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00:00what i told you in the dressing room no rabbit punch watch your head when entire glove is below
00:07of this point is low blow above is good protect yourself your time obey my command touch your
00:15gloves fascinating fight at a serious level this is an eliminator for the ibf cruiserweight
00:23championship and also doubling up for the prestigious european title probably at the moment
00:31of matthias mastenak second time reigning he's vastly experienced it's a real step up
00:39at least professionally for from a domestic level for the fast emerging and exciting
00:48vidal riley i guess it's the classic clash darren of youth and freshers versus sort of seasoning
00:56the veteran the experience the the one with all the old tricks absolutely he's got to try and get
01:00those into play actually asked tony bell yesterday what's it like fighting him he said look very
01:05strong very tough and that that's how he's got to approach this fight he's got to get in the face
01:09of vidal riley who on the flip side moves so well he really does the jab is lovely good variation
01:15with
01:16it he's so well schooled and i think his key to success here will be on the back foot of
01:22picking
01:22the shot sharply i think dan is right there i mean the movement's going to be keeper right as is
01:27that
01:27jab there it's going to be a constant weapon but he can dance wrong like he did against clark because
01:32mastenak will steal our space and he's such a big presence that you'll feel a little bit suffocated
01:38so he's got to keep that movement this has this done a big arc a big semicircle all the time
01:43take a step
01:43back move left or right he was very good against chef clark at spurs that was on the first eubank
01:50fair night april last year so he's been out 12 months might need to find his way into this get
01:58the
01:58fluency going he's uh absolute pleasure to watch vidal riley when he's on form on song and uh checked
02:07with those sort of issues as a pro but they believe in him here and he's edging closer
02:13towards the very summit of the cruiserweight division and nice start here snapping in the
02:20right hand a couple of times to the body of mastenak and the speed darren might be crucial for
02:26riley absolutely and so they should believe in him he really is a class act but he's in there with
02:31a man who
02:31equally has a good jab he's well scored although a little different to what we used to do
02:37typically sort of eastern european high guard but when he lets his jab go mastenak just watch the chin
02:42it so slightly comes a little higher and that's an opportunity for for riley to look at the right hand
02:49over the jab of mastenak and they're both looking to come with the front aren't they certainly i think
02:53riley's trying to draw that right hand of mastenak so he comes over that front foot and he can
02:57let his hands go and for mastenak just hoping riley brings that jab slow back low and slow a little
03:03so he can fight that right hand over the top with a bit of conviction nice jab from riley who's
03:08found
03:08the range early here and to the body blood from the nose of mastenak this is a an encouraging quick
03:15start from riley but he's gonna have to be careful mastenak can punch he's very strong and that right
03:22hand there just a reminder but he's looking for the body there riley but i mean a little bit of
03:27too far
03:28out of distance and that's with our right hand you've got to drop the left hand to throw that
03:31left up to the body in the right hand a short one from mastenak came out to play him because
03:35he
03:35lifts that elbow there's always power in that shot i said this didn't we at the start this is good
03:40positive footwork from vidal riley could be quite easy to give up ground against mastenak it's not is he
03:48the fact that he's been monster yeah the fact he pushed it back good first wrong
03:56she's been missing for eight years hey butterfly it's mom and dad
04:03what was our daughter doing the three thousand year old sarcophagus
04:18i just want my daughter back
04:22lee cronin's the mummy rated r april 17th
04:25yeah you can't have moments where you just stand
04:42the father and son team set us out round two black and white trunks of vidal riley 28 now fight
04:53number 14 undefeated
04:55in his professional career the camouflage trunks and the long green socks i love that old-fashioned
05:02style of matthias mastenak in fight number 57 baron yeah do you know what sound advice in the corner
05:09of riley you know be busy with the the mom punching activity you know the face get that head moving
05:15really really good advice it's already marked up the man from poland and that jab is uh finding its target
05:22from riley bruises on the right side of the face barry yeah and he just sharp bones doesn't he not
05:31just
05:31wrong the eyes there mastenak as well so the jab will certainly be punching up and flicking with that jab
05:35but
05:36rightly now and again mike cause a cut good left hand there from riley i mean i mean that's the
05:41key
05:41weapon for him everything will come off that and the corner saying he's a counter-toucher so you can't
05:45throw single shots you'll work off that you've got either fake and throw or or throwing combinations
