Lawrence Okolie: “I had 17 fights, 14 KOs, by the end of the week it will be 18 and 15 KOs. Everyone can say what they want about the opponent until I beat them and then we go into the next game and we’ll see what everyone has to say about him.
“I think strength is secondary, so my fans and opponents can watch and see what I’m doing. In the ring, when I’m going to perform on Sunday, there’s a lot of other things that I do that get overlooked. They all end in KO, that’s why people care about power.
“Nothing else matters since the war was signed, it was to erase his smile [Cieslak] face and all of his Polish teammates on Sunday.
“It’s a must, 100% ends in a KO. 1 million percent. ”
Eddie Hearn, President of Matchroom Sport:
“A huge night of boxing is planned for Sunday, I’ve always felt there’s huge potential for Sunday boxing, and you’ll see it in full swing this weekend – starting at 3pm in London and main event scheduled around 9pm live on DAZN.
“Of course, the WBO Cruiser class world championship on the border between Lawrence Okolie and Michal Cieslak from Poland, as well as a huge supporting cast in the cards.”
Shane McGuigan, Coach of Lawrence Okolie:
“Cieslak had a great performance against Makabu and I think could have won that game. He has only one con in his track record, but these are the fights we need for Lawrence Okolie, he’s the best Cruiserweight in the world, I know it’s for real – we just need to come out. there to prove it.
“We did a lot of work, Mr [Lawrence] joined me at the beginning of 2019. He’s always had the power and has now learned to keep his distance, be a little more disciplined, stay in range, but he’s still learning all the time. That’s the scary thing, when he moves up to Heavyweight I believe he’ll be a Two-Weight World Champion. Lots of hope for Lawrence and I think it’s going to be a display of his true abilities on Sunday. “
Michael Cieslak:
“Honestly, I don’t care what other people think like the media or supporters, I focus on myself and what I’m going to do on Sunday.
“I know there will be a lot of supporters from my city of Radom and elsewhere across Poland, I can’t wait to fight in this match.
“I’m focusing on myself today so I don’t care how hard he punches, I’ll do what I have to do on Sunday and then I’ll celebrate.”
Andrzej Liczik, coach of Michal Cieslak:
“I can confirm that Cieslak is preparing very well for Sunday’s fight, he will come out there and beat his opponent, Lawrence Okolie.
“I think you’ll all find out on Sunday we’ll confirm how we do.”
Galal Yafai:
“It’s been fun being here, I’m used to being stuck in a place where there’s no fighting. It’s good to be here, with loads of cameras and people around, I’m ready to fight. Now it seems more real to see Bautista talking there, the only thing I’m thinking about is fighting and performing for everyone. Go ahead and move forward.
“He came here to win; He didn’t come here to lose. I’m called the ‘Golden Boy’, he’s trying to take me down. We’ve had some disturbances recently when Mexicans come in here, I don’t think that’s going to happen on Sunday. It was a good learning battle for me and I just wanted to remind everyone how good I am.
“That’s what I used to do when I went to the Olympics, fighting the best in the world. I don’t want to fight someone who came to survive or say they fought me or because of a Matchmaking Room bill. I want to fight people who will test me, to improve and make me better. I’m sure I’ll show it on Sunday.”
Carlos Vado Bautista:
“I’m really happy to be here with this great bill, it’s going to be a great night. To be fair, it doesn’t matter to me if Galal comes out or not, all I know is he’ll be available, I’ll be available too and we’re going to have a fight.
“I don’t think the past is too relevant, we’ll both be ready, I don’t think he’ll be less prepared for the next ten innings. We’ll do our best for it, both of us. ”
Karim Guerfi:
“I’m excited to be fighting in this Matchroom show, probably the best promoter in the world. I am ready for this fight, I really believe in myself and to prove who I am and why I am the champion. Jordan Gill is a technically good fighter but I’m ready for him. I hope on Sunday it will be a great fight.
“At 34 years old, Bantamweight was really hard for me, when I had the opportunity to fight for the Featherweight title, I was really happy.”
Jordan Gill:
“That’s why I won, I’m looking forward to it, it’s a big challenge and I thrive under pressure. The pressure is huge, I have to win this fight but I’m looking forward to it.
“There are always disappointments and ups and downs, I am the one who stays and I will stay until the end. I go to the gym every day and just do what I have to, I feel like this is the thing for me, I don’t know when I’ll get there but eventually I will. I’m looking forward to this fight.
