LAWRENCE OKOLIE returns to action THIS WEEKEND in defence of his WBO cruiserweight championship against Michael Cieslak.
The Sauce hasn’t been in action since he KO’d Dilan Prasovic in an undercard bout for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk back in September.
Lawrence Okolie will defend his WBO cruiserweight title against Michael Cieslak
And Okolie has been eager for a unification encounter before he makes the transition to heavyweight, but a challenger is yet to step forward to face the Londoner.
Which means that this match-up against 200lbs Cieslak could be his final fight in this particular weight class.
When is Lawrence Okolie vs Michal Cieslak?
- Okolie’s clash with Cieslak will take place on Sunday, February 27.
- The event will be held at the O2 Arena in London and the card WILL go ahead despite damage done to the arena during Storm Eunice last week.
- There will be around 10,000 fans in attendance at the clash.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- Okolie vs Cieslak will be shown live on DAZN in the UK, which you can subscribe to for £7.99 a month.
- You can live stream the action from the DAZN app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
- The undercard will start from 5pm UK time on DAZN, with Okolie Cieslak set to get going from 9pm.
Okolie vs Cieslak FULL CARD
- Lawrence Okolie vs Michal Cieslak
- Galal Yafai vs Carlos Vado
- Karim Guerfi vs Jordan Gill
- Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Martz
- Anthony Fowler vs Lukasz Maciec
- Demsey McKean vs Ariel Esteban Bracamonte
- Campbell Hatton vs Joe Ducker
- John Hedges vs Aleksander Nagolski
- Cheavon Clarke vs Tony Visic
What has been said?
“Thank you to Cieslak for accepting the fight,” said Okolie.
“I’m sure he is coming to get revenge for Glowacki! He is a good, strong campaigner who should be one of my toughest tests to date.
“I believe on paper this could be one of the hardest fights. Until you actually get in the ring, you never know what someone’s got.
“Watching Cieslak’s fights, he’s a very good technical boxer. He’s got some power and good speed. All in all, it poses to be a very good challenging fight.
Cieslak said: “It’s surely a big fight for Polish boxing. I can’t wait to actually attend the fight. I’m training very hard, and I can’t wait to fight.
“If I wasn’t sure I was going to win, I wouldn’t be here, I’ve been training since I was 13 so I’m ready to get the WBO title.”
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