05:50right hand from mastenak who is very confident and composed at the press conference on first
05:56having success here with his accuracy and sharp shooting and he gave a real speech at the presser
06:04fidel riley saying i'm not a social superstar i'm a fighter and i've been doing it since i was a
06:10kid
06:10and i'm good and this is good and that was a lot better there there was a moment where he
06:15stood
06:15still didn't do anything then he realized and remembered about the faints you can see the reaction
06:20from mastenak it's a real positive he's pushing mastenak back now and again but tell you what he does
06:26right you know when he bends when he bends louis he changes the level but his front foot sneaks the
06:31space
06:31so when he comes back up he's on you and that's why he landed with that right hand just a
06:35few seconds
06:35he's landed a couple of good right hand though mastenak he's moved wiley onto a couple not heavy
06:39shots but still he's been accurate and sharp with that right hand
06:4533 knockouts on the record mastenak can punch very physically strong good body shot from riley whose
06:53accuracy has been very impressive in these first couple of rounds and he's been positive he's really
07:00taken the fight to mastenak this is a good start from the brit and he hit the p70 and i
07:05give
07:05for the guy who's a lot older than you took the piece felt that body shot barry and a game
07:10around
07:10the other side and i think mastenak's not quite sure where these punches are coming from jab snapping
07:15the head back this is vidal riley trying to make a point here and i'll tell you what you can
07:21see can't
07:22you the confidence flowing and and what that last victory must have done for him you know in that
07:27stadium right close to where he was brought up uh beating a top fighter and chef clark and you can
07:32see
07:33it oozing out of him this evening i think he feels people thinking some sort of joke fighter but he's
07:37been doing this for years great pedigree he's got to ship that right hand that comes back to the body
07:43and vidal riley believes he's going to become a world champion and he'll inch closer tonight if he can get
07:48this done very impressive start from riley
07:58well let's have a look back derek arrived by tube in fact i got a message from someone in the
08:06crowd
08:06who said he couldn't believe he actually saw derek and came with him to the fight i mean it's bizarre
08:11isn't it the kids are there watches aura with fans and we know him tony bellew well derek was there
08:20for
08:20his big night wasn't he in everton and they forged a great friendship and tony said he isn't working
08:27tonight he's screaming for derek i love this he's just soaking it all in isn't he you know savoring every
08:33last moment of this which is going to be his final fight he's such an erratic character that he can
08:41click that switch so he can enjoy it from the few fighters who can enjoy everything until they get
08:45in the ring and then he just fix that switch and he becomes the fighter that he is and even
08:49i think
08:50it's nervous though which is a worrying sign isn't it really won the aba title back in 2006 derek
08:56chisora that's the year that madias masenak turned professional he's in his second spell
09:02as european champion but he's got his work cut out here against a man a decade younger and very fresh
09:10and on the ascent and a lot of belief not just in his inner team but around the boxing circles
09:17now
09:17of what vidal riley can do ksi in the front row riley known for training ksi but what people didn't
09:25know outside the trade is how good he was and how many titles he won as an amateur yeah he
09:30boxed at
09:30the reps in newham there was a lot of clubs that he represented in the london amateur scene and he's
09:35a
09:35very good fighter very well scored and just watching masenak he's just a solution i know this is how he
09:40fights but you're in there with someone who's got such a lovely room you just got to relax those
09:44shoulders a little bit i'll tell you something if he keeps the concentration here riley i think you're
09:49gonna stop it you know i mean he's but he's makes a massive fight at the pace that he's not
09:53really
09:53comfortable at he's not really landing anything of any note master like even that right hand over
09:58the top i think riley's sort of half blocking it with the shoulder he's fighting like the champion
10:03here isn't he yes he is setting the pace setting the tempo and i got his feet are so fast
10:10and we
10:10retreat as well he can move on really quickly when mastenak did try and advance he just when he
10:15moves me then he dips he shows a different uh different tool there riley had a good enough amateur career
10:22himself mastenak started boxing at 15 but riley was telling us this week he was uh on the pads
10:31with his dad at three so it's been in his bones all the way through
10:38and he's got to keep looking for that right hand master that's just shot he's a bit too lazy with
10:42that he telegraphed the overhead right that allowed riley to fire back to the counters but it's that shot
10:47there he said the focus of riley is fantastic it really is because they're trying to load up a little
10:52bit mastenak but he's committed to the shots but gives it a bit of speed but riley's sort of reed
10:56and
