Luke Watkins
Watkins
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VS
Jun 06 2018
Wednesday

York Hall, London, United Kingdom

12 round contest @ Cruiserweight
13-0-0
TKO 3
TKO 3
8-0-0

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Belts on The Line

CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championship

The tape

29
Age
25
6' 1" / 185 cm
Height
6' 5" / 196 cm
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Reach
82.7" / 210 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

RTDTKOKOTKOPTS
Form
UDTKOTKOPTSTKO
13
Wins
8
9
By KO
6
69
KO%
75
0
Loses
0
0
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2017

Tape rankings @ Cruiserweight

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Luke Watkins vs Lawrence Okolie report


Who won Watkins vs Okolie?

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

Back in June 2018, Luke Watkins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

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

Luke Watkins was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Okolie had a height advantage of 4 inches over Watkins.

Both Luke Watkins and 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 13 fewer professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Okolie's 110.

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Okolie's last 4 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 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.

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Luke Watkins

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108

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