“It is an exciting time to be in the tournament, it is a big fight for the European Title. Win the war and you’re up there for it all to play. I’ve had domestic matches, boxed Cunningham, beat Ryan Doyle for Commonwealth, boxed for Reece Bellotti who is also Commonwealth Champion so this is the next step and I feel myself ready for the challenge. ”
Fabio Wardley:
“No athlete likes to spend time in a sport they love but sometimes it’s necessary and what we have to do, I took advantage of that time and everything came back and shot at 100%. . That’s the plan, to get in a good position and have a really successful year, I’m going to start it off with a big game against an opponent that’s played against some of the top executives. That’s how we’re starting things and I just want to get bigger from here.
“There was a lot of talk about me moving and heading into the England title clash with Nathan Gorman, I would never look past the opponent in front of me. I still have work to do on Sunday, let’s get through it all right and move quickly towards bigger and better things.”
Daniel Martz:
“He’s really good but I’ve been in the ring with a lot of top boys and done a lot of good work at home. I kept up the call waiting style and now I get it, here I am.
“A lot of guys wanted to check how they did compared to how some of the other top guys did, I was just keeping fit and waiting for the call. I’m really happy to be here and I appreciate Matchroom for bringing me here. ”
Anthony Fowler:
“This time I lost weight so easily, I have a new nutritionist who has helped me a lot. You will meet another animal on Sunday night, now I am in the ring fully charged, in the best shape of my life and very mentally focused. I know this guy has never been stopped but by Sunday night I will stop him; I will break him and stop him.
“I look back and I showed a lot of weakness when fighting [Smith], I’ve pointed out a lot of mistakes that I need to fix. I think that weight loss affected my performance a lot, I’m really disappointed I died so quickly in the game, I was really a really bad struggle when I had to. weight loss.
“I was gone, rebuilt and fully focused on getting ready for Sunday night. This is the first fight in years where I’m really excited, I’m used to sitting here thinking when it’s time to weigh, I can’t burn here because I just want to weigh. Now that my family is here, I’ve got full fuel and can’t wait any longer. ”
Lukasz Maciec:
“I know that this is a huge opportunity for me and I intend to take advantage of it.
“I will be able to beat Anthony Fowler and I will show this on Sunday. I will show boxing at the highest level. ”
Campbell Hatton:
“That’s what we used to see in the gym when I hit the box last time in Bilbao, it was a lot more relaxed and calm – this time too. That’s the mindset I’m adopting for the rest of my career, I’m not going to rush my work, I’ve learned from my mistakes so I’m looking forward to building for the final performance. his own.
“I think there is an opponent that will come and win, he will go into the fight with confidence, he will see me at my worst of the game against Tottenham and that is not what will happen. happen again. He will be really ready and confident in his chances, he will leave a few more spaces, when I meet a more ambitious opponent that will bring out the best for me. ”
Joe Ducker:
“I just can’t wait, all the hard work done, I’m just ready now.”
“It’s just another opponent for me, I think I played better so I’m just here to do my job.”
John Hedges:
“I think if you look at my recent performance, I’m getting better, I think the main thing is that I’m getting more mature with each game and losing weight. Light-Heavyweight is good enough for now, so I’ll stick around for a bit and hopefully make a name for myself and pout in a big show Sunday night.
“We all push each other in the gym and working hard, we’re lucky to have a coach like Mark Tibbs and his dad Jimmy, really the only way to get ahead. We’re all pushing each other, Ebanie has a Worlds title fight coming up and Johnny stays active, it’s a great stable to be in. “
Cheavon Clarke:
“Interesting, I’m ready to go. It is very similar to the GB experience, with more media and viewers. I look forward to getting started.
“People are always talking about amateur experiences; this is another game so no matter what experience i get i’m starting from scratch and i have to deal with it accordingly.
“My mom always told me to mind my own business and now my business is Sunday so let’s deal with that.”
Demsey McKean:
“It’s been so much fun spending more quality time with Tony and Peter Sims, obviously since I moved from the Gold Coast to Essex a lot of people have called me pretty crazy. Nice sunny weather with beach to go through here with pretty dark and cloudy weather.
“The boxing is second to none here, the match I got was also very quality, I shared a lot of rounds with Daniel Dubois in this camp. I really want to get in there and show off these newfound skills, I’m pretty confident this will be the best profession as well.
“I could feel that after 8/9 weeks I was also with Tony, so I leveled up a lot and the game played a big part in that too. We don’t have that kind of quality back home in Australia, I’ve done a lot of matches like this to prepare, three times a week here with high quality opponents, I just can’t wait to be go there.
“I am quite lucky, Eddie has made me quite positive, I only fought a few months ago. I have my next fight on Sunday and we’re looking at a pretty quick turnaround once I get through Bracamonte – it’s a stroke of luck on its own
“We’re working with Tony at the moment, building that relationship and working really well together. I’m so excited for the future and what it brings, I can’t wait to show off all these skills on Sunday.”
