VS
Early 2025
Potentially

in the United Kingdom

Potential contest @ Cruiserweight
28-3-0
21-1-0

The tape

39
Age
31
6' 1" / 186 cm
Height
6' 5" / 196 cm
74.8" / 190 cm
Reach
82.7" / 210 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

UD 12UD 12TKO 3MD 12TKO 3
Form
TKO 1TKO 1MD 12UD 12UD 12
28
Wins
21
20
By KO
16
71
KO%
76
3
Losses
1
0
Stopped
0
0
Draws
0
2009
Debut
2017
179
Pro rounds
110

Current rankings @ Cruiserweight

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Mairis Briedis vs Lawrence Okolie preview


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 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Okolie would have a slight advantage in power over Briedis, with a 76% 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 9 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 69 more professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Okolie's 110.

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 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, 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 1 month and 15 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 2 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Briedis vs Okolie?

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