THE British heavyweight title is on the line when Jeamie Tshikeva fights Richard Riakporhe at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
This clash takes place on a huge night for British as and co-headline the event.
Jeamie Tshikeva [right] defends his British heavyweight strapCredit: PA
Tshikeva, , looks to keep the heavyweight strap he picked up by in November.
The 32-year-old saw off the former Olympian via split decision to clinch the vacant title and put his singular loss to David Adeyele a year ago firmly behind him.
TKV is now ready to make the first defence of his belt against .
The 36-year-old, who has won 19 of his 20 professional bouts, has earned his shot at glory following wins over Kevin Nicolas Espindola and Tommy Welch.
Riakporhe’s only defeat came in his one shot at a title when fighting to be the WBO cruiserweight champion against Chris Billam-Smith in 2024.
When is Jeamie TKV vs Richard Riakporhe?
- The bout takes place on Saturday, April 11.
- The main card starts at 7pm and this bout is second on.
Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov - all the info
London will host the return of the Gypsy King!
Tyson Fury’s hiatus comes to an end on Saturday night when he faces Russian giant Arslanbek Makhmudov.
The initially retired after suffering back-to-back defeats against Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.
However, Fury announced his comeback in January 2025 and his opponent couldn’t be tougher with Arslanbek boasting a record of 21 wins (19 knockouts).
But the excitement doesn’t stop there, as will fight Regis Prograis in his first bout since making the .
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming blockbuster fight in the capital…
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How can I watch Jeamie TKV vs Richard Riakporhe?
- Fans can watch on Netflix.
- Existing customers can watch at no extra cost.
- A standard subscription with adverts is £5.99 per month and standard is £12.99 per month.
- Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog of the event will bring you round-by-round coverage of each fight.
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There's a massive year of boxing ahead!
It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring.
will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
features for the first time since making the switch to Zuffa Boxing and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown against fellow Brit Daniel Dubois.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also defend his straps.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of , Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
April
- Sat 11 – Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Netflix
- Sat 11 – Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis – Netflix
- Sat 18 – Ben Whittaker vs Braiain Suarez – DAZN
- Sat 18 – Manny Pacquiao vs Ruslan Provodnikov
- Sat 25 – Lawrence Okolie vs Tony Yoka – DAZN
May
- Sat 2 – Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani – Undisputed super-bantamweight title – TBC
- Sat 2 – Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez – WBA & WBO Cruiserweight titles – Prime Video
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN PPV
- Sat 16 – Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
June
- Sat 6 – Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello – WBC super lightweight title – DAZN
- Sat 13 – Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall – DAZN
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