Riley vs Shihepo

Who won Riley vs Shihepo?

Viddal Riley beat Willbeforce Shihepo by points in the 6th round on Saturday 19th February 2022 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 60-53 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 Amir Khan losing to Kell Brook. Also, on the undercard Natasha Jonas defeated Chris Namus and Frazer Clarke was victorious over Jake Darnell.

Riley vs Shihepo stats

Back in February 2022, Viddal Riley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Willbeforce Shihepo made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 13 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Shihepo had a large advantage in power over Riley, boosting at 72% knock out percentage over Riley's 50%.

Viddal Riley was the younger man by 14 years, at 25 years old.

Both Viddal Riley & Willbeforce Shihepo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 14 year and 11 months later than Shihepo, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 120 less professional rounds, 38 to Shihepo's 158.

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Riley's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Riley vs Shihepo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Riley vs Shihepo?

Riley vs Shihepo was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Riley vs Shihepo?

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