Riakporhe vs Glowacki

Who won Riakporhe vs Glowacki?

Richard Riakporhe beat Krzysztof Glowacki by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, January 21st, 2023, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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 Chris Eubank Jr losing to Liam Smith. Also on the undercard Ekow Essuman beat Chris Kongo for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight belts, and Joseph Parker defeated Jack Massey.

Riakporhe vs Glowacki stats

Back in January 2023, Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Krzysztof Glowacki made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

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

Riakporhe had a height advantage of 5 inches over Glowacki. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Richard Riakporhe fought out of the orthodox stance, while Krzysztof Glowacki was a southpaw.

Riakporhe was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 10 months later than Glowacki, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 118 fewer professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Glowacki's 207.

Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Krzysztof Glowacki was ranked number 6 by the WBO in the 200lb division.

Riakporhe vs Glowacki form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Fabio Turchi on June 11, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Deion Jumah on March 26, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

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

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

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

Glowacki had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lawrence Okolie on March 20, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Mairis Briedis on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maksim Vlasov on November 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Santander Silgado on May 12, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Hala Sportowa, Osiedle Dolne Miasto 14A, Walcz, Poland.

He had beaten Serhiy Radchenko on February 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hala Nysa, ul. Sudecka 23, Nysa.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Richard Riakporhe had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Krzysztof Glowacki's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 1 day ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Glowacki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Glowacki start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Glowacki?

Riakporhe vs Glowacki was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Glowacki?

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