Rozanski readying to defend WBC title on his doorstep 

Lawrence Okolie will challenge Lukasz Rozanski for the WBC Bridgerweight World Championship on Friday, May 24 at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.

The former king of the Commonwealth, Europe and the WBO, in the cruiserweight division, will try to win the world title one weight up, when he faces the undefeated Rozanski in the champion’s backyard.

Rozanski, who has an impressive knockout ratio via fourteen of his fifteen wins, comes into this fight having captured the WBC bridgerweight belt with a ferocious first-round knockout victory over the previously undefeated Alen Babic in front of his fans. in April of last year.

Okolie, 31 from Hackney, who represented Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics, captured the WBO world title in March 2021 with a knockout victory over Rozanski’s compatriot Krzysztof Glowacki.

‘The Sauce’ moves up in weight for his first professional fight above the 200-pound limit after a majority decision loss against Chris Billam-Smith, in an entertaining bout held in May 2023 at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth.

Lawrence Okolie commented: “I’m excited to go to Poland and test myself once again away from home. Rozanski is a good champion, with an explosive style, but I come to impress . He has never felt power like mine.”

Lukasz Rozanski said: “I am defending my world title in my own backyard, in my city, fighting a former world champion. It is a fantastic fight, for moments like these, I have trained hard all my life.”

The WBC world bridgeweight title fight between Lukasz Rozanski and Lawrence Okolie will be the second event co-promoted by BOXXER and Knockout Promotions following a successful collaboration in April 2023.