10:56almost everything he's throwing i think mastenak has to jab to the body and then and then commit with that
11:01right hand over the top i'm not sure he's fast enough to do that at the moment he's trying to
11:05chuck the right hand at riley when he can but riley with that jab and i think what you said
11:10earlier
11:10darren the confidence of winning that british title at his beloved tonham hotspur stadium a year ago
11:18has given him more impetus he's always believed in his ability as mastenak comes back with a cracker riley
11:26takes it yeah another reminder there that was a lovely shot wasn't it from mastenak well times
11:33oh the right back from riley yeah good action end of the third round here european 14 stone four belt
11:42on the line it's a great card this so far isn't it barry really that's good there from riley then
11:49his hands go the double jabs is entry point every time for riley
12:03heavyweight season and it's certainly david and goliath here saudi may the 16th i was with dave last
12:10night he said he'll do his best and he'll certainly fill up donkas's eco power stadium but it's a tough
12:16one against the croatian philip hergovic we heard from riko verhoeven earlier with adi what an
12:25opportunity he says he's going to shock the world no one else has done it olexander rusing unbeaten
12:31and on his own at the moment as the world king beneath the pyramids may the 23rd live and exclusively
12:40on the zone i can't count the amount of good fights action stories we've already had in 2026
12:48i mean they're coming in from all angles aren't they and so are these shots here from both these guys
12:53exchanging right hands at will heating up nicely this contest
12:58yeah it's really good spring to his step matthias massac as he comes out for the
13:02fourth round but riley's found a rhythm hasn't he barry yeah i mean except for a few little flashy
13:08right hand that good right hand there from master neck but there's only been a few of them i mean
13:13he's
13:13been dominant here hasn't he riley and i just think those see those little movements with the shoulders
13:17little fidgety movements that tires you to prone adult because he's not sure whether to go does he
13:22defend or when does he pull the trigger and it engages his brain more than he wants to
13:27i think they've said to master neck in the corner be a bit more aggressive on the front foot
13:31although he's being pegged back a little here just trying to force himself onto riley look at
13:36that right hand again but that's a lovely left to the body he's picking his punches very well
13:41riley good defense masanaki just knows his way around the ring doesn't he the big polish fighter but
13:49that jab is not as thudding as it once was and you've got to give riley credit for managing the
13:56space but also the age he's 38 now masanaki can't go on forever no he's got a few good wins
14:03so you
14:03know he's still in good form here and i just think he's not throwing the jab of conviction anymore
14:07because riley's making him pay every time he lets it go yeah just far too tense for me and he's
14:14showing that jab and that's allowing the the counters to rein in from riley look at that lovely
14:20sharp hand misses the shot though but it's the movement as well just skipping to left and right
14:25again showing us that this confidence adam did challenge for the wbo title beaten by chris billam
14:32smith in december 2023 he's won all three since then but he's desperate to try and get his hands on
14:39that
14:39world bell he said he's changed his training i mean he looks in incredible condition doesn't he but
14:44he gave business with a hard night that night yeah but he did for a few rounds didn't he yeah
14:49he did for
14:50a few it was a lovely one two from riley stepped in with that one two it was a beautiful
14:54combination
14:56and again the position is so good from riley it really is just dancing around the middle of the ring
15:01i've
15:02just been watching his feet barry here vidal riley and and they're excellent yeah but he's not running is
15:08we said that at the start of the contest you've got to keep you've got to be mobile and constantly
15:11moving but not running i mean he's boxing fantastic and like i said in the last round i i wouldn't
15:15be
15:16shocked if he gets to stop it here because he's bullying masturbating you know what he's doing he's
15:19executing what they have come up with in the gym a very good game plan because he's intelligent
15:25and he's good enough to do it he's fluid he judges distance brilliantly and this is excellent
15:32from vidal riley who's in the groove and he's relaxed look at that the way he's but you've got
15:38to keep that concentration you i mean relax is it is such a plus but you've got to your mind's
15:43got to
15:43stay sharp switching to support there back to awful dogs now enjoying himself in there but that's the
15:51shot he's got to be wary of he can't be sloppy with that lead hand yeah when he throws a
15:54jab he's dipping
15:55low in the front foot riley and a guy that really backs him has put this whole thing together
16:01calis allen isn't that he he's looking good through four is vidal riley very aggressive
16:08on the front foot surely if he continues this he's on his way to a european title
16:14mastenak is dangerous until the last second watch the body shots later in the fight they will catch up
