VS
Feb 27 2022
Sunday

The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom

12 round contest @ Cruiserweight
17-0-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 116-111
  • 115-112
  • 117-110
UD 12
21-1-0

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Belts on The Line

WBO World Cruiserweight Championship

The tape

29
Age
32
6' 5" / 196 cm
Height
6' 3" / 190 cm
82.7" / 210 cm
Reach
79.1" / 201 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

KOKOTKOTKOTKO
Form
TKOKOUDTKOTKO
17
Wins
21
14
By KO
15
82
KO%
71
0
Loses
1
0
Draws
0
2017
Debut
2013

Tape rankings @ Cruiserweight

3
The Ring
8
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WBA
-
-
WBC
-
-
WBO
2
-
IBF
-

Lawrence Okolie vs Michal Cieslak report


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

Back in February 2022, 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 29 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 24 less professional rounds, 108 to Cieslak's 132.

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

Okolie vs Cieslak form

Lawrence Okolie had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Dilan Prasovic on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, 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.

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

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

He had defeated Mariano Angel Gudino on 20th July 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.

Michal Cieslak had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Taylor Mabika on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 6th round at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Conference Centre, Warsaw, Poland.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ilunga Makabu on 31st January 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of The.

Going into that contest, he had won against Olanrewaju Durodola on 31st May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at MZOS Pruszków, ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 4, Pruszków, Poland.

Before that, he had defeated Youri Kayembre Kalenga on 1st March 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Hall, ul. B. Chrobrego 50B, Legionowo.

He had beat Dusan Krstin on 16th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Torwar Sport Hall, Warsaw.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Lawrence Okolie had last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Michal Cieslak's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 22 days ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Cieslak's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 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.

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Cieslak

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