Riakporhe vs Twardowski

Who won Riakporhe vs Twardowski?

Richard Riakporhe beat Krzysztof Twardowski on points over 8 rounds on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, at Wembley Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 79-72 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 David Avanesyan's and Liam Taylor's clash.

Riakporhe vs Twardowski stats

Back in October 2021, Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Krzysztof Twardowski made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Riakporhe had a slight advantage in power over Twardowski, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Twardowski's 67%.

Richard Riakporhe was the older man by 34 years, at 32 years old.

Riakporhe had a height advantage of 3 inches over Twardowski. Despite this, Twardowski had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Richard Riakporhe and Krzysztof Twardowski fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months earlier than Twardowski, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Twardowski's 51.

Riakporhe vs Twardowski form

Riakporhe had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jack Massey on December 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Chris Billam-Smith on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tommy McCarthy on March 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

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

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

Activity check

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Twardowski start?

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

Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Twardowski?

Riakporhe vs Twardowski was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Twardowski?

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