Riakporhe vs Opetaia

When is Riakporhe vs Opetaia?

Richard Riakporhe could face Jai Opetaia in late 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

The contest would be for the IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

Opetaia would be making his 5th defense of the The Ring Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. He has held this belt for 2 years, 10 months and 23 days.

He would be making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in May 2024. He has held this title for 1 year and 7 days.

Riakporhe vs Opetaia stats

Richard Riakporhe would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jai Opetaia would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 21 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest that Riakporhe and Opetaia have similar power, both with a 78% knockout percentage.

Richard Riakporhe is the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Riakporhe has a height advantage of 2 inches over Opetaia. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Richard Riakporhe fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jai Opetaia is a southpaw.

Riakporhe is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year later than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Opetaia's 124.

Richard Riakporhe goes into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Riakporhe vs Opetaia form

Richard Riakporhe has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Kevin Nicolas Espindola on May 3, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dylan Bregeon on November 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

Before that, he had won against Krzysztof Glowacki on January 21, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Fabio Turchi on June 11, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated David Nyika on January 8, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jack Massey on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Ellis Zorro on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had beaten Jordan Thompson on September 30, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Richard Riakporhe.

Richard Riakporhe last fought 7 months and 13 days ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 11 months and 8 days ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

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