Briedis vs Okolie

When is Briedis vs Okolie?

Mairis Briedis could fight Lawrence Okolie in Early 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Briedis vs Okolie stats

Mairis Briedis would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Okolie would have a slight advantage in power over Briedis, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Briedis' 71%.

Mairis Briedis is the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 4 inches over Briedis. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Mairis Briedis and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Briedis is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 70 more professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Okolie's 109.

Mairis Briedis goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF, and 3 by The Ring at cruiserweight.

Briedis vs Okolie form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Jai Opetaia on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jai Opetaia on July 2, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Artur Mann on October 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Before that, he had beaten Yuniel Dorticos on September 26, 2020, by majority decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany.

He had defeated Krzysztof Glowacki on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

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

In his last fight, he won against Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

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

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

Before that, he had defeated Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Dilan Prasovic on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Mairis Briedis.

Mairis Briedis last fought 8 months and 4 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 7 months and 29 days ago.

Briedis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

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