Wardley vs Okolie

When is Wardley vs Okolie?

Fabio Wardley could take on Lawrence Okolie in Summer 2026 the United States.

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

Wardley would be defending his WBO World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He was promoted from a secondary belt in November 2025. He has held this belt for a total of 47 days (1 month and 16 days).

Wardley vs Okolie stats

Fabio Wardley would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wardley would have a large advantage in power over Okolie, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 74%.

Fabio Wardley is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Okolie has a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Fabio Wardley and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wardley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 14 days later than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 83 compared to Okolie's 122.

Fabio Wardley goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Lawrence Okolie is currently ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Wardley vs Okolie form

Wardley remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Joseph Parker on October 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Justis Huni on June 7, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at Portman Road, Ipswich.

Going into that contest, he had won against Frazer Clarke on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had drawn with Frazer Clarke on March 31, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten David Adeleye on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

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

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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Fabio Wardley has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Fabio Wardley last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 5 months and 30 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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