Ngabu vs Okolie

Who won Ngabu vs Okolie?

Lawrence Okolie beat Yves Ngabu by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 26th, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Josh Taylor beating Regis Prograis for the WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Derek Chisora beat David Price, and Ricky Burns was overcome by Lee Selby.

Ngabu vs Okolie stats

Back in October 2019, Yves Ngabu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Okolie had a slight advantage in power over Ngabu, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Ngabu's 70%.

Yves Ngabu was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Both Yves Ngabu and Lawrence Okolie fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ngabu was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Okolie's 109.

Yves Ngabu went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 12 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Lawrence Okolie was ranked number 2 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Ngabu vs Okolie form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mariano Angel Gudino on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matty Askin on September 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

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

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

Activity check

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ngabu vs Okolie start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ngabu vs Okolie?

Ngabu vs Okolie 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 Ngabu vs Okolie?

Yves Ngabu was a 62/25 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Lawrence Okolie made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.