There are easier ways of making a living than becoming a professional boxer. To win a world title requires almost pathological commitment with boxers typically training three times a day, doing roadwork first thing, strength and conditioning at midday, before honing their ringcraft with sparring, pads and bags in the afternoon. Throw in the dietary sacrifices required to make your fight weight – not to mention navigating the snake-pit of mercenary promoters – and the challenges facing a boxer are extreme. And that’s all for a career that can suddenly end with the connection of a single punch. British boxer Lawrence Okolie ground his way through those challenges to become WBO cruiserweight world champion last week. The motivation that drove the 28-year-old forward? The promise of obtaining a Rolex Sky-Dweller. After just 16 professional fights, Okolie clinched the WBO belt with a sixth-round knockout of Krzysztof Glowacki at Wembley Arena thanks to an explosive right hook. But as he dodged and weaved his way through the fight, Okolie had one eye not just on the title belt but on gaining the watch of his dreams. “Throughout the whole fight, all I was thinking was one thing,” Okolie told The Daily…
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