Comments Thread For: Jai Opetaia vs. Richard Riakporhe in Talks For August 23 Showdown

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Discussions are ongoing to finalize an ordered fight between IBF cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia (22-0, 17 KOs) and mandatory challenger Richard Riakporhe (16-0, 12 KOs). If the deal is reached, the fight would land in south-east Queensland.
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[tophat1]

Good fight . Richard Riakporhe may beat him

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

What’s Shalom doing with the Sky budget?

Bring this to the UK.

[Boxing2695]

This should be in London.. Shalom needs to put his hand in his pocket and secure that for Richard

[Boxing2695]

What’s Shalom doing with the Sky budget?

Bring this to the UK.

Seriously billiam smith got his shot at his hometown football stadium. Richard should get the crack in the London

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Seriously billiam smith got his shot at his hometown football stadium. Richard should get the crack in the London

It’s crazy man, I can’t really think of any expensive fight he’s put on this year other than Smith-Eubank Jr. Where has the budget gone?

[Mick Higgs]

Opetaia want's the WBO belt? It's the youngest & least respected of the lot! Regarding the venue of course Jai should have hometown advantage. However money talks, so if team Riakporhe come up with the cash, don't count London out.

[Boxing2695]

It’s crazy man, I can’t really think of any expensive fight he’s put on this year other than Smith-Eubank Jr. Where has the budget gone?

It's gone on signing okolie and Buatsi. And Benn Whittaker is being paid a crazy amount of money and so is Frazer Clarke. So there spending over the odds to sign these guys but then there not using the money to make big fights like you said apart from eubank Vs smith

[Boxing2695]

Opetaia want's the WBO belt? It's the youngest & least respected of the lot! Regarding the venue of course Jai should have hometown advantage. However money talks, so if team Riakporhe come up with the cash, don't count London out.

It's still a major world title tho and it's one of the 4 he needs to unify and billiam Smith is the most active more likely to be made and a fight he'd probably make the most money from. Because who knows what badou is gonna do and the wba champ has fought twice in 3 years. riakphore is a really tough fight for him tho

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

It's gone on signing okolie and Buatsi. And Benn Whittaker is being paid a crazy amount of money and so is Frazer Clarke. So there spending over the odds to sign these guys but then there not using the money to make big fights like you said apart from eubank Vs smith

None of those guys are that expensive though. I get the impression Sky don’t trust Shalom and with good reason tbf.