Okolie vs Cieslak

Who won Okolie vs Cieslak?

Lawrence Okolie beat Michal Cieslak by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, February 27th, 2022, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 117-110 in favor of winner Lawrence Okolie.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBO cruiserweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Karim Guerfi was defeated by Jordan Gill, Anthony Fowler beat Lukasz Maciec, Fabio Wardley defeated Daniel Martz, Campbell Hatton was victorious over Joe Ducker, Demsey McKean beat Ariel Esteban Bracamonte, and Galal Yafai defeated Carlos Vado Bautista.

Okolie vs Cieslak stats

Back in February 2022, Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michal Cieslak made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Okolie had an advantage in power over Cieslak, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Cieslak's 71%.

Lawrence Okolie was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Okolie had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cieslak. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Lawrence Okolie and Michal Cieslak fought out of an orthodox stance.

Okolie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 8 months later than Cieslak, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Cieslak's 136.

Michal Cieslak was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 200lb division.

Okolie vs Cieslak form

Lawrence Okolie had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Dilan Prasovic on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Krzysztof Glowacki on March 20, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nikodem Jezewski on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Yves Ngabu on October 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Mariano Angel Gudino on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.

Michal Cieslak had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Taylor Mabika on December 5, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Conference Centre, Warsaw, Poland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ilunga Makabu on January 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of The.

Going into that contest, he had won against Olanrewaju Durodola on May 31, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at MZOS Pruszków, ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 4, Pruszków, Poland.

Before that, he had defeated Youri Kayembre Kalenga on March 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Hall, ul. B. Chrobrego 50B, Legionowo.

He had beaten Dusan Krstin on June 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Torwar Sport Hall, Warsaw.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lawrence Okolie had been fighting more than Michal Cieslak.

Going into this contest, Lawrence Okolie had last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Michal Cieslak's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 22 days ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Cieslak's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Okolie vs Cieslak start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Okolie vs Cieslak?

The DAZN show began at 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 5:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Okolie vs Cieslak?

Lawrence Okolie was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Michal Cieslak made his way into the ring at 503/100 (+500) with oddsmakers.