VS
Summer 2024
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Cruiserweight
17-0-0
24-0-0

Belts on The Line

Vacant IBF World Cruiserweight Championship

The tape

34
Age
28
6' 5" / 196 cm
Height
6' 3" / 191 cm
77.2" / 196 cm
Reach
76" / 193 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

TKO 2TKO 4TKO 2KO 8TKO 5
Form
KO 1TKO 4UD 12TKO 3TKO 6
17
Wins
24
13
By KO
19
76
KO%
79
0
Losses
0
0
Stopped
0
0
Draws
0
2016
Debut
2015
77
Pro rounds
102

Current rankings @ Cruiserweight

5
The Ring
-
12
WBA
-
-
WBC
-
1
WBO
-
-
IBF
4

Richard Riakporhe vs Jai Opetaia preview


When is Riakporhe vs Opetaia?

Richard Riakporhe could face Jai Opetaia in Summer 2024 in 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 vacant IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

Riakporhe vs Opetaia stats

Richard Riakporhe would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jai Opetaia would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have a slight advantage in power over Riakporhe, with a 79% knock out percentage over Riakporhe's 76%.

Richard Riakporhe is the older man by 6 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 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year later than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 25 less professional rounds, 77 to Opetaia's 102.

Richard Riakporhe goes into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 1 by the WBO and 5 by the RING at cruiserweight.

Jai Opetaia is currently ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Riakporhe vs Opetaia form

Riakporhe remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Dylan Bregeon on 18th November 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Krzysztof Glowacki on 21st January 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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

Before that, he had beat Deion Jumah on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

He had defeated Olanrewaju Durodola on 20th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London.

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

In his last fight, he won against Ellis Zorro on 23rd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Jordan Thompson on 30th September 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mairis Briedis on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Before that, he had beat Daniel Russell on 4th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.

He had won against Benjamin Kelleher on 22nd October 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland.

Activity check

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

Richard Riakporhe last fought 7 months and 6 days ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 6 months and 1 day ago.

Riakporhe's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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