Okolie vs Ortiz

When is Okolie vs Ortiz?

Lawrence Okolie could fight Luis Ortiz in Summer 2026 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Okolie vs Ortiz stats

Lawrence Okolie would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Ortiz would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Ortiz would have an advantage in power over Okolie, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 74%.

Lawrence Okolie is the younger man by 13 years, at 33 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ortiz. Despite this, Ortiz has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Lawrence Okolie fights out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Ortiz is a southpaw.

Okolie is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 1 month later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Ortiz's 181.

Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 7 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Okolie vs Ortiz form

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had won against Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

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.

Luis Ortiz has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Phillip Penson on September 19, 2025, by knockout in the 1st round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Andy Ruiz Jr on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Martin on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Before that, he had defeated Alexander Flores on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California.

He had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on November 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Luis Ortiz.

Lawrence Okolie last fought 7 months ago, while Luis Ortiz's last outing was 10 months and 2 days ago.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Ortiz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

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