31-year-old Okolie comes into this fight after winning the WBC bridgerweight title in May by defeating the defending champion Lukasz Rozanski in his own backyard in Poland.
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WBO cruiserweight champion Okolie recently failed to impress in a lacklustre display against David Light in Manchester.
The judges scored the bout 116-112, 119-108, 117-110 after a tough 12 rounds for both fighters at the AO Arena.
Okolie, 30, will make the third defence of his WBO cruiserweight title when he takes on David Light at the AO Arena in Manchester on March 25.
BOXXER and Sky Sports announced the event on Wednesday.
There is, however, a chance that things are going to get very complicated very quickly.
The Nigeria-born British boxer is back home to meet his native people while seeking ways to impact on the community and give back to the sport through support for upcoming talents.
On Monday, the British heavyweight was seen working in the gym with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.
Anthony Joshua lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles after losing to the Ukrainian last month.
The unbeaten 28-year-old Hackney fighter produced a controlled display as he became the first male member of Great Britain’s 2016 Olympics squad to claim a professional world title.
Okolie, who is guided by Joshua’s 258 Management, can claim the vacant WBO cruiserweight championship with victory over Krzysztof Glowacki on Saturday night.
Okolie, 27, was due to face Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO world cruiserweight title until the Polish fighter tested positive for COVID-19.
British boxer Okolie will bid for a maiden world title in his home city on December 12 when Joshua puts his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts on the line against Bulgaria’s Pulev at the O2 Arena.
Joshua and Okolie are set to face Kubrat Pulev and Krzysztof Glowacki respectively, two weeks before Christmas.
Okolie sparred Fury prior to the first Wilder fight and will weigh up this offer, but Riakporhe is rehabilitating a broken hand so can’t join the camp in Las Vegas.
Lawrence Okolie has let the cat out of the bag regarding the details of his next fight.