Okolie vs Light (Mar 25, 2023): How to Watch, Start Time, Predictions

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Arena, date and time can change.

On Saturday, March 25 at the AO Arena Manchester in Manchester, United Kingdom Lawrence «The Sauce» Okolie will meet David «The Great White» Light for WBO title in a 12-round cruiserweight bout.

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	Lawrence Okolie The Sauce	David Light The Great White
Country	United Kingdom Hackney, London, United Kingdom	New Zealand Takapuna, New Zealand
Age	30 years	31 years
Pro	6 years	5 years
Height	6′ 5″ (196 cm)	6′ 1½″ (187 cm)
Reach	82½″ (210 cm)	-
Division	cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)	cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)
Stance	orthodox	orthodox
Titles	WBO (cruiserweight)	-
Record	18 - 0 - 0 (14 KOs)	20 - 0 - 0 (12 KOs)
KOs	77%	60%
Inactive	391 days	113 days
Advant.

Who has won?

Lawrence Okolie won by unanimous decision (UD) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Saturday, March 25 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the AO Arena Manchester in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Lawrence Okolie versus David Light?

Okolie vs. Light Full Fight Highlights

Okolie vs. Light Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, March 25?
Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2	Notes
cruiserweight (200 lbs)	Lawrence Okolie (18 - 0 - 0)	David Light (20 - 0 - 0)	WBO World
super featherweight (130 lbs)	Michael Gomez Jnr (18 - 1 - 0)	Levi Giles (13 - 0 - 0)	BBBofC English (vacant)
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Frazer Clarke (5 - 0 - 0)	Bogdan Dinu (20 - 4 - 0)
super middleweight (168 lbs)	Callum Simpson (10 - 0 - 0)	Celso Neves (9 - 3 - 2)
middleweight (160 lbs)	Aaron McKenna (15 - 0 - 0)	Lukas Ndafoluma (22 - 6 - 0)
super welterweight (154 lbs)	Samuel Antwi (14 - 2 - 0)	Omir Rodriguez (13 - 4 - 1)
middleweight (160 lbs)	Shakiel Thompson (9 - 0 - 0)	Robert Talarek (27 - 17 - 3)
featherweight (126 lbs)	Karriss Artingstall (2 - 0 - 0)	Linzi Buczynskyj (4 - 1 - 0)
featherweight (126 lbs)	Rhys Edwards (13 - 0 - 0)	Brian Phillips (12 - 3 - 0)
lightweight (135 lbs)	Frankie Stringer (4 - 0 - 0)	Jakub Laskowski (4 - 22 - 1)
super welterweight (154 lbs)	Harvey Lambert (1 - 0 - 0)	Casey Brown (4 - 1 - 0)

Lawrence «The Sauce» Okolie

Lawrence Okolie is a British boxer.
As a professional athlete, Okolie has been performing for 6 years and remains unbeaten.

Lawrence was born in Hackney, London, United Kingdom, on December 16, 1992.
He currently resides in Hackney, London, United Kingdom.

Last fight

The last fight of Lawrence Okolie took place on February 27, 2022 against Michal Cieslak.
Okolie won by unanimous decision (UD).

Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak

First world title

On March 20, 2021 Lawrence Okolie became the WBO cruiserweight champion in a fight for the vacant title.

