Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak Betting
Lawrence Okolie will defend his WBO cruiserweight title against Michal Cieslak on Sunday, February 27 at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds and can be seen on DAZN. Okolie will be making his second title defense, as he won the title in March of last year as he defeated Krzysztof Glowacki by 6th round TKO and then he defended his title, winning by 3rd round knockout against Dilan Prasovic in September of last year. Okolie comes into this fight unbeaten at 17-0 with 14 knockouts, while Cieslak is 21-1 with 15 knockouts.
When: Sunday, February 27, 2022
Where: O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Why: WBO Cruiserweight Title Fight
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, Lawrence Okolie (17-0, 14 knockouts) will face Michal Cieslak (21-1, 15 knockouts) in a 12-round cruiserweight title bout. Specifically, O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom is the venue. DAZN will provide television coverage.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak Boxing Odds
Michal Cieslak +658
Lawrence Okolie -1200
WBO Cruiserweight Title Fight
Lawrence Okolie, age 29, is the current WBO champion in the cruiserweight division. His career record is 17-0 with 14 knockouts. Okolie stands six feet, five inches tall and fights from an orthodox stance. Okolie was born in Hackney, London, UK. He is 5-0 in his last five bouts. He is coming off a 3rd round knockout against Dilan Prasovic in September of last year. Okolike won the WBO cruiserweight title against Krzysztof Glowacki by 6th round TKO in March of last year, won by 2nd round TKO against Nikodem Jezewski in December of 2020, won by 7th round TKO against Yves Ngabu in October of 2019 and won by 7th round TKO against Mariano Angel Gudino in July of 2019.
Michal Cieslak, age 32, is ranked No. 2 in the WBO rankings. His career record is 21 with 15 knockouts. Cieslak stands six feet, three inches tall and fights from an orthodox stance. Cieslak was born in Radom, Poland. He is 4-1 in his last fight fights. He is coming off a 1st round TKO against Yury Kashinsky in May of last year, won by 6th round TKO against Taylor Mabika in December of 2020, lost a unanimous decision against Llunga Makabu in January of 2020, won by 2nd round TKO against Olanrewaju in May of 2019 and won by 7th round RTD against Youri Kalenga in March of 2019.
Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak
Okolie said he is expecting a very tough fight against Cieslak. “On paper I think this could be one of the toughest fights of my career.” Okolie said to the media, “Until you actually step into the ring, you never really know who you’re looking at. If you look at Cieslak’s fights so far, you know that he is a very good technically trained boxer. He has strength and excellent speed. This encounter has it all!”
Cieslak knows he will be an underdog, but he comes in confident. “If I wasn’t sure I was going to win this fight, I wouldn’t be here.” Cieslak said to the media, “I’ve been training since I was 13, so I’m ready to go for the WBO title.”
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