Okolie vs Gudino

Who won Okolie vs Gudino?

Lawrence Okolie beat Mariano Angel Gudino by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, July 20th, 2019, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Oscar Rivas for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Dave Allen was overcome by David Price, Richard Riakporhe was victorious over Chris Billam-Smith, and Derek Chisora beat Artur Szpilka.

Okolie vs Gudino stats

Back in July 2019, Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mariano Angel Gudino made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Okolie had an advantage in power over Gudino, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Gudino's 62%.

Lawrence Okolie was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Both Lawrence Okolie and Mariano Angel Gudino fought out of an orthodox stance.

Okolie was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 8 months later than Gudino, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Gudino's 76.

Lawrence Okolie went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Okolie vs Gudino form

Okolie had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Wadi Camacho on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight and CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Matty Askin on September 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luke Watkins on June 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Isaac Chamberlain on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Antonio Sousa on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Okolie vs Gudino start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Okolie vs Gudino?

Okolie vs Gudino was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Okolie vs Gudino?

Lawrence Okolie was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Mariano Angel Gudino made his way into the ring at 59/5 (+1200) with oddsmakers.