Riley vs Taj

Who won Riley vs Taj?

Viddal Riley beat Anees Taj by technical knockout in the 4th round on Friday, June 16th, 2023, at York Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 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 Frazer Clarke beating Mariusz Wach. Also on the undercard Caroline Dubois beat Yanina del Carmen Lescano, and Sam Gilley defeated Ellis Corrie.

Riley vs Taj stats

Back in June 2023, Viddal Riley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Anees Taj made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Viddal Riley was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Riley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taj.

Both Viddal Riley and Anees Taj fought out of an orthodox stance.

Riley was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Taj, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, totaling 48 compared to Taj's 31.

Riley vs Taj 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 won against Anees Taj on February 11, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Willbeforce Shihepo on February 19, 2022, by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Before that, he had defeated Austine Nnamdi on May 3, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 4 round contest at FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Mitchell Spangler on January 19, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Riley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Riley vs Taj start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Riley vs Taj?

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