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    #1371
    Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT
    Okolie vs Billam Smith is done for May 27th.
    How long do you think we'd have to wait for Riakporhe against the winner? Obviously stadiums are going to be really difficult from early August to late May but you'd think they'd try and possibly do Selhurst for Riakporhe-Okolie should he win?

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      #1372
      Originally posted by BrilliantAJ

      How long do you think we'd have to wait for Riakporhe against the winner? Obviously stadiums are going to be really difficult from early August to late May but you'd think they'd try and possibly do Selhurst for Riakporhe-Okolie should he win?
      I think they should just pull the trigger and do it later this year tbh.

      In an ideal world you get Goulamirian or one of the other champs over for Riakporhe and set up a big unification, but Shalom just can’t seem to get a deal done to bring one of these guys over.

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        #1373
        Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT
        Okolie vs Billam Smith is done for May 27th.
        Okolie by wide UD but rooting for CBS.

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          #1374
          Originally posted by Mammoth

          Okolie by wide UD but rooting for CBS.
          Same here…

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            #1375
            So Okolie-CBS confirmed, as we suspected. Am looking at the WBA rankings at cruiser and Riakporhe's not there. Does that mean Goulamirian can't fight him in a title fight?

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              #1376
              Originally posted by BrilliantAJ
              So Okolie-CBS confirmed, as we suspected. Am looking at the WBA rankings at cruiser and Riakporhe's not there. Does that mean Goulamirian can't fight him in a title fight?
              They’d have to apply to the WBA for sanctioning.

              Riakporhe will probably just get a shot at the winner I think.

              Is he high up in the WBO rankings? Could maybe put him in an eliminator in the summer.

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                #1377
                Zorro-Burton.
                Hutchinson-Maderna.

                May 12th York Hall on BT Sport.

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                  #1378
                  Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT

                  They’d have to apply to the WBA for sanctioning.

                  Riakporhe will probably just get a shot at the winner I think.

                  Is he high up in the WBO rankings? Could maybe put him in an eliminator in the summer.
                  Yes, I think he's top 3 in the WBO. Second in the IBF, and (I think) fifth in the WBC.

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                    #1379
                    Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT
                    Zorro-Burton.
                    Hutchinson-Maderna.

                    May 12th York Hall on BT Sport.
                    Good fights, not sure I've seen Burton in a meaningful fight at cruiser before, but it's a reasonable name opponent. Quite like that for a Friday card tbf.

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                      #1380
                      Originally posted by BrilliantAJ

                      Good fights, not sure I've seen Burton in a meaningful fight at cruiser before, but it's a reasonable name opponent. Quite like that for a Friday card tbf.
                      Zorro really struggled with Spelman so Burton could be a live dog here.

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