![]() ![]() The start to “Big Fraze’s” professional career has been glacial – since the Olympic bronze medal in 2021 he’s had five fights, and only the scrap with seasoned veteran Kamil Sokolowski was a worthwhile experience for a man of his schooling. ![]() WELCOME TO PP NEWS: NEW TO US? CLICK HERE FOR OUR £/€20 SIGN-UP OFFERįRAZER CLARKE V BOGDAN DINU – CLARKE TO WIN IN ROUND 3-4.The away man is tough but he was floored in his most recent contest, and I think he’ll go the way most of Okolie’s other opponents have gone – lights out in the middle rounds. Light is a solid boxer but he tends to stand in the range “The Sauce” likes to operate at, and he probably doesn’t have quick enough feet to get inside. The champ’s most recent fight was a clear points victory against Michal Cieslak, but before that he was on a seven-fight KO streak, with all stoppages coming in rounds 2-7 – Okolie even dropped Cieslak in round 5. Other than that result, Light’s other 19 wins have been thin on name recognition, and, although he was a decent amateur, he wasn’t in the same class as Okolie’s Olympic pedigree. The New Zealand 200-pounder is coming to the Manchester Arena off the back of his best win as a pro – a split decision victory over middling prospect Brandon Glanton in December. ![]() Luckily for the Londoner, his mandatory challenger Light is a tailor-made opponent to return and look good against. World cruiserweight champ Okolie has been busy changing trainers, promoters and managers, so he has only had time for one title defence in the last year-and-a-half. LAWRENCE OKOLIE V DAVID LIGHT – OKOLIE TO WIN IN ROUND 4-6 *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change. Lawrence Okolie v David Light – Okolie to win in round 4-6įrazer Clarke v Bogdan Dinu – Clarke to win in round 3-4Īndrew Cain v Ionut Baluta – Cain to win points or decisionĭavid Benavidez v Caleb Plant – Fight will go the distance Please allow functional cookies for this to work. Billy Joe Saunders.The social sharing buttons have been hidden due to cookie preferences. Among his title defeats: a one-sided TKO loss to Golovkin and a lopsided decision defeat vs. During that middleweight run, he also scored a TKO victory over Gabe Rosado. That includes a spectacular KO of Curtis Stevens in 2017. The Montreal native was one of the biggest punchers in boxing when he campaigned at 160 pounds. Now, the 33-year-old will be installed as an underdog against Benavidez in what shapes up as an all-action fight. ![]() 8 by ESPN, but Lemieux has yet to fight anyone approaching the top 10. The former middleweight champion is 3-0 since moving to 168 pounds and is ranked No. Lemieux (43-4, 35 KOs) promises to offer far more resistance. Kyrone Davis stepped in on short notice and was stopped in the seventh round by Benavidez. Instead, the 25-year-old was stripped once after testing positive for cocaine and a second time after failing to make weight.īenavidez was slated to face Jose Uzcategui in November, but the fight was scrapped after Uzcategui tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The volume-punching Benavidez has twice held a 168-pound title and has never lost it in the ring. I'm not here to be on social media talking s- to everybody." If a fighter does want to fight, that's what I'm here for. "I'm tired of talking s- and going back and forth with fighters that don't want to fight. "I want to challenge myself," said Benavidez, ESPN's No. The longtime middleweight champion is moving up to 168 pounds for a fight with Zach Parker that's slated for May 21 in the United Kingdom. ![]()
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