Who won Okolie vs Light?
Lawrence Okolie beat David Light by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 25th, 2023, at AO Arena, Manchester.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 119-108, 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.
The undercard featured the clash of Clarke vs Dinu.
Okolie vs Light stats
Back in March 2023, Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
David Light made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Okolie had an advantage in power over Light, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Light's 60%.
Lawrence Okolie was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.
Okolie had a height advantage of 3 inches over Light. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.
Both Lawrence Okolie and David Light fought out of an orthodox stance.
Okolie's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Light's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 months earlier than Light, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Light's 97.
David Light was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 200lb division.
Okolie vs Light 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 won against Michal Cieslak on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Dilan Prasovic on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Krzysztof Glowacki on March 20, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Nikodem Jezewski on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.
He had won against Yves Ngabu on October 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.
Light had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Brandon Glanton on December 2, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Vikas Singh on October 8, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, Australia.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Martinez on May 7, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, United States.
Before that, he had won against Mose Auimatagi Jnr on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand.
He had beaten Lance Bryant on November 13, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Sky City Theatre, Auckland.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Light had been fighting more than Lawrence Okolie.
Going into this contest, Lawrence Okolie had last fought 1 year and 26 days ago, while David Light's last outing had been 3 months and 23 days ago.
Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
Light's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.
What time did Okolie vs Light start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Okolie vs Light?
The ProBox TV US show began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Okolie vs Light?
Lawrence Okolie was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while David Light made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.
