Okolie vs Lerena

When is Okolie vs Lerena?

Lawrence Okolie could face Kevin Lerena in Early 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds at a catchweight of 224 lb (16 stone or 101.6 kg).

Okolie vs Lerena stats

Lawrence Okolie would step into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Lerena would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Okolie would have a large advantage in power over Lerena, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Lerena's 47%.

Lawrence Okolie is the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 4 inches over Lerena. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Lawrence Okolie fights out of the orthodox stance, while Kevin Lerena is a southpaw.

Okolie is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 3 months later than Lerena, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 120 fewer professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Lerena's 229.

Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Okolie vs Lerena form

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Dilan Prasovic on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Kevin Lerena has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Justis Huni on March 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Senad Gashi on November 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryad Merhy on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Before that, he had lost to Daniel Dubois on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Mariusz Wach on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kevin Lerena has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Lawrence Okolie last fought 7 months and 25 days ago, while Kevin Lerena's last outing was 10 months and 10 days ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Lerena's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

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