Boxing record

Total fights: 18
Wins: 18
Wins by KO: 14
Wins by dec: 4
Losses: 0
Draws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Lawrence Okolie have?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2023-05-27	Chris Billam-Smith (17 - 1 - 0)	Loss MD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2023-03-25	David Light (20 - 0 - 0)	Win UD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2022-02-27	Michal Cieslak (21 - 1 - 0)	Win UD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2021-09-25	Dilan Prasovic (15 - 0 - 0)	Win KO	WBO World Cruiserweight
2021-03-20	Krzysztof Glowacki (31 - 2 - 0)	Win KO	WBO World Cruiserweight (vacant)
2020-12-12	Nikodem Jezewski (19 - 0 - 1)	Win TKO	WBO International Cruiserweight (vacant)
2019-10-26	Yves Ngabu (20 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	EBU European Cruiserweight
2019-07-20	Mariano Angel Gudino (13 - 2 - 0)	Win TKO
2019-03-23	Wadi Camacho (21 - 7 - 0)	Win TKO	BBBofC British Cruiserweight Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight
2019-02-02	Tamas Lodi (20 - 11 - 2)	Win TKO
2018-09-22	Matty Askin (23 - 3 - 1)	Win UD	BBBofC British Cruiserweight
2018-06-06	Luke Watkins (13 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	Commonwealth Boxing Council Cruiserweight
2018-02-03	Isaac Chamberlain (9 - 0 - 0)	Win UD
2017-12-13	Antonio Sousa (4 - 7 - 1)	Win TKO
2017-10-28	Adam Williams (1 - 1 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-09-01	Blaise Mendouo (3 - 3 - 0)	Win PTS
2017-07-01	Russ Henshaw (7 - 5 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-05-27	Rudolf Helesic (2 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-04-15	Lukasz Rusiewicz (22 - 29 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-03-25	Geoffrey Cave (0 - 2 - 0)	Win TKO

All Lawrence Okolie's losses

Lawrence Okolie remains unbeaten as a professional.

Lawrence «The Sauce» Okolie Highlights

David «The Great White» Light

David Light is a New Zealand boxer.
As a professional athlete, Light has been performing for 5 years and remains unbeaten.

David was born in Takapuna, New Zealand, on November 13, 1991.
He currently resides in North Shore, New Zealand.

Last fight

The last fight of David Light took place on December 2, 2022 against Brandon Glanton.
Light won by split-decision (SD).

Boxing record

Total fights: 20
Wins: 20
Wins by KO: 12
Wins by dec: 8
Losses: 0
Draws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did David Light have?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2023-03-25	Lawrence Okolie (18 - 0 - 0)	Loss UD	WBO World Cruiserweight
2022-12-02	Brandon Glanton (17 - 0 - 0)	Win SD	WBO Global Cruiserweight (vacant) WBO International Cruiserweight (vacant)
2022-10-08	Vikas Singh (11 - 3 - 1)	Win KO
2022-05-07	Anthony Martinez (12 - 1 - 0)	Win KO	WBO International Cruiserweight (vacant)
2020-12-19	Mose Auimatagi Jnr (14 - 1 - 2)	Win UD	WBO Oriental Cruiserweight
2020-11-13	Lance Bryant (12 - 7 - 0)	Win TKO	New Zealand Professional Boxing Commission Cruiserweight
2019-12-06	Trent Broadhurst (22 - 3 - 0)	Win TKO	WBO Oriental Cruiserweight
2019-08-31	German Garcia Montes (7 - 1 - 0)	Win UD
2019-05-18	Mark Flanagan (24 - 6 - 0)	Win UD	WBO Oriental Cruiserweight (vacant)
2019-03-02	Jordan Mororoa (1 - 1 - 0)	Win UD
2018-12-15	Lance Bryant (12 - 5 - 0)	Win TKO
2018-11-02	Savenaca Naliva (9 - 1 - 1)	Win TKO	World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental Cruiserweight (vacant)
2018-10-13	James Singh (3 - 0 - 0)	Win KO
2018-09-29	Hunter Sam (11 - 11 - 2)	Win UD
2018-08-25	Thomas Russell (0 - 5 - 0)	Win TKO
2018-07-21	Daniel Tai (23 - 11 - 4)	Win UD
2018-06-09	Thomas Russell (0 - 4 - 0)	Win TKO
2018-04-21	Cory Enoka (1 - 0 - 0)	Win TKO	New Zealand Professional Boxing Commission Cruiserweight (vacant)
2018-03-16	Tussi Asafo (0 - 3 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-11-18	Vaimoli Ioelu (0 - 4 - 0)	Win UD
2017-11-03	Lui Te'o (2 - 6 - 0)	Win KO

All David Light's losses

David Light remains unbeaten as a professional.

David «The Great White» Light Highlights

Latest Odds

Okolie to win: 1/4
Light to win: 3/1

Prediction

Who will win: Okolie or Light?

Okolie and Light are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Lawrence Okolie will win by technical knockout.

- Sergey Loktev,
sports editor

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