Okolie vs Itauma

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 21 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 11 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Itauma would have a slight advantage in power over Okolie, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 76%.

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's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Itauma's, 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 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Itauma's 23.

Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Moses Itauma is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO, and 9 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 Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Itauma remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had defeated Oleksandr Zelenskyi on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain.

He had beaten Stylianos Roulias on November 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Moses Itauma has been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.

Lawrence Okolie last fought 9 months and 13 days ago, while Moses Itauma's last outing was 8 months and 30 days ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Itauma's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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