Lawrence Okolie

Lawrence Okolie returned to action with an underwhelming points win over New Zealand's David Light in the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title in ...

It was hardly the emphatic message the 30-year-old Londoner had hoped to deliver in his first bout under new trainer Sugarhill Steward, but it kept him on track of realising his dream of a future cruiserweight title unification fight. Okolie was well on top despite failing to unduly trouble his opponent in a scrappy contest that was increasingly marred by spells of holding. Lawrence Okolie returned to action with an underwhelming points win over New Zealand’s David Light in the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title in Manchester.

'The Sauce' defended his WBO cruiserweight world title to move on to bigger challenges in the future, but it was a dull fight that left fans unsatisfied with ...

As for his next fight, Okolie said: “I will go in the ring and fight anyone. talkSPORT is also widely available across the UK on 1089 or 1053 AM. “But, at the end of the day, there’s no need to make excuses – just get better.

The judges had it 116-112, 119-108, 117-110 after a tough 12 rounds for both fighters at the AO Arena.

'I just couldn't get the last shot to drop him and get him out of there because he was very tough and very good with his hand defences.' At the start of the tenth, The Sauce landed three huge right hands to the chin in a row and Light's legs did buckle for a moment, but he found a way to stay on his feet and recovered brilliantly to end the round. Okolie was deducted a point in the penultimate round for leaning down on the Kiwi, and the fight was laced with scrappy moments.

Lawrence Okolie wins wide against David Light. Lawrence Okolie was expected to defend his world title with ease against David Light and although he won the ...

Despite making a slow start, Gomez Jr rallied in the middle rounds and his energetic approach gave him a split decision verdict to become English super-featherweight champion. Celso Neves is known on British shores for taking Felix Cash the eight round distance at the backend of last year but he couldn't manage three rounds against the impressive Callum Simpson. Was that Okolie's only chance to end matters early or will he get another one?

Lawrence Okolie successfully retained his WBO world cruiserweight title with a straightforward but disjointed points victory over David Light in Manchester.

The judges at ringside scored the bout 116-112, 119-108 and 117-110 in favour of ‘The Sauce’, who made the third defence of his WBO belt but has plenty still to work on under Tyson Fury’s trainer SugarHill Steward as he looks to regain some lost momentum in his bid to unify the 200lbs division before a desired jump up to the heavyweight ranks. Okolie landed three enormous right hands in the 10th round to liven up dull proceedings inside a quiet AO Arena and then another massive straight right after having a point deducted in the 11th, but Light, to his credit, displayed incredible durability to take those punches and stay upright before somehow making the final bell. [awrence Okolie](/topic/lawrence-okolie) successfully retained his WBO world cruiserweight title with a straightforward but disjointed points victory over [David Light](/topic/david-light) in [Manchester](/topic/manchester).

Lawrence Okolie returned to action with an underwhelming points win over New Zealand's David Light in the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title in ...

It was hardly the emphatic message the 30-year-old Londoner had hoped to deliver in his first bout under new trainer Sugarhill Steward, but it kept him on track of realising his dream of a future cruiserweight title unification fight. Okolie was well on top despite failing to unduly trouble his opponent in a scrappy contest that was increasingly marred by spells of holding. Lawrence Okolie returned to action with an underwhelming points win over New Zealand’s David Light in the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title in Manchester.