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    Default Re: Lawrence Okolie v David Light 25/3/23

    Okolie hangs his chin so far in the air and just leans back to avoid punches. Light showed a good chin but little else.
    This was a very poor fight between 2 poor fighters, anyone with any sort of power will chin Okolie he is garbage.
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    Default Re: Lawrence Okolie v David Light 25/3/23

    Lawrence Okolie has declared he is willing to travel to Bournemouth to fight Chris Billam-Smith in his hometown's football stadium on May 27.

    World champions do not normally call out prospective challengers, but Okolie, the WBO cruiserweight titlist, has publicly thrown down the gauntlet to his British rival.

    Billam-Smith has a date set for his next fight, May 27, and the 15,000-seat capacity Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth booked but his opponent is yet to be confirmed.

    Although Okolie only fought on Saturday, dominating David Light to take a unanimous decision at the Manchester Arena, he is willing to box Billam-Smith in two months' time.

    "I got out the ring after 12 rounds, I've been out of the ring for a year," Okolie told Sky Sports. "I'm still sore. But that stadium fight's there. Are you up for it? Absolutely, I will come to Bournemouth, bring my world title down."

    He points out he is offering Billam-Smith, a former gym-mate and sparring partner, an "amazing opportunity to box in his hometown, with tens of thousands of fans, for a world title", and Okolie would take "a massive deduction at my end. Massive. Just to help you with the opportunity".

    "When it comes to actually saying yes to a fight, I'm up for it," he continued.

    "To box in someone else's hometown, give them their dream night and I'm still waiting for a yes. Isn't that bizarre to you?

    "I'm up for it. We'll find out. I was 'vulnerable' in my last fight. Was it ringrust? Am I just [bad]? We'll have to wait and see for May, if they take it.

    "It's bizarre. 'He's rubbish, he's boring…' Then expose me. Expose me and say yes. All I ever hear is soon and blah, blah, blah. I don't know what everyone's waiting for."

    Okolie has opened the door for his British rivals to get the fight with him. London's Richard Riakporhe would be another appealing challenger.

    "Chris Billam[-Smith], British, Commonwealth and European [titles], he's done the steps. Riakporhe [has] profile as opposed to actually done anything in the last little period. So those fights have value in that way," Okolie said.

    "But in terms of actual legacy, boxing unifications always supersede British domestic fight."

    Okolie though would put his own ambitions of unifying world titles on hold to make the fights with Billam-Smith or Riakporhe, "for me to just show people it's not close between me and these guys. But only time will tell."

    "I'm just completely flabbergasted by all these guys, why someone wouldn't say, 'Yes, next, he's [rubbish] I'm going to [mess] him up.' Why is no one saying that?

    "I can't imagine being a 32-year-old, 33-year-old, with all this ambition, a few years left in boxing, you've got a champion in your country that's saying you don't even need to be mandatory.

    "You don't even need to be mandatory. You're a tough fight but I'll still take it. Let's do it. And you're 'umming and ahhing'.

    "What is going on?"

    Let's do this!

    Billam-Smith responded publicly as soon as he saw Okolie's challenge. He welcomed the fight.

    On social media, Billam-Smith stated: "No umming and ahhing from me mate. Let's do this."

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    Default Re: Lawrence Okolie v David Light 25/3/23

    David Light suffers mild stroke and has surgery on blood clot after Lawrence Okolie defeat

    New Zealand boxer David Light suffered a mild stroke and needed an operation to remove a blood clot after his defeat by Lawrence Okolie in March.

    Light, 31, initially showed no ill-effects after the bout in Manchester and returned home to New Zealand.

    But after feeling unwell the cruiserweight was admitted to hospital in Auckland for surgery on April 17.

    "This is like another fight camp for me, I've got to train hard, rehab and work on getting better," said Light.

    The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist is still recuperating in hospital but doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

    "It's horrible. It's really hard for all of us to see him like that," said Light's coach Isaac Peach.

    Peach would not be drawn on whether Light would fight again, adding: "That's for David to answer, not me."

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    Default Re: Lawrence Okolie v David Light 25/3/23

    Light's career is more than likely over
    He fought for a world title & gave a good account of himself
    I wish him a swift recovery & good luck in his future endeavours

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