Riakporhe vs Goulamirian

When is Riakporhe vs Goulamirian?

Richard Riakporhe could fight Arsen Goulamirian in Early 2025 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 a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, 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 compared to Goulamirian's 70%.

Richard Riakporhe is the younger man by 3 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 and Arsen Goulamirian fight out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 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 77 fewer professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Goulamirian's 166.

Richard Riakporhe goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring at cruiserweight.

Arsen Goulamirian is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 6 by The Ring in the 200lb division.

Riakporhe vs Goulamirian form

Richard Riakporhe has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Chris Billam-Smith on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dylan Bregeon on November 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Krzysztof Glowacki on January 21, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Fabio Turchi on June 11, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

He had beaten Deion Jumah on March 26, 2022, by knockout in the 8th 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 6 months and 21 days ago, while Arsen Goulamirian's last outing was 9 months and 6 days ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Goulamirian's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 29 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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