Riakporhe vs Durodola

Who won Riakporhe vs Durodola?

Richard Riakporhe beat Olanrewaju Durodola by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, November 20th, 2021, at Wembley Arena, London.

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 Hosea Burton was defeated by Dan Azeez for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship, Mikael Lawal beat Leonardo Damian Bruzzese, Florian Marku defeated Jorick Luisetto, and Natasha Jonas was victorious over Vaida Masiokaite.

Riakporhe vs Durodola stats

Back in November 2021, Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Olanrewaju Durodola made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 33 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Durodola had a large advantage in power over Riakporhe, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Riakporhe's 67%.

Richard Riakporhe was the younger man by 10 years, at 31 years old.

Riakporhe had a height advantage of 3 inches over Durodola. Despite this, Durodola had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Richard Riakporhe and Olanrewaju Durodola fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 1 month later than Durodola, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 85 fewer professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Durodola's 174.

Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 13 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Olanrewaju Durodola was ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Riakporhe vs Durodola 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 Krzysztof Twardowski on October 2, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Billam-Smith on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Tommy McCarthy on March 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

He had won against Sam Hyde on November 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Durodola had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ilunga Makabu on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Michal Cieslak on May 31, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at MZOS Pruszków, ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 4, Pruszków, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at G2A Arena, Jasionka 953, Rzeszow.

Before that, he had been beaten by Maksim Vlasov on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in the 10th round at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

He had lost to Dmitry Kudryashov on June 3, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at Sports Palace, Rostov-na-Donu.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Richard Riakporhe had last fought 1 month and 18 days ago, while Olanrewaju Durodola's last outing had been 11 months and 1 day ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Durodola's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Durodola start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT 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 Durodola?

Riakporhe vs Durodola was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Durodola?

Richard Riakporhe was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Olanrewaju Durodola made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.