Joyce vs Okolie

When is Joyce vs Okolie?

Joe Joyce could potentially square off against Lawrence Okolie in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Joyce vs Okolie stats

Joe Joyce would step into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Joyce would have an advantage in power over Okolie, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 76%.

Joe Joyce is the older man by 7 years, at 39 years old.

Joyce has a height advantage of 1 inch over Okolie. Despite this, Okolie has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Joyce and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Okolie's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 months later than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Okolie's 110.

Lawrence Okolie is currently ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Joyce vs Okolie form

Joe Joyce has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Filip Hrgovic on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Derek Chisora on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kash Ali on March 16, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

He had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

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

In his last fight, he beat Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

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

Before that, he had won against David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joe Joyce has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Joe Joyce last fought 3 months and 14 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 7 months and 12 days ago.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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