With Lawrence Okolie set to tackle Richard Riakphore at heavyweight on April 5, Okolie talks a bit about his emotions in regards to the battle and his opponent. Okolie says he takes all fights a bit personally and he’s anticipating to finally break Riakphore down within the battle.
Okolie on is his battle in opposition to Riakphore is enterprise or private
“I feel each battle I’ve is private. I feel that’s the brand new vitality I’ve adopted relating to boxing specifically. None of us are buddies actually…all boxing is private to me as a result of I’m making an attempt to maintain my life going change it for the higher and so they’re making an attempt to do the alternative.
“To be honest I take a look at him and I see a mannequin who mannequin who packing containers typically versus a boxer that fashions. That’s no discredit to him, I feel he’s mannequin however as a boxer he’s alright.”
On how his battle with Riakphore will finish
“It ends by stoppage. It positively ends by stoppage. I feel it’ll be a breakdown job. I feel I may probably get the one shot off as a result of clearly at any time when I land the one shot I may get the job accomplished, however I feel he’s obtained sufficient defensive acumen that if he places on sufficient weight he’ll have the ability to face up to the primary couple of rounds however then after that the breakdown begins.”