16:21on him he's marking him big to the body he's that's the weak point they're going for definitely
16:26but great performance from vidal so far and there it is all we know is already in the building big
16:31one
16:32wilder coming up this place is going to go crazy he's arrived by the tube you cannot make it out
16:36it was the tank on wednesday today it's the tube but it's all coming up the big walkout i've talked
16:44about it it's going to be very emotional and then it's the first bell do they come out swinging
16:49i'm starting to really think so yeah through four here vidal riley doing well let's see what he can
16:53do in round five back to you guys he is doing well vidal riley aj's taking his place in the
16:59front row
16:59with eddie hearn and calis brother nissa everybody wants to be here tonight to see chisora and wilder
17:07hope you're enjoying it back home global homer boxing to zone delivering week in week out and this
17:14one's a good one european cruiserweight fight champion matthias massnak under pressure from a
17:20very very switched on vidal riley he's looking cars look at the room look at that jab fires it up
17:26he
17:27bends the knees and just shoots it up through the guard of massonac so much variation in the world not
17:32just for the feet that we pointed out but the shots look at that jab right to the body the
17:37look of the
17:37feet come with the hands when he double jabs he's sure little steps with that front foot and when he
17:42does
17:42go lower like i said earlier he takes that front foot with it the closest to the tiger so when
17:46he
17:46comes up he can punch through the head not at your head there's a big difference there well let's look
17:51at master neck now what what can he do to change this and i just still feel he needs to
17:56be more relaxed
17:57he needs to try and creep forward but he's just not being allowed to do that he's just a very
18:01good
18:02performance so far from riley sweet body shots from vidal riley he's got seven knockouts on the record
18:08and if he can get rid of massonac as barry thinks he might be able to do that's really something
18:14because a british win last time then a european and he's at the moment ranked seven in the world but
18:21with the situation with gile patai being stripped the ibf vacant it's it's all to fight for and riley
18:29could become a world champion this year i mean that'd be the goal that would be the dream for sure
18:35and
18:35the way he's going about this it really is yeah it is a tough way but he's popular isn't he
18:41he's
18:42got the skill for sean a win here in good fashion would put him very close he's also got that
18:47attraction outside the ring hasn't he the personality the people that love him that obviously connect him
18:53with ksi and he's trying to distance himself a little bit from that but it helps it really does in
18:59today's world yeah without a shadow of that lots of popularity from that relationship better from
19:06massonac but again just admiring his work they're leaving the shots out and got caught with another
19:10counter from riley who's just a step ahead i think he felt that right hand a little bit master that
19:14not
19:14enough to be massively worried but just put him on his heels a little bit occasional single shot from
19:19massonac but wild with the right hand he must be getting frustrated in there can't really read vidal
19:25riley tonight but he's got to keep throwing that right out master there because you know it is landing
19:29on again and hopefully that's a mistake lovely right out again dipping the legs he funny throws himself
19:35there without riley good right hand from riley back end of the fifth massonac trying to fight back he
19:41needs some success here the european champion or his belt is slipping away again riley just boxing brilliantly
19:52and maintaining that distance isn't he riley because you can punch nice and long and clean
19:56he's an old-fashioned fighter vidal riley performing for a young generation it's been an emotional week
20:04and derek has got a message for us
20:08uh i came here i came in other kingdom when i was 16 became a boxer 10 of a pro
20:16became the old boy because
20:18i didn't know anything about fools and horses you guys booed me the first time you heard about me
20:24and those booze tending to cheers so thank you very much i really appreciate you guys and um i hope
20:32i
20:32entertain you for my last hurrah
20:37so it's the goodbye message the last hurrah says derek chisora it's certainly not the last we're going to be
20:44seeing of this guy vidal rani i want to see much more of him i think he's been class yeah
20:50look at
20:50that there punches with the body so he has to he has to dip his legs and that gives him
20:53then the power
20:54to push through that back leg throw that right hand over the top right power right delivery right
20:58angle almost a year ago as well but he was last out and he's not flying like one is he
21:03you know the
21:04speed the time and everything's there it really is from that first belt tactics executed to perfection
21:11so far but a long way still to go the chest has plenty of rounds and experience in the bank
21:18but
21:18he's just having real trouble matching the speed and movement of riley
21:25what do you say in the master in that corner darren try and rough him up try and impose
