Riakporhe vs Welch

Who won Riakporhe vs Welch?

Richard Riakporhe beat Tommy Welch by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, November 15th, 2025, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr losing to Conor Benn. Also on the undercard Ekow Essuman lost to Jack Catterall, Adam Azim defeated Kurt Scoby, and Sam Gilley was defeated by Ishmael Davis for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship.

Riakporhe vs Welch stats

Richard Riakporhe stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Tommy Welch made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws.

Richard Riakporhe was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Riakporhe had a height advantage of 2 inches over Welch.

Both Richard Riakporhe and Tommy Welch fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riakporhe was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Welch, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Welch's 56.

Richard Riakporhe went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Riakporhe vs Welch form

Richard Riakporhe had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Kevin Nicolas Espindola on May 3, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dylan Bregeon on November 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

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

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

Activity check

Riakporhe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Riakporhe vs Welch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM GMT at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Riakporhe vs Welch?

Riakporhe vs Welch was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Riakporhe vs Welch?

Richard Riakporhe was a 1/10 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Tommy Welch made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+570) with oddsmakers.