Lawrence Okolie insists his confidence is excessive going into his struggle in opposition to unbeaten WBC World Bridgerweight champion Lukasz Rozanski this Friday evening stay on Sky Sports activities on the Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.
Okolie (19-1, 14 KOs) misplaced his WBO cruiserweight title in his final struggle in opposition to Chris Billiam-Smith final Might, and he’s been sitting inactive for the previous twelve months heading into Friday’s struggle in opposition to the harmful puncher Rozanski (15-0, 14 KOs).
I don’t understand how Okolie feels assured after how he appeared in opposition to Billiam-Smith as a result of he was getting royally labored over in that loss. Rozanski is on one other stage when it comes to energy and knockout skill, and he may make straightforward work of the previous WBO cruiserweight champion Okolie.
Chin Issues and Rozanski’s Energy
The 6’5″ Okolie hit the deck thrice in opposition to Billiam-Smith in that struggle, and it doesn’t look good for him going into the match in opposition to the more durable, lethal-punching Rozanski.
Okolie is going through an even bigger puncher with a Mike Tyson-esque type, and he’ll be preventing him in entrance of his personal Polish followers. It doesn’t bode nicely for Okolie except his chin has improved since his loss final yr. I don’t assume it has.
Rozanski appeared highly effective in his final two fights, destroying Alen Babic and Artur Szpilka in first spherical knockouts. Granted, these are lower-level fighters, however the best way Rozanski obliterated them, he may try this to anybody, together with Okolie.
The 38-year-old Rozanski doesn’t allow you to breathe with how he assaults his opponents, and also you’re pressured to struggle on your life in opposition to this man.
Confidence and Sport Plan
“Power goes to be again. Explosiveness, particularly early on, and composure. I can give attention to the precise sport plan reasonably than different stuff,” stated Lawrence Okolie to Secondsout about how he’ll be completely different at Bridgerweight in comparison with when he was preventing at cruiserweight.
“Rozanski is a good-sized man. He’s an enormous man. For those who’re going to field a world champion that has a 90% KO ratio, it’s a great way to check it to see. Now you will get some larger ones.
“My confidence is sky-high after that struggle,” stated Okolie about his loss to Chris Billiam-Smith, through which he went the total 12-round distance. “I’ve educated for 12 rounds since 2019.
“For him [Rozanski], his confidence might be excessive. He’s been knocking everybody out in a few rounds. That confidence might be like an early wave, and we’ll see the way it goes.
“I by no means felt I used to be outclassed at any level in that struggle,” stated Okolie about his loss to Billiam-Smith.
