When is Okolie vs Babic?
Lawrence Okolie could take on Alen Babic in Early 2025 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 a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Alen Babic would make his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Babic would have an advantage in power over Okolie, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 75%.
Lawrence Okolie is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Okolie has a height advantage of 4 inches over Babic. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.
Both Lawrence Okolie and 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 62 more professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Babic's 47.
Okolie vs Babic form
Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he defeated Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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 defeated David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had beaten Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
He had won against Dilan Prasovic on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
Babic has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Johnny Fisher on July 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Steve Robinson on March 31, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Lukasz Rozanski on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at G2A Arena, Rzeszow, Poland.
Before that, he had defeated Adam Balski on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He had won against David Spilmont on December 18, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Alen Babic has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.
Lawrence Okolie last fought 7 months and 29 days ago, while Alen Babic's last outing was 6 months and 16 days ago.
Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
Babic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.
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