Okolie vs Muhamed

When is Okolie vs Muhamed?

Lawrence Okolie is set to face Hussein Muhamed on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Brad Pauls' and Denzel Bentley's clash for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Sam Noakes' and Ryan Walsh's bout for the BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight belts.

Okolie vs Muhamed stats

Lawrence Okolie steps into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hussein Muhamed will make his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Muhamed has a slight advantage in power over Okolie, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 75%.

Lawrence Okolie is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Both Lawrence Okolie and Hussein Muhamed fight out of an orthodox stance.

Okolie is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months later than Muhamed, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 38 more professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Muhamed's 71.

Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Okolie vs Muhamed form

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

In his last fight, he defeated Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

Prior to 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.

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

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

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.

Activity check

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time does Okolie vs Muhamed start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom, which is 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who is showing Okolie vs Muhamed?

Okolie vs Muhamed will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

How do you stream Okolie vs Muhamed?

In the UK you can stream Okolie vs Muhamed on TNT Sports, and all their Boxing cards, via discovery+ Premium app and web player. You don’t need to be a BT broadband customer to enjoy discovery+ Premium, and you are only tied to a 1 month contract that you can canel at any time! You get all 4 TNT Sports channels + EuroSport 1 & 2.

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In the UK you can stream Okolie vs Muhamed on TNT Sports, and all their Boxing cards, via the TNT Sports app and online player. This is included for free if you order TNT Sports on Sky TV, TalkTalk TV or BT TV. If you don’t have a TV package, it’s only available as a standalone app to existing or new BT broadband customers. Note, it’s not currently available on Roku or NowTV sticks, or games consoles.

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What are the odds on Okolie vs Muhamed?

Lawrence Okolie is currently 2/25 (-1200) to win the contest outright, while you can get 7/1 (+700) on Hussein Muhamed if you fancy the massive upset.

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