21:31your physical strength into the contest but when you look at this it's the down riley who looks just
21:36stronger and then just blistering hand speed for a cruiser weight you can't ask mastect to do
21:41something that he's never done before maybe the punch of the contest so far followed by a jab body
21:47shots vidal riley now planting his feet in the sixth round and he's intent on making a sizzling statement
21:55here at the o2 but there's no rush not he doesn't even make a mistake
22:00that's how he could do this all night barry yeah i think that that that that puts a panic on
22:04mast neck a little bit you feel he has to force the place a little bit more and then he
22:08let him
22:08make the mistake ronnie has the ability he has to build those fast twitch fibers to let the punches go
22:13quick and his concentration is still very very good so there's no need to panic here and no need to
22:18rush and try to get the finish too early what an exciting time at cruiserweight we saw pat brown
22:24extend his unbeaten record last night to six with another stoppage victory in altering and now watching
22:32vidal riley aiming to become european king so far so good for the brit but mastenak is tough and
22:41won't go down easily here no he won't be he's wary of letting his hands go now because he's getting
22:46caught every single time he throws something he's just telegraphing that the shot see now he's got
22:51to be letting his hands go but he's afraid of the shots of riley coming back his way i've always
22:57mast neck he's missing but i got one two one two left right left right try like not a double
23:02jab to get
23:03in i do that combination he's got to pace himself riley as well as we approach the halfway stage he's
23:12controlling the decision it's his face yeah because he's relaxed and boxing in a rhythm but mastenak we
23:21know has come on late before
23:25when he chooses to come forward he will when he wants to go for a little walk he will it's
23:30all on
23:31his terms at the minute nice little short left double cut for mastenak nothing has troubled riley at
23:38all in this contest look at that the way just moves out the way riley feet have been fabulous and
23:46the
23:46art of boxing he has displayed he's got a lovely fluency right hand some big shots landing in this
23:55round mastenak still trying to pop one or two out but so good from riley now we've heard from derek
24:03it's dionte's time to give us a message
24:09stay on the edge of your seat get your popcorn ready get your pizza get your wings whatever your
24:15favorite dish get it all prepared and ready but by the time we come out because
24:21one mistake that'll be it and you don't want to be the one to say what happened
24:24when you could have been there and prepared and ready to witness greatness happen before the
24:31resurrection of jesus
24:34the wink at the end no popcorn but you got some mini eggs in front of you happy easter darren
24:39barker hello i just call those eggs
24:47bonus 10 seconds second half of this european cruiserweight title fight
24:54an eliminator for the ibf crown coming up six rounds of really sugar sweet boxing from vidal riley
25:03he kind of won around matthias mastenak but we know his durability 50 victories in his long career he's only
25:12ever lost six
25:14and he's coming out trying to change it here with a right hand but riley matching him barry yeah and
25:21he can't push
25:21riley back and that's a problem for master neck with that physical presence that he has
25:25is not a factor is it you know it's some good right hands but when's the last to be landed
25:29with a real
25:30solid right hand i mean i know many of these that has he landed with tonight not not that many
25:35and i think it's right there's no twitch of the shoulders the movement of the feet without them
25:39running away
25:41masenak tries to get his jab going but a body shot and then head hunting as well riley happy to
25:47go in
25:47close
25:49masenak using his physical strength but this speed of riley
25:55this is a very thoughtful approach this is it really is it obviously the way he's putting the
25:59shots together and he's he's wary of the right hand too so he's keeping that left hand nice and tight
26:05really good approach there from riley he's waiting a few seconds before he throws the shot
26:10but when he throws it he throws it with belief
26:15and that that mitigates the risk of getting caught with a silly shot he keeps himself in the right
26:22distance all the time and just pauses for a second and lets him breathe look at the tempo just being
26:28increased here from riley yep doubling up with the jab into the body mass snack coming back with his own
26:34body shot what have you got the european champion from poland he's still desperate for a world title
26:42tilt that's slipping away so is his european belt body shot from riley maybe just needs to put one or
26:49two up through the middle might be a sitting duck here masternack riley i think boxing so well barry
26:56sorry adam i think riley needs it when he gets him on the ropes here throw those straight shots
27:01spin round to his right and then for the level can through the middle you get the perfect angle
27:05for it and he's wide open isn't he matt samatra look at how wide the elbows are that upper cup
27:09will slide
