Okolie vs Lerena

Who won Okolie vs Lerena?

Lawrence Okolie beat Kevin Lerena by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, at Wembley Stadium, Wembley.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 100-90 in favor of winner Lawrence Okolie.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Daniel Dubois for the IBF World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight, WBC World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Daniel Lapin defeated Lewis Edmondson, and Vladyslav Sirenko was defeated by Solomon Dacres.

Okolie vs Lerena stats

Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Kevin Lerena made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Lawrence Okolie was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Okolie had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lerena. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Lawrence Okolie fought out of the orthodox stance, while Kevin Lerena was a southpaw.

Okolie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 3 months later than Lerena, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 122 fewer professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to Lerena's 242.

Lawrence Okolie went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Okolie vs Lerena form

Okolie had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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 beaten David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

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

Lerena had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Serhiy Radchenko on May 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sunbet Arena, Pretoria, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had lost to Justis Huni on March 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Senad Gashi on November 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Before that, he had defeated Ryad Merhy on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

He had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Lawrence Okolie had last fought 7 months and 12 days ago, while Kevin Lerena's last outing had been 2 months and 18 days ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Lerena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Okolie vs Lerena start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Okolie vs Lerena?

Okolie vs Lerena was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Okolie vs Lerena?

Lawrence Okolie was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Lerena made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.