Whyte vs Okolie

When is Whyte vs Okolie?

Dillian Whyte could fight Lawrence Okolie in Early 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

Whyte vs Okolie stats

Dillian Whyte would step into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Okolie would have a slight advantage in power over Whyte, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Whyte's 67%.

Dillian Whyte is the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Okolie has a height advantage of 1 inch over Whyte. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Dillian Whyte and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 76 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Okolie's 109.

Lawrence Okolie is currently ranked number 5 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Whyte vs Okolie form

Whyte has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Christian Hammer on March 17, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, Ireland.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on November 26, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before that, he had beaten Alexander Povetkin on March 27, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

He had lost to Alexander Povetkin on August 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

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

In his last fight, he won against Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against David Light on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

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

He had defeated Dilan Prasovic on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Dillian Whyte.

Dillian Whyte last fought 10 months and 5 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 7 months and 29 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 5 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

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