27:10right through the garden he's the lead figure for mf pro kala and nissa must be sitting at ringside
27:18thinking we've got an absolute star on our hands because if he continues like that videl riley well the
27:25sky's the limit i'll tell you what it'll take some beating wouldn't he in this kind of form with
27:29this confidence and the know-how that he's showing and the way he can execute the game plan the iq
27:35he's
27:36always thinking and moving and doesn't move like a cruiserweight does he no there's some no this obviously
27:41there's going to be massive bigger tests ahead than the master neck who's 38 but the control he's showing
27:48and the composure and everything else the concentration that's the key moving at the level
27:52is fantastic so he's showing all the right signs to get the world level here what a shot again from
27:58riley he'll be sore in the morning well matthias master neck another good round for the brits
28:06meanwhile olivia has ksi vidal's great mate with her that's right i do ksi so good to see you you
28:14are great friends likewise with vidal how proud of you it feels like almost all my life man i'm very
28:20proud of him he's showing a boxing master class right now i mean the shot selection the combos
28:26phenomenal super proud now looking ahead to the main event derek tizora another great friend of yours
28:31yes how are you feeling about tonight for him you know i feel calm and ready for a man like
28:36you know
28:37i know he's been training hard and i know how tough he is and even if wilder hits him with
28:42one of those
28:43special right hands derek's gonna laugh it off and just put him in this place and hopefully get a ko
28:49if he does get a ko what round are you calling last i'm saying round nine all right enjoy the
28:54show
28:54thanks so much great to see ksi got to know him when he fought logan paul and he's been a
29:03real
29:03attraction hasn't he vidal riley training ksi for that and now doing everything as a professional in
29:10the ring living his dream and at 28 boxing well like a mature man now barry yeah yeah he really
29:22is
29:22like there's a step up for him when he won the british title against chef clark and he boxed like
29:26he belonged there and this is another step up and it's exactly the same he looks like he's the
29:30experienced guy he's been here all his life and he's boxing so well another left hook to the body how
29:37much more of this can mass and that take i mean he hasn't looked hurt particularly no he look he's
29:42tough he's durable we've seen that in the past just a reminder box wreck have master makers number seven
29:48in the cruiserweight division so what win what scalp this would be not just winning the european title a
29:55lot of people will say though he's 38 he's had 56 fights it's set up for riley too yeah but
30:01we've said
30:01that what barry said earlier there's going to be tougher tests we can only be in front of you and
30:05the
30:05way you win a fight you know he's won this in every single way every single manner he's wished to
30:12and he hasn't taken any silly risks i think that's i mean we talk about discipline when you step up
30:18at the levels and you go to world level and he's showing that totally agree i think he's shown a
30:25terrific performance from vidal riley deep into the eighth round here
30:32wouldn't necessarily say the age is the issue for mass max that the amount of time he's been around
30:37you know he's been a pro an awful long time well riley was saying as well that the amount of
30:42training caps you have for 56 fights it's not just what you do in the ring but you guys know
30:48where the damage is done it really is try some body shot though mastenak he's still
30:55got some uh popping those punches if he can get them going but again having difficulty reading riley
31:03he almost clocked him with the right hand there mastenak and again that's what he's got to do when
31:10he throws the right hand he's got to lean to his left hand side hasn't he a big shot there
31:15for
31:16riley again stepped in with that front foot and a jab went right through the back of the head there
31:19to mastenak trying to get a right hand around the back of riley's head and again mastenak he's not
31:26quite done yet he's got to roll the dice hasn't he's got to throw something and it's the right hand
31:31you feel
31:31is the the dangerous weapon that he carries i think they've been asked before in the corner a few
31:37rounds ago that would come a treat here for riley if you threw that feet now mastenak draws anything
31:43then you've got a free target
31:52interesting to see if he does look to go through the gears change the pace and keep the tempo going
31:57keep those phases on mastenak how would the pole cope yep if he can sustain attacks
32:06could he find the stoppage for now riley
32:14breathe breathe breathe
32:22do you know in many ways it's been a one-sided fight but it's been enjoyable because it's been a
32:27really good display here from fidel riley mastenak has been slightly threatening you would say at times
32:32but not enough to really put a dent in the scorecards and for riley though people might argue this be
32:38too
32:38much control maybe but i think it's been the perfect friend but he's been impressive but also disciplined
32:55all nice and cool in the blue corner just caught carl frampton's eyes very impressed we all are
