Lawrence Okolie

Lawrence Okolie successfully defended his WBO world cruiserweight title after beating Poland's Michal Cieslak at the O2 Arena on Sunday evening.

Prasovic was the mandatory challenger and unbeaten, but nothing on his record suggested he was going to be a threat. My opponent here is to make amends, but I have to make sure that my journey continues in the direction that it’s going and we don’t have any hiccups. He struggled to find is groove before showcasing his power in the second round. Guerfi was seconds away from defending his title and Gill's trainer Dave Coldwell came close to throwing in the towel. As a result, the contest was brought to an end. He managed to land a similar left through the guard that floored Carlo Paalam of the Philippines at the Olympics. He's also combining well with his right. A big right hand in the first two minutes of the round caused serious problems for Cieslak . He was caught just under his right eye and looked dazed and he tried to struggle on. He needs to be more disciplined in his defence and show his opponent some more respect or he could be caught out. Although, the Mexcian is putting up more of a fight now than in the first round. However, he seems to be in a rush to end the contest now. The bell rang and the pair rushed to their respective corners. The referee was forced to intervene on several occasions as they continually engaged in clinches and threw some wayward punches.