On February 27, 2022, Lawrence Okolie (17-0, 14 KOs), the cruiserweight WBO champion, defends his title against Polish challenger, Michał Cieślak (21-1, 15 KOs).
Lawrence Okolie is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round KO victory over Dilan Prašović, 5 months and 2 days ago. Michał Cieślak is on a 2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Yury Kashinsky, 9 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Lawrence Okolie at 99-1 winning odds. Michał Cieślak really doesn't have much to present against Okolie.
Lawrence Okolie defeated Michał Cieślak via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Okolie improves his record to 18-0, while Cieślak adds a loss to his record at 21-2.