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In his heavyweight debut, Nigerian-born boxer Lawrence Okolie stops Hussein Muhamed at Wembley Arena.
At Wembley Arena, Lawrence Okolie made his heavyweight debut by abruptly stopping Hussein Muhamed of Germany during a round.
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Deontay Wilder: Edo Man set to face Nigerian-born Lawrence Okolie for WBC title
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Lawrence Okolie loses WBO Cruiserweight title to Chris Billiam-Smith
At a packed crowd in Bournemouth, Chris Billiam-Smith dethroned Lawrence Okolie to win the WBO Cruiserweight title.
After one fight at bridgerweight, the 31-year-old weighed in at a startlingly high career-record 260.8 pounds on Friday.
This was significantly more than the cruiserweight limit, where he was the WBO champion until his lone loss in 2023 to Chris Billam-Smith.
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The bout with a career heavyweight named Muhammad also marked the beginning of his contract with Queensberry Promotions.
During the first few exchanges, Muhammad's aggressiveness and awkwardness threatened both Okolie and himself.
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Therefore, it was not shocking when Okolie landed the counter right hand, which floored him so heavily that Muhammad ultimately managed to get back up.
However, after two minutes and fourteen seconds, he looked unstable and was rightfully saved by referee Lee Every.
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Solomon Dacres lost his title as the English heavyweight champion after David Adeleye, a Nigerian, stopped him in less than a round.
Additionally, Sean Noakes defeated Mathew Rennie via unanimous decision in his maiden defense of the English welterweight title.
Aloys Youmbi defeated Lewis Oakford at cruiserweight in the third round.
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