THEN, on Thursday, it was reported that Benavidez’s planned 175lb fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk will likely take place on June 15.
We also received news that Lawrence Okolie will face Lukasz Rozanski in the Brit’s bridgerweight debut at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland, on May 24.
Okolie has not boxed since he lost his cruiserweight title to Chris Billam-Smith in Bournemouth in May of last year and this will represent a chance for the London man to claim the WBC title in his first fight outside the 200lb division.