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THE All-London derby between Lawrence Okolie and Richard Riakporhe scheduled for April 5 is now off, the Ring can reveal. The pair had been set to draw a line under years of rivalry in a heavyweight showdown at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester - but they will have to wait a little longer to face each other after Okolie sustained an injury in training.
ringmagazine.comRiakporhe doesn’t recoil or take a moment to pause; he continues to add further traumatic context to the night. “The blood just kept on trickling down. But I wasn’t very vocal – I grew up very shy. So it wasn’t until my friends asked me if I was alright... I lifted up my top and that’s when everyone panicked and called the ambulance.” But the person who made the frantic call to the emergency services still beggars belief a decade and a half on. “The guy who stabbed me was actually the one who...
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www.wbaboxing.comEXCLUSIVE: Richard Riakporhe had a close shave with death which changed his outlook on life.
www.express.co.ukWatch Richard Riakporhe take on fellow unbeaten Londoner Deion Jumah live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event on Saturday; Riakporhe won the WBC silver cruiserweight title by beating Olanrewaju Durodola in November and remains on track for world title fight
www.skysports.comHow world-title challenger Richard Riakporhe - who was part of a gang and stabbed aged 15 - turned his life around before taking up boxing.
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