Okolie vs Prasovic

Who won Okolie vs Prasovic?

Lawrence Okolie beat Dilan Prasovic by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, September 25th, 2021, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

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.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Callum Smith defeated Lenin Castillo, and Maxim Prodan was defeated by Florian Marku.

Okolie vs Prasovic stats

Back in September 2021, Lawrence Okolie stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dilan Prasovic made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Okolie had a slight advantage in power over Prasovic, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Prasovic's 80%.

Lawrence Okolie was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Both Lawrence Okolie and Dilan Prasovic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Okolie was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 5 months later than Prasovic, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Prasovic's 59.

Dilan Prasovic was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 200lb division.

Okolie vs Prasovic form

Lawrence Okolie had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Krzysztof Glowacki on March 20, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nikodem Jezewski on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yves Ngabu on October 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Mariano Angel Gudino on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Wadi Camacho on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight and CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Okolie vs Prasovic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Okolie vs Prasovic?

Okolie vs Prasovic was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Okolie vs Prasovic?

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