Riakporhe vs Smith

Who won Riakporhe vs Smith?

Richard Riakporhe beat Chris Billam-Smith by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 20th, 2019, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-93, 97-92 in favor of winner Richard Riakporhe.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Oscar Rivas for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Dave Allen lost to David Price, Derek Chisora defeated Artur Szpilka, and Lawrence Okolie was victorious over Mariano Angel Gudino.

Riakporhe vs Smith stats

Back in July 2019, Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Billam-Smith made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested that Riakporhe and Billam Smith have similar power, both with a 89% knockout percentage.

Richard Riakporhe was the same age as Chris Billam-Smith, at 29 years old.

Riakporhe had a height advantage of 2 inches over Billam Smith. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Richard Riakporhe and Chris Billam-Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Billam Smith's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Billam Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Billam Smith's 152.

Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA at cruiserweight.

Riakporhe vs Smith form

Richard Riakporhe had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Tommy McCarthy on March 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sam Hyde on November 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

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

Before that, he had beaten Adam Williams on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Jiri Svacina on October 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Billam Smith's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.7 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Smith?

Riakporhe vs Smith was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Smith?

Richard Riakporhe was a 43/100 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Chris Billam-Smith made his way into the ring at 103/50 (+210) with oddsmakers.