Jake Paul has a pretty nasty shiner on his face after a sparring match with the two-weight world champion Lawrence Okolie. Okolie told Bloody Elbow everything about their intense session.
On Friday, in Miami, the YouTuber will be facing Anthony Joshua – a hard-hitting heavyweight champion. The YouTube star brought the best to Miami for his preparation, including former cruiserweights and bridgerweights champion Okolie.
The Olympic medalist is a protege of Joshua’s who stands at 6’6 and last fought at a whopping 262lb. Paul felt the power of Okolie when they met in training camp. Okolie is also preparing for his own fight on December 21 against Ebenezer Teteh, live on DAZN.
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Lawrence Okolie details what caused Jake Paul’s black eye in sparring
When interviewing a fighter, it is not a good idea to ask them about sparring. Bloody Elbow thought it was appropriate to ask Jake Paul for his full story, given that he had admitted to getting a nasty blackeye from a sparring session with Lawrence Okolie.
“I don’t think anything in particular happened,” Okolie began. “They just told me to go 100 per cent in sparring, don’t hold back at all, don’t pull your punches just go for it and that’s what I did, I really went for it.
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