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NOT even three months have passed since Richard Riakporhe illuminated his headline night on Sky Sports by stopping fellow Londoner Deion Jumah inside eight rounds at Wembley Arena.

But, at 32 years old, and following a lengthy period of inactivity at the height of the pandemic, Riakporhe has every reason to be in a hurry.

Before signing with Boxxer last year, the 6ft 5in light-heavyweight had not been seen since he stopped Jack Massey in December 2019. He shook off the ring rust over eight rounds against Krzysztof Twardowski last October before stopping Olanrewaju Durodola a month later.