Joshua Buatsi and Lawrence Okolie target more explosive victories on NXTGEN show
Wednesday 2 August 2017 16:52, UK
Joshua Buatsi and Lawrence Okolie are eager to impress when they return to action on next month's NXTGEN bill.
The former Team GB duo are in the early stages of their professional careers and will showcase their skills as part of a packed bill, which also includes Conor Benn and Joe Cordina at York Hall in Bethnal Green on September 1, live on Sky Sports.
Buatsi marked his pro debut with a second-round stoppage of Carlos Mena last month, while Okolie extended his destructive record to four knockouts in the first round after halting Russ Henshaw on the same bill at The O2.
"I've got to give credit to the guy I boxed, he didn't come to just lay down," Buatsi told Sky Sports News. "He tried and this is the moment that we have all been training for and we have all been waiting for.
"Getting my hand raised, that's the most important thing."
Okolie insists he is well prepared for a more physically demanding bout, despite stopping all of his opponents inside the opening round.
"I always train for longer than the fights are going," Okolie told Sky Sports News. "When I'm boxing a four-rounder, I'm getting myself ready for six, eight, so now it's just training and building.
"When I get in there and it is over in a round, it is a relief because you're training so hard and the only time that matters is on fight day. When it get's done, you're happy with it. The knockouts, I'm happy because it makes for good highlights."
Click on the videos above to see Joshua Buatsi and Lawrence Okolie in the Sky Sports News studio.
