When is Okolie vs Babic?

Lawrence Okolie could take on Alen Babic in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United Kingdom.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG).

Okolie vs Babic stats

Lawrence Okolie would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alen Babic would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Babic would have advantage in power over Okolie, with a 91% knock out percentage over Okolie's 78%.

Lawrence Okolie is the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 4 inches over Babic. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Lawrence Okolie & Alen Babic fight out of an orthodox stance.

Okolie is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Babic, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 45 more professional rounds, 84 to Babic's 39.

Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at cruiserweight.

Okolie vs Babic form

Okolie remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Michal Cieslak on 27th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Dilan Prasovic on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Krzysztof Glowacki on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Nikodem Jezewski on 12th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

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

Babic remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Adam Balski on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated David Spilmont on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Going into that contest, he had won against Eric Molina on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Mark Bennett on 7th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had beat Tom Little on 21st November 2020 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alen Babic has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Lawrence Okolie last fought 1 year and 23 days ago, while Alen Babic's last outing was 10 months and 1 day ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Babic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Okolie vs Babic?

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