LAWRENCE OKOLIE returns to the ring this weekend as he faces Michael Cieslak in a defence of his WBO cruiserweight world title.
The Sauce hasn’t been in action since he stopped Dilan Prasovic on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk back in September.
Lawrence Okolie defends his world title against Michal Cieslak
Okolie has been calling for unification match-ups in the cruiserweight division, but champions willing to step forward have been few and far between.
So trainer Shane McGuigan’s fighter may now be looking at his final match-up at 200lbs in Cieslak, before making a lucrative move to heavyweight.
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.”
