It has been over a year since Okolie last fought and he will be hoping this can be the start of a busy 2023 where he will look to unify all the world title belts at 200lbs. 

This fight against Light will also mark the start of a new stage in Okolie's career with new trainer Sugar Hill Steward in his corner instead of Shane McGuigan.  

Here's everything you need to know about Okolie vs. Light. 

When is Okolie vs. Light? Date, start time

• Date: Saturday, March 25
• Start time: 7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. ET
• Main event ringwalks (approx): 10 p.m. GMT / 6 p.m. ET

The event is set to get underway at 7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. ET with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 10 p.m. GMT / 6 p.m. ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights. 

What channel/stream is Okolie vs. Light?

• U.S.: ProBox TV
• UK: Sky Sports

Sky Sports will broadcast the fight in the UK, the U.S. broadcaster will be ProBox TV

Where is Okolie vs. Light? 

The fight takes place at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. 

Lawrence Okolie record and bio

• Nationality: British
• Age: 30
• Height: 6' 5" 
• Reach: 82.5"
• Total fights: 18
• Record: 18-0 (14 KOs)

David Light record and bio

• Nationality: New Zealand
• Age: 31
• Height: 6' 1.5"
• Reach: N/A
• Total fights: 20
• Record: 20-0 (12 KOs)

Okolie vs. Light card

• Lawrence Okolie vs. David Light; For Okolie's WBO world cruiserweight title 
• Michael Gomez Jr vs. Levi Giles; Super featherweight
• Frazer Clarke vs. Rydell Booker; Heavyweight
• Callum Simpson vs. Celso Neves; Super middleweight
• Aaron McKenna vs. Lukas Ndafoluma; Middleweight
• Samuel Antwi vs. Omir Rodriguez; Light middleweight
• Shakiel Thompson vs. Robert Talarek; Middleweight
• Karriss Artingstall vs. Linzi Buczynskyj; Featherweight
• Rhys Edwards vs. Brian Phillips; Featherweight
• Frankie Stringer vs. TBA; Lightweight
• Harvey Lambert vs. Casey Brown; Light middleweight