Richard Riakporhe
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Franck Petitjean, Adam Azim Make Weight For Sky Sports/NBC Peacock Main Event In Wolverhampton
Adam Azim banged his chest in celebration as he stepped off the scale. The unbeaten junior welterweight was a comfortable 139.3 pounds in a bid become the quickest male boxer to win a European (EBU) title. By comparison, France’s Franck Petitjean...
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Richard Riakporhe Vows To Remind "Everyone Why I am The Number One Contender in This Division"
Richard Riakporhe will return to ring on Saturday November 18th. He will take on France’s Dylan Bregeon. Riakporhe (16-0, 12 KO’s) is the WBO’s number one ranked cruiserweight and must beat two-time European title
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Jai Opetaia Disappointed at Richard Riakporhe's Withdrawal From Mandatory Fight
Mick Francis, co-promoter of IBF champion Jai Opetaia and head of Australian promotional outfit Tasman Fighters, has reacted with disappointment to the news that mandatory contender Richard Riakporhe has withdrawn from the scheduled purse bid hours b...
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Richard Riakporhe Pulled From Ordered IBF Title Fight Versus Jai Opetaia, Purse Bid Canceled
Jai Opetaia is back on the hunt for another title challenger. For the second time in as many attempts, the unbeaten lineal and IBF cruiserweight champion has seen a mandatory title defense fall through the cracks. Richard Riakporhe is the latest to w...
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Chris Billam-Smith Would Entertain Scenario of Facing Oleksandr Usyk
Newly crowned WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith has the ability to secure an immediate world title shot in the heavyweight division. Pursuant to the rules of the World Boxing Organization, if a reigning world champion moves up in weight h...
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Jai Opetaia vs. Richard Riakporhe in Talks For August 23 Showdown
Discussions are ongoing to finalize an ordered fight between IBF cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia (22-0, 17 KOs) and mandatory challenger Richard Riakporhe (16-0, 12 KOs). If the deal is reached, the fight would land in south-east Queensland.
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Billam-Smith: Riakporhe Rematch Would Be Brilliant if He Beats Opetaia, We Can Unify
Newly crowned WBO cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith is still waiting to determine his next move. Last month, before a crowd of 15,000 fans in his hometown of Bournemouth, Billam-Smith pulled off one of the year's biggest surprises when...
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Jai Opetaia-Richard Riakporhe IBF Title Fight Ordered After Masternak Abandons Mandatory Title Challenge
Jai Opetaia has a new ordered challenger for the first defense of his cruiserweight championship reign. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has canceled a purse bid hearing previously scheduled for Thursday, after the sanctioning body was info...
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Riakporhe: Maybe Okolie Needs To Move Up, Even The Punch Resistance Looked a Bit Shaky
Cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe felt there was a disconnect between Lawrence Okolie and new trainer SugarHill Steward. Last Saturday night at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, Okolie suffered the first loss of his pro career at the hands of...
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Riakporhe Wants Billam-Smith Rematch: I Have Much More To My Game Than Okolie
Undefeated cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe is a eager to have a rematch with newly crowned WBO world champion Chris Billam-Smith. Riakporhe was ringside on Saturday night at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, to watch Billam-Smith capture...