Who will have a firm grip on the Bridgerweight division when Lukasz Rozanski defends his WBC Bridgerweight title against Lawrence Okolie?
Rozanski (15-0), who defeated Alen Babich to win the bridgeweight title in April, has won all but one of his bouts by knockout, and the Polish fighter looks set to remain a champion in front of his family and friends.
Okolie (19-1) has won Commonwealth, British and European cruiserweight gold. “The Sauce” defeated Krzysztof Glowacki to win the WBO cruiserweight title in 2021, but having lost the title in his last fight against Chris Billam-Smith, the Brit enters enemy territory, cautiously, and ready to take down the champion.
“Everybody knows what it's about. You're going into the lion's den, it's going to be hostile, it's going to be violent, it's going to be vicious,” Okolie said, via Boxing Scene. “You have to be intentional because the guy is coming to take your neck. You don't survive a fight like this, because you're not paying attention…A double left hook and one of the shots landed, we don't know how hard he punches, you can only look at his record, so you have to respect that.”
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“For me to get the KO, I need to be focused to take advantage of his mistakes. If I'm lazy, the moment will pass by every second, so I need to be focused.”
On the undercard, several Polish fighters are looking to make their mark in the ring, while others are aiming to become top contenders.
Łukasz Rozanski vs. Lawrence Okolie undercard
Here's the full fight summary for Rozanski vs. Okolie:
Fiodor Cherkashin vs. Jorge Cota
- Department/Weight: Middleweight
- Cherkashin records：23-1
- Kota Records: 31-6
- The belt is fastened: Not applicable
The collaborative feature looks like this: Fyodor Cherkashin versus Jorge Cota.
Kota (23-1) has won 14 bouts by knockout. The Polish fighter, who lives in Ukraine, has won two and lost one of his last three bouts.
Cota (31-6) is 3-2 in his last five fights, winning by knockout in his last fight. It was his 28th win with a power punch.
Jan Cerkulewicz vs. Paul Valenzuela Cuesta
- Scale/weight: super middleweight
- Cherkulevich's records: 12-1
- Questa Records: 28-11
- belt is on: Not applicable
Also, the card has Jan Cherklewicz versus Paul Valenzuela Cuesta.
Czerklewicz (12-1) has won 10 straight bouts dating back to 2019. The 26-year-old Czerklewicz has won three bouts by knockout.
“Chico” (28-11) has 18 wins by knockout and is 2-2 in his last fights. His most recent match was a DQ victory over Patrick Teixeira.
Ihosvany Rafael Garcia vs. Lukas Plabecki
- Scale/weight: Light heavyweight
- Garcia's record：12-0
- Plawecki's record: 7-1-2
- belt is on: Not applicable
Ihosvany Rafael Garcia face Lukas Plawecki.
Garcia (12-0) has won all but three of his fights by knockout. The 28-year-old Cuban has only competed in Poland during his professional career.
Plawecki (7-1, 2 draws) has four wins by knockout and is 2-1 in his last three fights. “Boom Boom” is a kickboxing champion who has won gold medals in WKN, Kunlun Fight, and ISKA.
Tobiasz Zarzeczyny vs. Daniel Przewyslik
- Scale and weight: Super Middleweight
- zarzechny records: 5-0
- Records of Przewyslik: 3-12-2
- belt is on: Not applicable
Further down on the card Tobias Zarzezny versus Daniel Przewyslik.
The 19-year-old Polish junior national champion Zarzeczny (5-0) has two knockout victories in his young career.
Przewislik (3-12-2) has 1-1-1 in their last three games and has never won back-to-back games.
Kamil Slędak vs. Daniel Plonka
- Scale/weight: Cruiserweight
- Slenduc Record: 15-8
- plonka records：1-0
- The belt is dangerous: Not applicable
finally, Kamil Slendak face Daniel Plonka.
Slendak (15-8) is on a three-fight win streak, with eight wins by knockout.
Plonka (1-0) won his first bout by TKO in April.
Łukasz Rozanski vs. Lawrence Okolie Tune-in Information
- date: May 24th (Friday)
- position: Podplomie Hall — Poland
- Start time: 5:15pm EST (1pm EST for preliminaries) | 10:15pm BST | 7:15am AEST (Sun)
- How to watch: Sky Sports (UK)
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