Whyte vs Okolie

When is Whyte vs Okolie?

Dillian Whyte could fight Lawrence Okolie in Summer 2024 in the United Kingdom.

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

Whyte vs Okolie stats

Dillian Whyte would step into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Okolie would have a slight advantage in power over Whyte, with a 74% knock out percentage over Whyte's 67%.

Dillian Whyte is the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 1 inch over Whyte. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Dillian Whyte & Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 77 more professional rounds, 185 to Okolie's 108.

Whyte vs Okolie form

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

In his last fight, he defeated Christian Hammer on 17th March 2024 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on 26th November 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on 23rd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before that, he had beat Alexander Povetkin on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

He had lost to Alexander Povetkin on 22nd August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

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

In his last fight, he lost to Chris Billam-Smith on 27th May 2023 by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Michal Cieslak on 27th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Dilan Prasovic on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

He had won against Krzysztof Glowacki on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Dillian Whyte.

Dillian Whyte last fought 4 months and 9 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 29 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Whyte vs Okolie?

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