Who won Okolie vs Camacho?
Lawrence Okolie beat Wadi Camacho by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, at Copper Box Arena, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Charlie Edwards beating Angel Moreno for the WBC World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Joshua Buatsi beat Liam Conroy for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight belt.
Okolie vs Camacho stats
Back in March 2019, Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Wadi Camacho made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Okolie had an advantage in power over Camacho, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Camacho's 57%.
Lawrence Okolie was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.
Okolie had a height advantage of 2 inches over Camacho.
Both Lawrence Okolie and Wadi Camacho fought out of an orthodox stance.
Okolie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 1 month later than Camacho, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Camacho's 155.
Lawrence Okolie went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 10 by the WBO at cruiserweight.
Okolie vs Camacho form
Okolie had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matty Askin on September 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Luke Watkins on June 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Isaac Chamberlain on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Antonio Sousa on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.
He had won against Adam Williams on October 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Principality Stadium, Wales.
Activity check
Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
What time did Okolie vs Camacho start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Okolie vs Camacho?
Okolie vs Camacho was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.
What were the odds on Okolie vs Camacho?
Lawrence Okolie was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Wadi Camacho made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.
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