{"id":11248,"date":"2021-03-21T16:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T15:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=11248"},"modified":"2021-03-21T16:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T15:36:30","slug":"nigerian-boxer-lawrence-okolie-becomes-wbo-cruiserweight-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/21\/nigerian-boxer-lawrence-okolie-becomes-wbo-cruiserweight-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian boxer Lawrence Okolie becomes WBO cruiserweight champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

British boxer born to Nigerian parents Lawrence Okolie has become the new WBO cruiserweight champion following his victory over Krzysztof Glowacki.<\/p>\n

Okolie defeated Glowacki in the sixth round of the fight held in Wembley on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old who has remained unbeaten has also become the first male member of Britain\u2019s 2016 Olympic squad to claim a professional world title<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before his fall to Okolie, Glowacki had only suffered two defeats in 33 professional bouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is crazy, I feel happy and blessed,\u201d Okolie told Sky Sports. \u201cIt is surreal. I had confidence throughout the week, was very calm.<\/p>\n

\u201cShane reminded me not to rush, and it went exactly to plan. I said I\u2019d get it done between rounds five and eight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chairman\/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa congratulated Okolie in a tweet on Sunday.<\/p>\n

She wrote: \u201cCongrats to Lawrence Okolie @Lawrence_tko who perfectly knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki to become WBO world cruiserweight champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Congrats to Lawrence Okolie @Lawrence_tko<\/a> who perfectly knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki to become WBO world cruiserweight champion.\ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/zpoU4eeY12<\/a><\/p>\n

— N a K (@Nakamoto__X) March 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n