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JUNE 11

IF Richard Riakporhe has shown anything in recent months, it is that you can get places if you stay busy. The former British cruiserweight champion spent most of the Covid pandemic stuck on the outside, inactive, unwanted. He has boxed four times in the past eight months and has already moved himself into world contention. He now sits at No. 6 in the world cruiserweight rankings.

Saturday’s destruction of  at the Ovo Wembley Arena was so impressive because it was so quick it was almost underwhelming. A body shot so perfect, it sucked all the breath out of the Italian, leaving him scratching around on

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