Nigerian-born boxer Lawrence Okolie made a powerful begin within the heavyweight division by stopping Hussein Muhamed of Germany at Wembley Area.
Okolie, who weighed in at 260.8 kilos for the combat, made his debut within the heavyweight class after a profitable cruiserweight profession. He had beforehand been the WBO cruiserweight champion earlier than dropping to Chris Billam-Smith in 2023.
In his first combat as a heavyweight, Okolie confronted a troublesome opponent in Muhamed. The German boxer began the combat aggressively, however Okolie shortly took management. After a number of exchanges, Okolie landed a robust proper hand that knocked Muhamed down. Though Muhamed bought again up, he was unsteady, and the referee, Lee Each, stopped the combat after two minutes and fourteen seconds.
This victory additionally marked the start of Okolie’s partnership with Queensberry Promotions.
Different notable outcomes from the occasion included David Adeleye, a Nigerian boxer, stopping Solomon Dacres in lower than a spherical to take the English heavyweight title. Moreover, Sean Noakes efficiently defended his English welterweight title with a unanimous resolution win over Mathew Rennie, and Aloys Youmbi defeated Lewis Oakford within the third spherical at cruiserweight.
