Okolie vs Muhamed

Who won Okolie vs Muhamed?

Lawrence Okolie beat Hussein Muhamed by on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Lawrence Okolie.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Brad Pauls losing to Denzel Bentley for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Sam Noakes defeated Ryan Walsh for the BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight belts, and Solomon Dacres was defeated by David Adeleye.

Okolie vs Muhamed stats

Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Hussein Muhamed made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

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

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

Okolie was 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 had fought 38 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Muhamed's 72.

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

Okolie vs Muhamed 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 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 had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 21 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 Muhamed start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Okolie vs Muhamed?

Okolie vs Muhamed was broadcast on TNT Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Okolie vs Muhamed?

Lawrence Okolie was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Hussein Muhamed made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.