Joshua vs Pulev: Lawrence Okolie fights Krzysztof Glowacki for world

Huge world title opportunity looms for undefeated Lawrence Okolie; but Krzysztof Glowacki is a rugged, veteran opponent; vacant WBO cruiserweight championship up for grabs on undercard to Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev on December 12, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

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Watch this KO that earned Lawrence Okolie the Commonwealth title

Lawrence Okolie will take on Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev at The O2 in London on Saturday December 12, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Okolie (14-0, 11 KOs) claimed the EBU European cruiserweight title with a seventh-round stoppage of the previously unbeaten Yves Ngabu in October last year, capping a successful 2019 which saw four knockouts in as many fights for the Hackney man.

Glowacki (31-2, 19 KOs) knocked out Germany’s Marco Huck in eleven rounds to win the WBO title in 2015 before widely outpointing Steve Cunningham in his first defence. He suffered the first defeat of his career against Ukrainian pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk in his next fight.

The Polish southpaw earned the interim WBO title by decisioning Maxim Vlasov November 2018 but was stopped in three rounds by Latvia’s Mairis Briedis last year in a challenge for the full title.

Lawerence Okolie will fight for the WBO cruiserweight title

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Three knock-downs! Check out this Okolie stoppage

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