Who won Riakporhe vs Jumah?
Richard Riakporhe beat Deion Jumah by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Wembley Arena in London.
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).
The undercard featured the clash of Azeez vs Cartwright.
Riakporhe vs Jumah stats
Back in March 2022, Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Deion Jumah made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Riakporhe had advantage in power over Jumah, with a 69% knock out percentage over Jumah's 50%.
Richard Riakporhe was the same age as Deion Jumah, at 32 years old.
Riakporhe had a height advantage of 4 inches over Jumah. Despite this, Jumah had 1-inch reach advantage.
Richard Riakporhe fought out of the orthodox stance, while Deion Jumah was a southpaw.
Riakporhe was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 year and 6 months later than Jumah, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 77 to Jumah's 72.
Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO and 12 by the IBF at cruiserweight.
Riakporhe vs Jumah form
Riakporhe remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Olanrewaju Durodola on 20th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Krzysztof Twardowski on 2nd October 2021 by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Jack Massey on 19th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London.
Before that, he had won against Chris Billam-Smith on 20th July 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
He had beat Tommy McCarthy on 2nd March 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.
Activity check
Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
What time did Riakporhe vs Jumah start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Jumah?
Riakporhe vs Jumah was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.
What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Jumah?
Richard Riakporhe was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Deion Jumah made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.
