Lawrence Okolie comes up against mandatory challenger Michal Cieslak tonight in London as they fight for the WBO Cruiserweight title.
Okolie won the title against Krzysztof Głowacki in March 2021 before defending his title against Dilan Prašović on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's loss to Oleksadr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last May.
Polish fighter Cieslak has previously fought for a world title but has not entered the ring since May 2021 and has only one loss in his 22 fights, with 15 wins via knockout.
A win could see Okolie face a unification bout against either Mairis Briedis and Jai Opetaia or a move up to heavyweight which would open the door for a bout against some of the biggest names in British boxing.
The 29-year-old from Hackney won a bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics but despite this has not reached the same levels of stardom as fellow Olympian Joshua, who he could one day fight if he moves up to the heavyweight ranks.
Here is all of the key information you need ahead of the fight:
Okolie vs Cieslak date, start time & venue
The fight takes place today, Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the O2 Arena in London
The card is expected to begin at around 5pm GMT and the main event ring walks are currently scheduled for 9pm but this could change as is always the case with such events.
Okolie vs Cieslak undercard in full
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 Toni Visic
How to watch Okolie vs Cieslak
Tonight’s entire card will be broadcast on the DAZN platform which comes at a cost of £7.99 per month and the fight can be streamed via their app.
Okolie vs Cieslak weigh-in results
Okolie weighed in on Saturday at 199.4lbs, while Cieslak came in slightly heavier at 199.6lbs.
