Lawrence Okolie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lawrence Okolie
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	Dec 16, 1992(1992-12-16)
Age	32
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Lawrence Okolie Biography

Lawrence Okolie is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on December 16, 1992 in London, England, United Kingdom. Cruiserweight winner of title with the WBA European Continental title belt in February of 2018. He then won the British cruiserweight title in September of 2018.

He was awarded the British cruiserweight title in September 2018 , while competing on the undercard of He won the British cruiserweight championship in September 2018 while fighting on the undercard of Anthony Joshua‘s fight.’s fight.

Okolie was scheduled to fight on the undercard of the mega heavyweight fight Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko on 29 April at the Wembley Stadium in London. On 25 April, it was announced that he would fight Russell Henshaw (7–4, 2 KOs), who he was supposed to fight on his debut. On the night, Okolie tweeted that he would no longer be fighting on the undercard. The reason for this was due to Wembley council having a curfew of 11:00pm and the main event was due to start at 10:00pm. The other fights on the undercard went longer than expected.

Okolie is from Hackney, London and attended Stoke Newington School. He was selected for Team GB in 2016 Rio Olympics. Fighting as a heavyweight, he beat Igor Pawel Jakubowski from Poland on points in the Preliminary Round of the Rio Olympics. He then lost to Erislandy Savon of Cuba.

He was raised in the Hackey Borough in London, England.

Lawrence Okolie Net Worth

Lawrence Okolie is one of the richest Boxer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lawrence Okolie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a heavyweight in Team Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He started his professional career as a boxer in January of 2017.

He took home his Commonwealth cruiserweight crown in June of 2018 against Luke Watkins. He was victorious in his first ten professional bouts and was 10-0.

Lawrence Okolie (born 16 December 1992) is a British professional boxer. He has held the European cruiserweight title since October 2019. He previously held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title twice between 2018 and 2019, and the British cruiserweight title in 2019. Okolie is known for his long reach and exceptional punching power. As of December 2019, he is ranked as the world’s third best active cruiserweight by BoxRec, seventh by The Ring magazine and eighth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lawrence Okolie height 6 ft 5 in Lawrence weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lawrence Okolie Dating?

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On 12 July 2018, the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) ordered for Matty Askin (23–3–1, 15 KOs) to make a mandatory defence of his British cruiserweight title against Okolie by the end of November 2018. A purse bid was set for 8 August. On 7 August, Eddie Hearn announced the fight was confirmed and would take place on the Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin undercard on 22 September at the Wembley Stadium in London on Sky Sports Box Office. Prior to the fight being made, Okolie vacated the Commonwealth cruiserweight title. In what was described as an ‘ugly fight’, Okolie defeated Askin via UD to claim the British cruiserweight title. The final scorecards read 116–110, 114–112 and 114–113 in Okolie’s favour. Okolie lost a total of three points in fouls. During the middle rounds there was a lot of holding and wrestling. Okolie began using his head on the inside which resulted in him losing points.

Facts & Trivia

Lawrence Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lawrence Okolie celebrates birthday on December 16 of every year.

On 19 December, Sky Sports confirmed Okolie would fight Chamberlain on 3 February 2018 at The O2 Arena. The fighters had been calling each other out on social media over the months before the fight was finally signed. In January 2018, the WBA sanctioned the fight for their vacant Continental cruiserweight title. In front of 8,000 fans in attendance, Okolie scored a quick knockdown in the opening round, en route to a dominant one-sided unanimous decision (UD) win to capture the vacant WBA Continental title. In round two, after being warned a number of times, Chamberlain was docked a point for continuous holding. In round six, Okolie landed a right hand to Chamberlain, forcing his glove to touch the canvas for a second knockdown. Okolie also had a point deducted in round nine. After ten rounds, the judges scorecards read 98–89, 97–89 and 96-90 in favour of Okolie. After the fight, Okolie called out Welsh boxer Craig Kennedy (16–1, 8 KOs) for a fight on the Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker undercard. The card averaged 230,000 viewers on Sky Sports.

Top Facts about Lawrence Okolie

1. Lawrence Okolie is a British professional boxer.
2. He was born on December 16, 1992 in London, England.
3. Okolie stands at 6 feet and 5 inches tall.
4. He has a reach of 82 inches.
5. Okolie won the British cruiserweight title in March 2019.
6. He holds an undefeated record of 15 wins with 12 knockouts.
7. Okolie represented Great Britain at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
8. He turned professional in December of that same year.
9. Okolie is known for his powerful right hand punch.
10. His next fight will be against Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title on March 20, 2021.

Is Lawrence Okolie a Dr?

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Is Lawrence Okolie Nigerian?

Early life and career. Okolie was born in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents. He grew up in Stoke Newington and attended Stoke Newington School. He represented Team GB as a heavyweight at the 2016 Rio Olympics, he made it to the Round of 16, where he lost to eventual bronze medalist Erislandy Savon of Cuba.

Is Lawrence Okolie still vegan?

On his diet, Okolie told Sky that he is “ mainly vegan ”, not eating “meat, fish, eggs, or cow’s milk”, and has found that a plant-based diet helps with weight maintenance and improves his energy levels.

Why is Okolie called the sauce?

As for his nickname, “The Sauce”, Okolie says: “I did an interview when I first turned professional and I said, as part of an analogy, that boxing is like a burger. And that the most important ingredient is the sauce – that’s how you give it your own special flavour.

What nationality is Lawrence Okolie?

British