Who won Watkins vs Okolie?

Lawrence Okolie beat Luke Watkins by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Wednesday 6th June 2018 at York Hall in 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).

The undercard featured the clash of Cheeseman vs Upton.

Watkins vs Okolie stats

Luke Watkins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lawrence Okolie made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Okolie had a slight advantage in power over Watkins, with a 75% knock out percentage over Watkins' 69%.

Luke Watkins was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Okolie had a height advantage of 4 inches over Watkins.

Both Luke Watkins & Lawrence Okolie fought out of an orthodox stance.

Watkins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 91 to Okolie's 96.

Watkins vs Okolie form

Okolie remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Wadi Camacho on 23rd March 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight and CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Matty Askin on 22nd September 2018 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luke Watkins on 6th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had beat Isaac Chamberlain on 3rd February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Antonio Sousa on 13th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Okolie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Watkins vs Okolie start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Watkins vs Okolie?

Watkins vs Okolie was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Watkins vs Okolie?

Luke Watkins was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Lawrence Okolie made his way into the ring at 3/25 (-830) with oddsmakers.