Rozanski vs Okolie

Who won Rozanski vs Okolie?

Lawrence Okolie beat Lukasz Rozanski by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, May 24th, 2024, at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 224 lb (16 stone or 101.6 kg).

Rozanski vs Okolie stats

Back in May 2024, Lukasz Rozanski stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Lawrence Okolie made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Lukasz Rozanski was the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.

Okolie had a height advantage of 5 inches over Rozanski. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Lukasz Rozanski and Lawrence Okolie fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rozanski was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 3 months later than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 82 fewer professional rounds, totaling 27 compared to Okolie's 109.

Rozanski vs Okolie form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

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

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

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Rozanski vs Okolie start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:05 PM UTC at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland, which was 5:05 PM EST or 2:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:05 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rozanski vs Okolie?

The Fite.tv PPV US show began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 10:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Rozanski vs Okolie?

Lukasz Rozanski was a 9/4 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Lawrence Okolie made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-290) with oddsmakers.