Richard Riakporhe’s grudge with Lawrence Okolie persists, even when their battle didn’t materialise.
Riakporhe, who had a earlier altercation with Okolie, was because of field his London rival in a heavyweight bout in April however Okolie was pressured to withdraw due an harm.
That has left Riakporhe annoyed. “I think the sicknote got lost in the post. Never found it. We tried to request them to resend but we had no response,” he stated.
Riakporhe will now make his heavyweight debut in Riyadh on Sunday morning.
“Me personally I have my goals. My goal is to get a title. So anybody who has possession of those is basically on the hitlist. It’s that simple,” the Londoner stated.
“I don’t have any names [he’s targeting]. Big fights as usual,” Riakporhe added. “We’re working onerous to be sure that we’re ready to make some noise.
“Many years ago I put this in my plans. I wanted to stay at cruiser, get some titles and then move up to what I call the pinnacle of boxing – the heavyweight division.”
He shall be boxing on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed super-middleweight title battle in opposition to William Scull.
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Chris Billam-Smith defended his WBO cruiserweight world title in opposition to Richard Riakporhe with a unanimous determination win at Selhurst Park
“I’ve been watching Canelo since I was an amateur,” Riakporhe stated. “I never thought that one day I would be part of his event.
“There’s so many elite fighters on the cardboard, it simply makes me wish to impress a bit of bit extra,” he added. “They solely summon the very best fighters on the earth.
“We have to step up to the plate.”
Watch Naoya Inoue’s undisputed title defence in opposition to Ramon Cardenas stay on Sky Sports activities from 1am on Monday morning.
