Lawrence “The Sauce” Okolie 23–1 (17 KOs) represented Britain at Rio 2016 before turning professional in 2017. His height, reach and powerful right hand carried him through the cruiserweight ranks.
He beat Isaac Chamberlain, Luke Watkins and Matty Askin, then stopped Yves Ngabu for the European title. A sixth-round finish against Krzysztof Głowacki in March 2021 won the WBO world championship.
Okolie defended against Dilan Prašović, Michał Cieślak and David Light before losing to Chris Billam-Smith in Bournemouth in May 2023. He subsequently stopped Łukasz Różański in Poland for the WBC’s bridgerweight belt.
Okolie made his heavyweight debut with a first-round stoppage of Hussein Muhamed in December 2024. He outpointed Kevin Lerena at Wembley in July 2025 and stopped Ebenezer Tetteh after two rounds in Lagos that December.
A planned April 2026 fight with Tony Yoka was cancelled after Queensberry announced an adverse finding from a VADA test. His current eligibility and the final regulatory outcome remain unclear. No next fight has been announced.
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