Former cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie discusses his transformation to heavyweight before Saturday's fight against Hussein Muhamed in London.
Lawrence Okolie, who has won 20 out of 21 pro fights, stopped Lukasz Rozanski in the first round in MayThe former cruiserweight world champion suffered a first career defeat when he lost his WBO title to Chris Billam-Smith in
"I was really struggling to make the cruiserweight limit and when I started struggling to make bridgerweight, I spoke to myself and said enough is enough. It's time to enjoy boxing again," Okolie added.Hackney-born Okolie is now based in Bahrain but trained at Manchester's Moss Side boxing gym during a short visit to the United Kingdom.
"Now I can be a bit more like 'whatever'. I can have oats in the morning, pasta at lunch, a mixed grill for dinner. I can get hungry in the night time and allow myself a snack." At 14, he would eat chicken and chips every day after school and his then doctor described him as clinically obese.
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