VS
Summer 2025
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Cruiserweight
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26-0-0

Belts on The Line

IBF World Cruiserweight Championship

The tape

34
Age
29
6' 5" / 196 cm
Height
6' 3" / 191 cm
77.2" / 196 cm
Reach
76" / 193 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

UD 12TKO 2TKO 4TKO 2KO 8
Form
TKO 6UD 12KO 1TKO 4UD 12
17
Wins
26
13
By KO
20
76
KO%
77
1
Losses
0
0
Stopped
0
0
Draws
0
2016
Debut
2015
89
Pro rounds
120

Current rankings @ Cruiserweight

5
The Ring
-
-
WBA
-
6
WBC
-
13
WBO
-
6
IBF
-

Richard Riakporhe vs Jai Opetaia preview


When is Riakporhe vs Opetaia?

Richard Riakporhe could face Jai Opetaia in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 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 IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

Riakporhe vs Opetaia 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.

Jai Opetaia would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have a slight advantage in power over Riakporhe, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Riakporhe's 76%.

Richard Riakporhe is the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

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

Richard Riakporhe fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jai Opetaia is a southpaw.

Riakporhe is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year later than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Opetaia's 120.

Richard Riakporhe goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring at cruiserweight.

Riakporhe vs Opetaia 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 beaten Dylan Bregeon on November 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

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

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

He had defeated Deion Jumah on March 26, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Jack Massey on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ellis Zorro on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Jordan Thompson on September 30, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

He had won against Mairis Briedis on July 2, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Richard Riakporhe.

Richard Riakporhe last fought 1 year and 4 days ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 8 months and 7 days ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

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