Lawrence Okolie is the next undisputed boxer

Cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie made quick work of Nikodem Jezewski, whom he floored three times in a second-round TKO win at The SSE Arena in London on Saturday.

For Okolie, who now waits for a world title shot, this was an inconvenient fight he just had to deal with. Jezewski (19-1-1, 11 KOs) was a last-minute replacement after Okolie's first world title attempt against Krzysztof Glowacki was called off. But Okolie coped with the late change in his opponent with aplomb.

"I will be unified world champion in 2021," Okolie, from London, said after the fight.

Former world titlist Glowacki tested positive for COVID-19, and his fellow Polish fighter Jezewski stepped in on a week's notice, but without the vacant WBO cruiserweight world title on the line.

Okolie (15-0, 13 KOs), 27, who is managed by unified heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua, showed he has heavyweight power. Okolie floored Jezewski twice in the first round, first with a body shot, then wobbling Jezewski with a straight right before dropping him again.

Okolie predictably dropped Jezewski again in the second round, with a right hand straight to the jaw, and the fight was stopped.

"Glowacki, [WBC champion Ilunga] Makabu, [Mairis] Breidis, Okolie will go through the whole cruiserweight division before going to heavyweight," Matchroom's Eddie Hearn, who promotes Okolie, said.

Okolie is ranked No. 2 with the WBO governing body, his highest ranking among the four bodies, and has yet to fight for a world title.