When is Okolie vs Itauma?
Lawrence Okolie could face Moses Itauma in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United Kingdom.
The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.
Okolie vs Itauma stats
Lawrence Okolie would step into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Moses Itauma would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.
The stats suggest Itauma would have a slight advantage in power over Okolie, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 73%.
Lawrence Okolie is the older man by 12 years, at 32 years old.
Itauma has a height advantage of 1 inch over Okolie. Despite this, he has a 4-inch reach advantage.
Lawrence Okolie fights out of the orthodox stance, while Moses Itauma is a southpaw.
Okolie is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month later than Itauma, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 95 more professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to Itauma's 25.
Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Moses Itauma is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.
Okolie vs Itauma form
Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he beat Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.
Going into that contest, he had won against Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.
Before 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.
He had beaten David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.
Itauma remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Going into that contest, he had won against Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had defeated Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
He had beaten Oleksandr Zelenskyi on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Moses Itauma.
Lawrence Okolie last fought 2 months and 1 day ago, while Moses Itauma's last outing was 3 months and 27 days ago.
Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
Itauma's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
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