[New post] Lawrence Okolie vs David Light date: Start time, undercard, live stream and how to follow – The Sauce to defend WBO cruiserweight title in Manchester
Marc Williams posted: " Cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie will take on New Zealand's David Light in Manchester at the end of March. 'The Sauce' won the vacant WBO title by seeing off Krzysztof Glowacki in March 2021 and has defended it twice since against " talkSPORT
Cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie will take on New Zealand's David Light in Manchester at the end of March.
'The Sauce' won the vacant WBO title by seeing off Krzysztof Glowacki in March 2021 and has defended it twice since against Dilan Prasovic and Michal Cieslak.
Okolie will defend his WBO cruiserweight title next month
But Okolie has not fought since his decision win at The O2 Arena over Cieslak in February last year.
The rest of 2022 was frustrating for the Hackney-born star and he is now eager to make up for lost time this year.
Light is the mandatory challenger to Okolie's WBO belt.
The 31-year-old has a perfect 20-0 record but has never fought someone of Okolie's calibre.
Okolie vs Light: Date and start time
This 12-round cruiserweight world title bout will take place on Saturday, March 25.
It is being held at the Manchester Arena - the venue where Okolie made his professional debut with a 20-second knockout win over Geoffrey Cave in March 2017.
The undercard will likely get going at around 6pm with the main event expected at 10:30pm. Times will be confirmed closer to the night.
Okolie vs Light: Date and start time
talkSPORT will have full coverage of the fight throughout the week and talkSPORT.com will be running a live blog of fight night too.
The event will also be shown on Sky Sports Action from 7pm.
Okolie will take on Light in Manchester on March 25
Okolie vs Light: Undercard
Subject to change
Main event: Lawrence Okolie vs David Light - for WBO cruiserweight title
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Karriss Artingstall vs Linzi Buczynskyj
Michael Gomez Jnr vs Levi Giles
Rhys Edwards vs Brian Phillips
Aaron McKenna vs TBA
Callum Simpson vs TBA
Samuel Antwi vs TBA
Harvey Lambert vs TBA
Okolie vs Light: What has been said?
Okolie is targeting three big fights this year following his frustrating 2022.
He said: "I'm hoping for three fights. That's what me and the team are working towards.
"Obviously I have to stay injury free, but I am expecting three fights this year
"I've stayed in shape, and kept my mind focused on what I love to do, which is boxing.
"I'm just looking forward to getting in there and doing my job."
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