Viddal Riley and Isaac Chamberlain will lastly meet in a highly-anticipated all-British cruiserweight showdown on February 1, stay on Sky Sports activities.
A home showdown has been brewing for a while because the pair brace for what may show a defining evening of their respective profession paths.
Riley prolonged his good skilled file to 12-0 on Saturday evening as he defeated heavyweight Dan Garber on the undercard of Natasha Jonas’ unification conflict with Ivana Habazin in Liverpool.
Chamberlain is in the meantime 16-3 after struggling a unanimous determination defeat to Jack Massey at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park in June.
“The paths have aligned now, we can talk, we can fight, sounds like great business,” mentioned Riley following his win on Saturday.
The pair share notable unanimous determination victories over Mikael Lawal, Riley impressively overcoming a rib damage on the best way to a commanding win in March earlier this 12 months.
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Cruiserweight contender Viddal Riley says a possible match-up in opposition to fellow Brit Isaac Chamberlain is ‘overdue’
Riley’s growth has seemingly piqued the curiosity of YouTube star Jake Paul such is the Londoner’s personal social media presence, however the 27-year-old has lengthy been insistent on his need to prioritise home and, ultimately, world titles. Chamberlain would beckon as the newest step in the direction of that.
For Chamberlain, it is a chance to concern an announcement response to his setback in opposition to Massey as he appears to be like to work his method again in the direction of the cruiserweight division’s greatest names.
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