Matty Askin entered this fight with a pro record of 23-3-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ovill McKenzie in 2015 (Ovill McKenzie vs Matty Askin), since then he has collected one draw and six victories beating Craig Kennedy in 2017 and Stephen Simmons in 2018 (Matty Askin vs Stephen Simmons).
His opponent, the undefeated Lawrence Okolie, has a perfect boxing record of 9-0-0 (7 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He debuted in 2017 and he has beat Antonio Sousa, Isaac Chamberlain and Luke Watkins in his last three (Luke Watkins vs Lawrence Okolie). Askin vs Okolie is valid for the BBBofC British cruiserweight title; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 BOXING fight – Luke Watkins vs Lawrence Okolie – full fight Video
Both undefeated, the Commonwealth Cw champion Luke Watkins entered this fight with a perfect record of 13-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.44 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the former Olympian Lawrence Okolie, has a boxing record of 8-0-0 (6 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.67 in the same weight class. Watkins fought four times last year winning over Jiri Svacina, Ian Tims, Robin Dupre and Mike Stafford while Okolie debuted in 2017 defeating Adam Williams, Antonio Sousa and Isaac Chamberlain in his last three. Watkins vs Okolie is valid for the Commonwealth (British Empire) and WBA Continental cruiserweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!