Lawrence Okolie, a British-Nigerian professional boxer who was born on 16 December 1992, has held the WBO cruiserweight championship since 2021.
He held the Commonwealth cruiserweight championship at the regional level from 2018 to 2019, as well as the British and European cruiserweight titles independently in 2019. Okolie is renowned for his strong hitting ability, long reach, and precise jab.
What age did Okolie start boxing?
Okolie started boxing at the age of 17 in a bid to lose weight
He is ranked third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec as of July 2022, and second best active cruiserweight in the world by The Ring magazine.
Okolie declared his decision to compete as a professional on January 18, 2017, and he signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport to participate in the cruiserweight class.
On March 25, 2017, he engaged in his first professional bout in Manchester’s Manchester Arena. It was on the undercard of the lightweight world title match between Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla.
