Riley vs Lawal

Who won Riley vs Lawal?

Viddal Riley beat Mikael Lawal by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday 31st March 2024 at o2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Viddal Riley.

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 Fabio Wardley beating Frazer Clarke for the BBBOC British Heavyweight championship. Also, on the undercard Florian Marku was overcome by Chris Kongo, Ben Whittaker was victorious over Leon Willings, Alen Babic beat Steve Robinson and Callum Simpson defeated Abdallah Paziwapazi.

Riley vs Lawal stats

Viddal Riley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Mikael Lawal made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Viddal Riley was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Lawal had a height advantage of 1 inch over Riley. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Viddal Riley & Mikael Lawal fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 7 months later than Lawal, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 48 to Lawal's 86.

Riley vs Lawal form

Riley remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Nathan Quarless on 30th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Anees Taj on 16th June 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had beat Anees Taj on 11th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had won against Ross McGuigan on 12th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beat Willbeforce Shihepo on 19th February 2022 by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Activity check

Riley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Lawal's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Riley vs Lawal start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Riley vs Lawal?

Riley vs Lawal was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on Riley vs Lawal?

Viddal Riley was a 2/7 (-380) favourite going into the contest, while Mikael Lawal made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+300) with oddsmakers.