How to watch the Richard Riakporhe vs Olanrewaju Durodola cruiserweight title fight
How to watch the ‘Walworth Warrior’ vs ‘God’s Power’
BBN have provided viewers with all the details needed to tune in and watch the Richard Riakporhe vs Olanrewaju Durodola crusierweight championship clash on the 324th day of the year.
Date
The contest takes place on Saturday, November 20, 2021.
Venue
It takes place at The SSE Arena, Wembley.
Rounds scheduled
12 three-minute rounds at cruiserweight (200lbs).
Titles
The WBC Silver cruiserweight title is on the line, which the visiting fighter once won back in 2015, but he lost the belt in his first defence to Mairis Briedis, in 2016, who went on to become a three-time cruiserweight world champion.
Ringwalks
The ring walks for the main event are expected from 9:30pm UK time, but that will depend on the undercard results.
TV Coverage
Coverage starts live on Sky Sports YouTube and Facebook channels at 5pm.
Sky Sports Main Event (Sky channel 401) and Sky Sports Arena (Sky channel 408) starts from 8pm and finishes at 11:30pm.
Live Stream
You can watch online via the Sky Sports website here: https://www.skysports.com/watch
There is one other way that you can watch if you are not a Sky TV customer, or if you are just out and about on Saturday night by simply finding a suitable pub that is showing the event by visiting pubfinder.sky.com
BBN will be providing LIVE round-by-round results on fight night HERE
Tickets
Tickets for the event start from £40 and can be purchased HERE
Undercard Highlights
Hosea Burton, the former British Light-Heavyweight Champion, will have a chance to regain his former title in a long-awaited clash with Dan Azeez. The two British talents have been on an inevitable collision course for some time and the vacant British light-heavyweight championship now raises the stakes for this fan-pleasing domestic clash.
Background
Undefeated Richard Riakporhe, who returned from a prolonged injury layoff to win in style in October, after 22 months out of the ring, now takes a step closer to his world title dream. The former British Cruiserweight Champion will face Olanrewaju Durodola in a WBC Silver Cruiserweight Eliminator and, if successful, will fight for a major world title in 2022. Currently, the Londoner is ranked WBC #10 and a win of fifth-placed Durodola could see him in touching distance of a fight with the titleholder Ilunga Makabu.
However, the Nigerian is experienced and heavy-handed and has only lost to the world's very best 200-pounders, such as the aforementioned Makabu and reiging IBF champion Mairis Briedis. He has knocked out 33 of his 36 victims, which equates to a fearsome 91.66% KO ratio!
Despite his advanced age of 41, 10 years Riakporhe's senior, he is still scoring upsets and surprising unbeaten prospects. He only challenged for a world title three fights back, in December 2020, less than a year ago. Find out more about Durodola HERE
Predictions
Tim Rickson, BBN Editor: “It's a great test for Riakporhe against a world level fighter, and I think he'll come through it. Durodola has won this title once before, in 2015, but has been beaten eight times now and is 41-years-old. The Londoner's last three contests have reached the finall bell, but against Durodola, who has been stopped six times in eight defeats, it's hard to see this going a full 12, especially with the Nigerian's fearsome KO count – 33 KOs from 36 victories. There's always a good chance the older man can score an upset at any time.”
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Betting Odds
1/14 Riakporhe
13/2 Durodola
25/1 Draw
Weights
Check back after midday on Friday
Running Order
Adam Azim vs TBA
6×3 Lightweight contest
Hassan Azim vs TBA
6×3 Super-lightweight contest
Caroline Dubois vs TBA
6×2 Lightweight contest
Nick Campbell vs Danny Whitaker
6×3 Heavyweight contest
Florian Marku vs Jorick Luisetto
8×3 Welterweight contest
Mikael Lawal vs Steven Ward
10×3 Cruiserweight contest
Hosea Burton vs Dan Azeez
12×3 British light-heavyweight contest
Main Event:
Richard Riakporhe vs Olanrewaju Durodola
12×3 WBC Silver cruiserweight contest
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