National anthem singer spotted reading lyrics on her hand ahead of Lawrence Okolie vs David Light
of the week, as there were sound issues ahead of ‘God save the King’ at the England vs Italy football match on Thursday., beating Light by unanimous decision in an underwhelming performance.
The crowd made their their thoughts on the dull encounter known, as boos and whistles could be heard, with some fans leaving the arena before the fight had ended.
“But, at the end of the day, there’s no need to make excuses – just get better. I just couldn’t get the last shot to drop him and get him out of there because he was very tough and very good with his hand defences.” As for his next fight, Okolie said: “I will go in the ring and fight anyone. If they’re watching this and they think ‘Lawrence is rubbish, I can do this, I can do that’, come and find out.“I’ll put it on the line against anyone and if they’re good enough to beat me, they are, and if not I carry on winning.”Anthony Joshua’s quest to become a three-time heavyweight champion begins onagainst Jermaine Franklin and talkSPORT will be live from London’s O2 to bring you coverage of the fight.
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