WBC Bridgerwieght Status

The WBC has received official confirmation from Bridgerwieght champion Lawrence  Okolie that he has decided to relinquish his world Bridgerwieght championship in order to pursue his dream of becoming Heavyweight champion.  Consequently Interim champion Kevin Lerena is hereby confirmed as WBC World Bridgerwieght champion.

“Firts I would like to state how proud and happy I was to compete for and win the WBC bridgerweight belt”.

“After much consideration it is with a heavy heart that I have to unfortunately relinquish the WBC bridgerweight belt respectfully requesting to be rated in the top 5 in the heavyweight division,” said Okolie.