When is Riakporhe vs Goulamirian?
Richard Riakporhe could fight Arsen Goulamirian in Summer 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 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 WBA cruiserweight championship of the world.
Riakporhe vs Goulamirian stats
Richard Riakporhe would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Arsen Goulamirian would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Riakporhe would have a slight advantage in power over Goulamirian, with a 76% knockout percentage over Goulamirian's 70%.
Richard Riakporhe is the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.
Riakporhe has a height advantage of 4 inches over Goulamirian. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Richard Riakporhe & Arsen Goulamirian fight out of an orthodox stance.
Riakporhe is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 2 months later than Goulamirian, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 89 fewer professional rounds, totaling 77 compared to Goulamirian's 166.
Richard Riakporhe goes into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 1 by the WBO and 6 by the RING at cruiserweight.
Arsen Goulamirian is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC and 7 by the RING in the 200lb division.
Riakporhe vs Goulamirian form
Riakporhe remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Dylan Bregeon on November 18, 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Krzysztof Glowacki on January 21, 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Fabio Turchi on June 11, 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.
Before that, he had won against Deion Jumah on March 26, 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.
He had beaten Olanrewaju Durodola on November 20, 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London.
Goulamirian has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on March 30, 2024 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Alexey Egorov on November 19, 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at La Palestre, Le Cannet, France.
Going into that contest, he had won against Constantin Bejenaru on December 28, 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Before that, he had defeated Kane Watts on November 15, 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Accor Hotel Arena, Paris.
He had beaten Mark Flanagan on October 20, 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Richard Riakporhe has been fighting more than Arsen Goulamirian.
Richard Riakporhe last fought 7 months and 21 days ago, while Arsen Goulamirian's last outing was 3 months and 9 days ago.
Riakporhe's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.
Goulamirian's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
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