Lawrence Okolie says he is more motivated than ever as he looks to become a two-weight world champion after his first career loss to Chris Billam-Smith.
Lawrence Okolie says he is more motivated than ever as he looks to respond to his first career defeat to Chris Billam-Smith by beating Lukasz Rozanski and becoming a two-weight world champion. Okolie was knocked down three times as he surrendered his WBO cruiserweight world title to Billam-Smith in a majority decision defeat in Bournemouth last May.
It marks the second time Okolie will have ventured into enemy territory having fought Billam-Smith in his home town of Bournemouth last year. 'It's one of the main reasons I wanted it,' said Okolie. 'I've got the experience that didn't go how I wanted it to in Bournemouth, but valuable experience. 'It will be a sell-out at this place.
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