated changing into a two-weight champ with the win, Okolie having beforehand held the WBO cruiserweight title, and he now needs a top-five heavyweight rating.
“After a lot consideration, it’s with a heavy coronary heart that I’ve to, sadly, relinquish the WBC bridgerweight belt, respectfully requesting to be rated within the high 5 within the heavyweight division,” Okolie wrote in an official assertion.
Okolie, 20-1(15), definitely has the bodily dimensions to be a heavyweight; at 6’5” and with a wingspan of 82 inches, the Londoner would maintain each top and attain benefits over present world heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, for one. However has Okolie obtained the stuff, or the sauce, to have the ability to make an actual dent at heavyweight? Heavyweight is, as we all know, the place the large cash is, and as a former cruiserweight champ, Okolie follows the likes of Evander Holyfield, David Haye, and, after all, Usyk as he goals to make it within the sport’s premiere weight division.
On his greatest night time, Okolie is usually a highly effective puncher who will get outcomes (see the win over the aforementioned Rozanski), whereas at his worst, Okolie can stink the place out (see his duller-than-dull factors win of a battle with David Mild). Okolie has sparred numerous large heavyweight names, similar to Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois, and Tyson Fury, and he’s mentioned to have held his personal.
Okolie has some stiff odds to beat if he’s to win a world title at heavyweight; as followers know, solely Holyfield, Haye, and Usyk have gained world titles at each cruiser and heavyweight. Can Okolie put his identify within the report books by becoming a member of the unique membership?
There is no such thing as a phrase but on a date or an opponent for Okolie’s heavyweight debut, however it might show a enjoyable trip seeing Okolie do his factor as a heavyweight. Okolie has mentioned prior to now how he would relish a shot in opposition to Usyk. “I fancy that,” Okolie informed IFL TV when talking a few battle with the very good southpaw from Ukraine. “I wish to go and check it.”
Let’s see if Okolie can get something like that far.
