Riakporhe vs Turchi

Who won Riakporhe vs Turchi?

Richard Riakporhe beat Fabio Turchi by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, June 11th, 2022, at Wembley Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Richard Riakporhe.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Germaine Brown was defeated by Zak Chelli, Chris Kongo beat Sebastian Formella, and Lauren Price defeated Valgerdur Gudstensdottir.

Riakporhe vs Turchi stats

Back in June 2022, Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fabio Turchi made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Riakporhe had a slight advantage in power over Turchi, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Turchi's 70%.

Richard Riakporhe was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Riakporhe had a height advantage of 3 inches over Turchi. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Richard Riakporhe and Fabio Turchi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 months later than Turchi, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 25 fewer professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Turchi's 114.

Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Fabio Turchi was ranked number 11 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Riakporhe vs Turchi form

Riakporhe had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Deion Jumah on March 26, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Olanrewaju Durodola on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Krzysztof Twardowski on October 2, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Jack Massey on December 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had won against Chris Billam-Smith on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Turchi had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dylan Bregeon on April 16, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia, Italy.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nikolajs Grisunins on October 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tommy McCarthy on October 11, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at PalaTrento, Trentino-Alto Adige.

Before that, he had beaten Sami Enbom on April 26, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Tuscany Hall, Toscana.

He had won against Tony Conquest on November 30, 2018, by knockout in the 7th round at Teatro Obi Hall, Toscana.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Richard Riakporhe had been fighting more than Fabio Turchi.

Going into this contest, Richard Riakporhe had last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Fabio Turchi's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 26 days ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Turchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Turchi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Turchi?

Riakporhe vs Turchi was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Turchi?

Richard Riakporhe was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Fabio Turchi made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.