Okolie vs Jezewski

Who won Okolie vs Jezewski?

Lawrence Okolie beat Nikodem Jezewski by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, December 12th, 2020, at Wembley 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 Anthony Joshua beating Kubrat Pulev for the WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Hughie Fury defeated Mariusz Wach, Kieron Conway was victorious over Macaulay McGowan, and Florian Marku beat Jamie Stewart.

Okolie vs Jezewski stats

Back in December 2020, Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nikodem Jezewski made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 1 draw, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Okolie had a massive power advantage over Jezewski, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Jezewski's 47%.

Lawrence Okolie was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Okolie had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jezewski.

Both Lawrence Okolie and Nikodem Jezewski fought out of an orthodox stance.

Okolie was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 10 months later than Jezewski, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Jezewski's 106.

Lawrence Okolie went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Okolie vs Jezewski form

Okolie had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Yves Ngabu on October 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Wadi Camacho on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight and CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Matty Askin on September 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

He had beaten Luke Watkins on June 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Okolie vs Jezewski start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:50 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:50 PM EST or 1:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Okolie vs Jezewski?

Okolie vs Jezewski was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Okolie vs Jezewski?

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