Okolie vs Ortiz

When is Okolie vs Ortiz?

Lawrence Okolie could fight Luis Ortiz in Summer 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

Okolie vs Ortiz stats

Lawrence Okolie would step into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Ortiz would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Ortiz would have a slight advantage in power over Okolie, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 76%.

Lawrence Okolie is the younger man by 13 years, at 32 years old.

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

Lawrence Okolie fights out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Ortiz is a southpaw.

Okolie is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 1 month later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 71 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Ortiz's 181.

Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Luis Ortiz is currently ranked number 12 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Okolie vs Ortiz form

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

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

Prior to that, he had defeated 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 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.

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

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

Ortiz has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Andy Ruiz Jr on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Charles Martin on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Flores on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Before that, he had lost to Deontay Wilder on November 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Christian Hammer on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Luis Ortiz.

Lawrence Okolie last fought 7 months and 19 days ago, while Luis Ortiz's last outing was 2 years, 10 months and 22 days ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Ortiz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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