Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has lauded British professional boxer, Lawrence Okolie, after he dramatically knocked out Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki in the sixth round to claim the WBO cruiserweight title at The SSE Arena in Wembley.
Okolie crushed Glowacki with a huge right hand to start his reign as the new WBO cruiserweight champion.
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Okolie unloaded a devastating finishing punch to drop Glowacki heavily in the sixth round and referee Marcus McDonnell waved off the fight to confirm the coronation of Britain’s newest world titleholder at The SSE Arena in Wembley.
The unbeaten 28-year-old had emulated the likes of Tony Bellew, David Haye and Johnny Nelson, who previously held world crowns in the 200lb class, and promoter Eddie Hearn announced his desire to make unification fights.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, NiDCOM
In her reaction, Dabiri-Erewa through her Twitter handle congratulated the Cruiseweight Champion.
“Congrats to Lawrence Okolie @Lawrence_tko who perfectly knockout of Krzysztof Glowacki to become WBO world cruiserweight champion,” she tweeted.
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