Riakporhe vs Bregeon

Who won Riakporhe vs Bregeon?

Richard Riakporhe beat Dylan Bregeon by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 18th November 2023 at Civic Hall in Wolverhampton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Franck Petitjean losing to Adam Azim. Also, on the undercard Matteo Signani was overcome by Tyler Denny.

Riakporhe vs Bregeon stats

Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Dylan Bregeon made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.

Richard Riakporhe was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Both Richard Riakporhe & Dylan Bregeon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months earlier than Bregeon, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 55 less professional rounds, 77 to Bregeon's 132.

Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 13 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Riakporhe vs Bregeon form

Riakporhe remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Krzysztof Glowacki on 21st January 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Fabio Turchi on 11th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Deion Jumah on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

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

He had beat Krzysztof Twardowski on 2nd October 2021 by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Bregeon's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Bregeon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Bregeon?

Riakporhe vs Bregeon was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Bregeon?

Richard Riakporhe was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Dylan Bregeon made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.