After two temporary stoppage win stoppage wins in his transfer to heavyweight, Lawrence Okolie is alleged to be in negotiations to make a battle towards former world title contender Luis Ortiz, per ESPN’s sources for a battle that may very well be held within the UK.
Okolie has solely fought two rounds up to now yr, stopping Lukasz Rozanski and Hussein Muhamed in a single spherical apiece and now seems to be to take a step again up in competitors, even when it might come towards a 45-year-old ‘King Kong.’ Ortiz fought as soon as final yr in a simple first spherical stoppage of unheralded Francisco Cordero however has been largely inactive since 2022.
Since Okolie signed with Queensberry promotions he’s expressed his curiosity in making a run at a heavyweight world title in addition to maintain an lively schedule. Okolie has clearly been taking incremental steps since departing the cruiserweight division and hopes {that a} potential win over Ortiz may nudge himself ahead in his pursuit that championship objective, however it’s unclear how a lot Ortiz nonetheless has to supply at this stage.
