A blockbuster showdown with Deontay Wilder could be on the horizon for WBC bridgerweight champion Lawrence Okolie, says Sky Sports expert George Groves.
A potential blockbuster showdown with hard-punching heavyweight Deontay Wilder could be on the horizon for Lawrence Okolie after he claimed the WBC bridgerweight world title, says Sky Sports expert George Groves. The British fighter, making his return to the ring nearly one year on from his majority-decision loss to Chris Billam-Smith for the WBO cruiserweight crown, knocked down Lukasz Rozanski three times en route to a first-round stoppage win in Poland to take the belt on Friday.
'I think, maybe, Wilder is the sort of character who goes 'I'm such a big name, I'm a former heavyweight world champion, I can't see me just getting a shot at a heavyweight world title any time soon, but why not become a two-weight world champion by fighting at bridgerweight?'' The bridgerweight division was introduced by the WBC in 2020 to sit between cruiserweight and heavyweight, with the WBA following in recognising it three years later, with the weight limit...
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