Former WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie is considering a move up to heavyweight or bridgerweight, according to his promoter Ben Shalom.
Okolie fought last year against Chris Billam-Smith, who emerged with his title.
That was in May 2023, and Okolie has not fought since, but is plotting the best method of return.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Shalom said that one possibility is a move up to heavyweight, potentially with a stopover at bridgerweight, the relatively new division between heavyweight and cruiserweight.
"I think we're going to look to move up to heavyweight or fight immediately for a world title at bridgerweight,” Shalom said.
"The reason his performances haven't been at the level he was used to is, I do think, the weight, as a 6' 6” guy. This is personal opinion, and especially at that top level, [that] was getting in the way of his very best performances," the promoter explained.
"I think he's looking very seriously at the heavyweight division, possibly bridgerweight first and I think that's where we're going to see Lawrence in the latter stages of his career.
"He's a really talented fighter and so I just think the story hasn't even begun for Lawrence Okolie. Cast your mind back to cruiserweights Oleksandr Usyk and David Haye and people that have really made their legacy in the heavyweight division.
"He's a lot bigger than those guys. His frame's a lot bigger, he's had to work extremely hard to do what he's done in the cruiserweight division and sometimes fighters don't talk about the struggles they go through.
"The Lawrence Okolie story is just about to begin and I think it's going to be at a weight division that suits where he's at."
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