Britain’s Lawrence Okolie, who beforehand held the WBO cruiserweight title and likewise the WBC bridgerweight belt, will field his heavyweight debut on Frank Warren’s December 7 “Magnificent 7″ card in London.
Okolie, 20-1(15), will face once-beaten German fighter Hussein Muhamed, who’s at the moment 18-1(14). An enormous man at a bit over 6′ 5,” Muhamed has been crushed by Zhan Kossobutskiy, who stopped him again in November of final yr, Muhamed having received one struggle since then As Okolie’s first check at heavyweight, this isn’t a foul matchup. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see how Okolie performs right here with the extra weight and muscle.
Actually, Okolie has the bodily dimensions to be a heavyweight; at 6’5” himself and with a attain of 82 inches, the Londoner would maintain each peak and attain benefits over present world heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, for one. However has Okolie received 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 massive 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 evening, Okolie could be 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 struggle with David Mild). Okolie has sparred various massive heavyweight names, akin to Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois, and Tyson Fury, and he’s stated 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 received world titles at each cruiser and heavyweight. Can Okolie put his identify within the document books by becoming a member of the unique membership?
The primary hurdle alongside the way in which should be handed on December 7. Additionally on the invoice at heavyweight, Solomon Dacres, 9-0)3) will danger his unbeaten document in opposition to David Adeleye, 12-1(11). This one may show to be a enjoyable struggle if maybe a comparatively quick one.
Headlining the “Magnificent 7” card can be Brad Pauls, 19-1-1(11) in opposition to Denzel Bentley, 20-3-1(17) at middleweight.
