When is Whyte vs Okolie?
Dillian Whyte could fight Lawrence Okolie in Autumn/Fall 2023 in 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 29 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.
The stats suggest Okolie would have a slight advantage in power over Whyte, with a 74% knock out percentage over Whyte's 66%.
Dillian Whyte is the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.
Okolie has a height advantage of 1 inch over Whyte. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Dillian Whyte & Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.
Whyte is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 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 86 more professional rounds, 182 to Okolie's 96.
Dillian Whyte goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 8 by the IBF and 6 by the RING at heavyweight.
Whyte vs Okolie form
Whyte has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he defeated Jermaine Franklin on 26th November 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on 23rd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Povetkin on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.
Before that, he had lost to Alexander Povetkin on 22nd August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.
He had beat Mariusz Wach on 7th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Okolie remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against David Light on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Michal Cieslak on 27th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Dilan Prasovic on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
Before that, he had defeated Krzysztof Glowacki on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
He had won against Nikodem Jezewski on 12th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Dillian Whyte.
Dillian Whyte last fought 4 months and 2 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 3 days ago.
Whyte's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.
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