Lawrence Okolie will face Lukasz Rozanski on Friday, May 24th at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
The former British, Commonwealth, European and WBO World Cruiserweight king makes his return to the ring as he bids to become a two-weight world ruler by taking on the undefeated Rozanski in his backyard.
Okolie-Rozanski will be contested in the controversial ‘Bridgerweight’ division for the WBC title.
Rozanski, who boasts a frightening knockout ratio with fourteen of his fifteen victories coming inside the distance, will be bringing big-time boxing back to Rzeszow having claimed the Bridgerweight belt with a ferocious first-round stoppage win over the previously unbeaten Alen Babic in front of his home fans in April last year.
Okolie, the 31-year-old from Hackney, who represented Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics, first captured world honours in March 2021 with a knockout win over Rozanski’s countryman Krzysztof Glowacki.
‘The Sauce’ moves up in weight for his first professional bout above the 200lbs limit following a loss against former stablemate Chris Billam-Smith in an epic world title showdown in May 2023 at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth.
Okolie vs Rozanski Undercard
Lawrence Okolie’s fight with Lukasz Rozanski will be a one-fight broadcast in the UK with no undercard fights aired. There is an undercard for local fans on TVP Sport in Poland with four fights.
- Lukasz Plawecki vs Ihosvany Garcia
- Fiodor Czerkaszyn vs Jorge Cota
- Janek Czerklewicz vs Paul Valenzuela Jr
- Kamil Slendak vs Daniel Plonka
Okolie vs Rozanski UK Time, TV Channel, Ring Walks
Okolie vs Rozanski Date: Friday, May 24
Okolie vs Rozanski TV Channel: Sky Sports (UK), FITE TV (US)
Okolie vs Rozanski UK Time: 10 pm BST (5:00 pm ET)
Okolie vs Rozanski Ring Walks: 10:15 pm BST (5:15 pm ET)
