Scheduled for November 25th, the fight between Richard Riakpo (16-0, 12 KOs) and WBA world heavyweight champion Arsen Gulamiryan (27-0, 18 KOs) will not take place. The Frenchman is in conflict with his ...
The fight was to be the main event of a boxing evening organized by Boxxer in the UK. Previously, there were attempts to organize such a fight on September 30 in Marseille.
The WBA recently ordered Gulamiryan to make a mandatory title defense against Yuniel Dorticos. None of these boxers are currently represented by a significant promoter. Riakpo, in turn, was named the official challenger for the WBO belt.