Who won Okolie vs Cieslak?

Lawrence Okolie beat Michal Cieslak by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 27th February 2022 at The O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 117-110 in favor of winner Lawrence Okolie.

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 contest was for the WBO cruiserweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Karim Guerfi was defeated by Jordan Gill, Anthony Fowler beat Lukasz Maciec, Fabio Wardley defeated Daniel Martz, Campbell Hatton was victorious over Joe Ducker, Demsey McKean beat Ariel Esteban Bracamonte and Galal Yafai defeated Carlos Vado Bautista.

Okolie vs Cieslak stats

Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Michal Cieslak made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Okolie had advantage in power over Cieslak, with a 82% knock out percentage over Cieslak's 71%.

Lawrence Okolie was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Okolie had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cieslak. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Lawrence Okolie & Michal Cieslak fought out of an orthodox stance.

Okolie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 year and 8 months later than Cieslak, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 84 to Cieslak's 121.

Michal Cieslak was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 200lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michal Cieslak had been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Going to this contest, Lawrence Okolie had last fought 5 years, 4 months and 21 days ago, while Michal Cieslak's last outing had been 4 years and 20 days ago.

Okolie's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

Cieslak's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Okolie vs Cieslak start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Okolie vs Cieslak?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 5:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Okolie vs Cieslak?

Lawrence Okolie was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Michal Cieslak made his way into the ring at 503/100 (+500) with oddsmakers.