Joyce vs Okolie

When is Joyce vs Okolie?

Joe Joyce could potentially square off against Lawrence Okolie in Summer 2026 the United States.

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

Joyce vs Okolie stats

Joe Joyce would step into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Joyce would have an advantage in power over Okolie, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 74%.

Joe Joyce is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Joyce has a height advantage of 1 inch over Okolie. Despite this, Okolie has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Joyce and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 months later than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Okolie's 122.

Lawrence Okolie is currently ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Joyce vs Okolie form

Joe Joyce has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Filip Hrgovic on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Derek Chisora on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kash Ali on March 16, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

He had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

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

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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Joe Joyce.

Joe Joyce last fought 1 year, 3 months and 9 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 6 months and 23 days ago.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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