Okolie predicts a “big knockout” win against Hussein Muhamed

Lawrence Okolie (20-1, 15 KOs) will make his heavyweight debut this weekend in Wembley against Hussein Muhamed (18-1, 14 KOs).

Former cruiserweight and bridgerweight world champion Okolie is happy that he can concentrate only on opponent and not on the weight issue. He predicts a big knockout victory.

“I feel good, you know. It’s been good eating breakfast this morning, having lunch. I feel fuelled up and feel ready for Saturday,” Okolie, 20-1 (15 KOs), said at Thursday’s press conference.

“I don’t know [what he will weigh]. I haven’t checked. I don’t have to check, but I don’t know. I’ll be reasonably heavy. I’ll be much heavier than I was at cruiserweight, I’ll tell you that.

“He had plenty to say, but you know, actions are going to speak louder. I think Saturday is just a few days away, so we’re going to find out.”

“This is the heavyweight division. It’s all about knockouts and I’ve got several different ways I’m going to be able to do it with Hussein,” he said. “I’ve obviously got the speed advantage. I wonder, even at heavyweight, I believe I’ll be the bigger puncher. I’ll be picking clever shots to the head, clever shots to the body, and just showing boxing skill and then we’ll box our way to a big knockout.”

Muhamed, 18-1 (14 KOs), hasn’t mixed with anybody with Okolie’s list of accomplishments but the 33-year-old German is a career heavyweight. At a press conference three weeks ago, Muhamed laughed when Okolie claimed he would stop him in six rounds and still refuses to believe it.

“I didn’t have nothing personal against him, but if he talks like that, how can I respond to that, you know? If he says he doesn’t know me, that I’m no one and he will knock me out in the first six rounds? We’re going to see on Saturday, Lawrence. Trust me. I’m on fire, man. I don’t want to give the outcome to the judges. That’s the only thing I can say.” – Muhamed said.