Riakporhe vs Itauma

When is Riakporhe vs Itauma?

Richard Riakporhe could face Moses Itauma in Autumn/Fall 2025 at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Riakporhe vs Itauma stats

Richard Riakporhe would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Moses Itauma would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Itauma would have a slight advantage in power over Riakporhe, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Riakporhe's 78%.

Richard Riakporhe is the older man by 15 years, at 35 years old.

Itauma has a height advantage of 1 inch over Riakporhe. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Richard Riakporhe fights out of the orthodox stance, while Moses Itauma is a southpaw.

Riakporhe is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 months earlier than Itauma, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Itauma's 25.

Moses Itauma is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Riakporhe vs Itauma form

Richard Riakporhe has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Kevin Nicolas Espindola on May 3, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

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

Itauma remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

He had defeated Oleksandr Zelenskyi on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Moses Itauma has been fighting more than Richard Riakporhe.

Richard Riakporhe last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Moses Itauma's last outing was 4 months and 8 days ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Itauma's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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