Lawrence Okolie, 29, (17-0, 9 KOs) will make his second WBO heavyweight title defense on February 27 in London at Matchroom Boxing against former WBC title contender Michal Cieslak (21-1, 15 KOs) from Poland. Okoli ...
There was talk that Okoli would face IBF champion Mairis Briedis in a unification fight, but the Latvian was obliged to fight the mandatory challenger Jai Opetaia.
For Cieslak, this will be the second chance in his career to become a champion. In January 2020, the Pole lost on points to Ilunga Makabu in a fight for the WBC belt.
It is possible that within the framework of this evening there will also be a fight between Arsen Gyulamiryan (26-0, 18 KOs) and Evgeny Egorov (11-0, 7 KOs) for the WBA heavyweight belt, which was originally supposed to take place in early December in Russia , but the fight was postponed due to the poor health of the Armenian. The winners of both fights can hold a unification meeting this spring or summer.