Lastly, we now have some official information relating to the undercard fights that can help the large rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois at Wembley on July 19. As per Frank Warren’s Queensbury guidelines, two fights have been introduced.
Harmful Lerena Take a look at
At heavyweight, Lawrence Okolie will probably be trying to make it two heavyweight wins in a row when he faces South Africa’s Kevin Lerena. And at mild heavyweight, British and Commonwealth champion Lewis Edmonson will face Ukraine’s Daniel Lapin.
Of the 2 confirmed fights, the Okolie-Lerena battle is probably the most attention-grabbing. Londoner Okolie, AKA “The Sauce,” went as much as be part of the heavyweight division in December, this after having received belts at cruiserweight and bridgerweight. Okolie worn out Hussein Muhamed in a spherical, this while weighing an eye catching 250 kilos (how Okolie make 200 kilos we are going to by no means know). Since then, though he was alleged to battle Richard Riakporhe some time again, just for the battle to fall although, Okolie has been inactive.
In opposition to southpaw Lerena, 31-3(15), Okolie might or might not get examined. Lerena additionally fought as a cruiserweight, the place he dominated as IBO champ, and Lerena has additionally boxed at bridgerweight, with him profitable the WBC belt. It was the truth is in his final battle that Lerena defeated Serhiy Radchenko to retain the bridger belt. As a heavyweight, Lerena is probably finest recognized for dropping Daniel Dubois thrice within the opening spherical, again in December of 2022.
Lerena might be harmful, and he’s often sturdy and thrilling to look at. Okolie might effectively have to be on his finest behaviour on this one. Lerena has been stopped simply the one time, this by Dubois, who recovered from being greatly surprised thrice to cease Lerena in spherical three.
Since that loss, Lerena has gone 3-1, with the loss approaching factors to Justis Huni.
Hopefully, a lot extra motion will probably be added to the July card and will probably be introduced earlier than too lengthy. We at the moment are simply over 5 weeks away from the massive rematch between Usyk and Dubois.
