Lawrence Okolie vs David Light signed for March 11 in London

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie and obligatory challenger David Mild have efficiently prevented their looming purse bid. Each males submitted signed agreements to fulfill on a March eleventh BOXXER present in London.

There’s, nevertheless, an opportunity that issues are going to get very difficult in a short time. Okolie (18-0, 14 KO) is presumably nonetheless locked in a dispute with Matchroom, which facilities round whether or not his 2020 struggle with late alternative Nikodem Jezewski counted as one among his contractually obligated bouts. Ben Shalom claims that the problem’s been resolved, however we’ve but to obtain affirmation from Eddie Hearn, who didn’t appear eager on letting Okolie go final I checked.

Mild (20-0, 12 KO), final seen upsetting Brandon Glanton in a last eliminator, doesn’t determine to pose a lot of a risk to Okolie. That stated, there’s each purpose to imagine Okolie won’t be at his finest, so there’s at the very least one supply of intrigue.