Ringside footage emerges of Lawrence Okolie brutally knocking out Lukasz Rozanski in the first round
Lawrence Okolie 's brutal knockdowns on Lukasz Rozanski from ringside have gone viral after the Brit won the WBC bridgerweight title.put Rozanski on the deck three times in the opening round before the referee put an end to the contest in Poland on Friday night.It saw the 31-year-old awarded the WBC bridgerweight title, moving to 20-1 in his career after taking to the ring for the first time in 12 months.
Ringside footage of the knockdowns has been posted on social media by boxxer on Instagram and fans are in awe.Another wrote: "And that's how you do it!"Okolie is looking to take steps to moving up to the heavyweight division, inflicting a first career defeat on Rozanski in the process."This was the best moment in boxing for me, I'm super happy," said Okolie. "New weight, putting the KO back in Okolie.
"Joe Gallagher, hats off to him, I hated him the whole training camp, every day there was something else, but every day he was there for me. I hated every single second, but today made it all worthwhile."
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