Lawrence Okolie knocks out Lukasz Rozanski in first round to become WBC bridgerweight world champion | Boxing News

Lawrence Okolie made an emphatic return to action as he knocked out Lukasz Rozanski in the opening round to win the WBC bridgerweight world title in Poland on Friday night.  Victory sees Okolie become a two-weight world champion as he fought for the first time since relinquishing his WBO cruiserweight belt in defeat to Chris…

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Lawrence Okolie says Lukasz Rozanski’s ‘hostile’ crowd will fuel world title performance in Poland | Boxing News

Lawrence Okolie vows to show he is a class above Lukasz Rozanski as he prepares to embrace a hostile atmosphere while challenging for the WBC bridgerweight world title in Poland on Friday night. The former WBO cruiserweight world titleholder takes on Rozanski in the champion’s hometown of Rzesow. Okolie says he’s expecting a “hostile” reception…

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Lawrence Okolie warned about Lukasz Rozanski’s ‘perfect storm’ in WBC bridgerweight title clash on Friday | Boxing News

Lawrence Okolie must be braced for the “perfect storm” when he fights Lukasz Rozanski for the WBC bridgerweight title in Poland, says Alen Babic. Okolie brought ‘The Savage’ Babic in for sparring sessions as he prepared for a hostile atmosphere and Rozanki’s full-throttle fighting style in Rzeszow on Friday night, live on Sky Sports. Babic knows…

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Lukasz Fabianski exclusive: West Ham goalkeeper confidant Hammers can avoid Premier League relegation

When West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is told he is the second oldest player to have appeared in the Premier League this season, the 38-year-old excitedly interrupts the question before it can be finished. “Who’s the oldest then?! Who’s older than me?” he laughs, in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports. But giving him the…

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Lukasz Rozanski blasts Alen Babic away in one wild round to win WBC bridgerweight title in Poland

Lucasz Rozanski claimed the vacant WBC bridgerweight title with a devastating first-round stoppage of Alen Babic in Poland. Babic and Rozanski promised a collision of unbridled ferocity when they met at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow, the latter’s hometown. They did just that, though the fight ended even more quickly than expected. Picture:Rozanski puts Babic…

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Lukasz Rozanski vs Alen Babic: ‘Someone’s getting knocked out!’ says Ben Shalom

Alen Babic, the popular slugger from Croatia, will be in action on Saturday. He takes on Poland’s Lukasz Rozanski at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow for the new WBC bridgerweight title, live on Sky Sports. Bridgerweight is a new division created by the WBC at 224lbs. It is not recognized by any other sanctioning body.…

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