Riakporhe vs Massey

Who won Riakporhe vs Massey?

Richard Riakporhe beat Jack Massey by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday 19th December 2019 at York Hall in London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Richard Riakporhe.

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).

The undercard featured the clash of Clay vs Kiwitt.

Riakporhe vs Massey stats

Back in December 2019, Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jack Massey made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Riakporhe had a large advantage in power over Massey, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over Massey's 50%.

Richard Riakporhe was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Both Richard Riakporhe & Jack Massey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 year later than Massey, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 77 to Massey's 104.

Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA at cruiserweight.

Riakporhe vs Massey form

Riakporhe remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Chris Billam-Smith on 20th July 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Sam Hyde on 10th November 2018 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Before that, he had won against Elvis Dube on 28th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.

He had beat Adam Williams on 24th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Massey start?

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

Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Massey?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 AM EST / 11:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Massey?

Richard Riakporhe was a 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Jack Massey made his way into the ring at 263/50 (+530) with oddsmakers.