33:03with vidal riley i think we're watching a potential world champion down the line real ability
33:11tonight from go from chef clark to matthias mastenak climbing the levels but it's all on what happens
33:19now in these last four i mean he's won every round on carl's on the fan zones on our card
33:24matthias
33:25mastenak what have you got left in the tank in the locker is there anything any drama late on
33:33he's shot wouldn't it mastenak was to find something to to turn this on its head
33:40love the feints they were asking him to be creative in the corner without riley and you feel
33:45he's got that in his locker hasn't he so many shots but every shot in his arsenal that jab
33:52such an effective weapon he's in that stage now in you down where do you take that risk and try
33:59and
33:59sell yourself or do you stay disciplined you know and maybe coastal points victory but people say you
34:05couldn't get rid of him but you know what i mean is that what you sell yourself you stick to
34:08the
34:09the restructure that's working for you yeah i i think i personally if i was in vidal riley's shoes
34:15i'll stick to my guns here i think getting the win getting that european title climbing the rankings
34:21is the most important thing here and he's looking so good as well but i think there's been two or
34:26three
34:26times in the fight he's really up the tempo and if he lets those combinations go and maybe gives the
34:32referee an excuse and a mastenak will a bit like we had last night in the fat brown fight the
34:40it just takes so much over the course of the fight and i think if he can just get the
34:45referee
34:46to have a more of a look mastenak's never shown any real problems in that department but just got
34:52a feeling that if he injects the the pace again the tempo riley he could force the stop we i'd
34:58like
34:58to see how mastenak would react to a sustained attack as well within the ability of riley to do so
35:06trying to force mastenak to act to punch first here but mastenak is a an aggressive counter
35:12french and he'll wait nice right hand hands down of riley he's just kidding referee antonio margarino
35:22don't do that
35:26i don't mind the show boating i like ben whittaker i think as barry said there he's trying to draw
35:31out
35:31the leader mastenak he's too disciplined master neck even though he's behind that's the experience
35:37isn't it well he goes south for he's trying things out in there finnell riley thinking it rolled off
35:44here hasn't he riley he has i think he's looking he wants that big punch that's why he's waiting for
35:47my neck to make a mistake into the neutral corner is this a chance for riley to open up
35:55two different right hands and a straight one for the first shot that didn't land and then a looped
35:59one over the top and again the body shot a bit more from mastenak in this one but not really
36:06enough
36:07let's go over to eddie hurd who's in the house without him yes strange to see eddie here just as
36:14a fan but you're here as a fan bit of a watch and breathe as well potential opponent of pat
36:18brown maybe
36:19absolutely pat brown john hedges i mean also you know if vidale wins that british title will become vacant
36:24as well i think so doing well very slick boxer mastenak's a bit of a warhorse but breaking him
36:29down nicely it is nice to see you with aj as well aj in the house good to see him
36:34out here getting the
36:35love from the fans i saw when wilder walked past him and i thought you never know if wilder wins
36:41you
36:41never know you know to be honest with you we've been very focused about making the tyson fury fight but
36:46aj did mention to me yesterday you know obviously he's here to support there he thinks derrick will win but
36:51at the same time if theontae wilder wins in style tonight he opens up a big fight with
36:56anti joshua as well so we are here as friends and fans but always got one eye on the game
37:00as you
37:01always do good to see you one eye on the game we had a good night in alchingham last night
37:07barry
37:07darren didn't we eddie put on a good show a friday night one it's excellent to see him i know
37:13one eye on
37:13the business but he's a fan he loves it i can't get enough of it he really can't and it's
37:18exciting time
37:19for him you know he's got his old guard anthony joshua get the comeback but some really good
37:25talented fighters coming through the ranks starting to make names for themselves what a night it was
37:30when aj beat dillian white here what a night that was electric and we're going to get that electric
37:38atmosphere in about 20 minutes half an hour's time when the big boys come into battle just under nine
37:47minutes left of this european championship fight matthias massac from poland trying to somehow find
37:55victory number 51 but it's all gone against him he'll still believe though that he can cling on to
38:01this european title and try and outlast fit out riley but riley showed no sign of either slowing down or
38:07having any real problems he's having no problems and he's still controlling the pace but i think he has
38:12he'll take his foot off the gas a little bit here why is that is that just to i think
38:18to go the 12
38:18rounds or is it i think to make sure he has an advantage you can go to 12 rounds but
38:21also i think
38:22it's all to try and make mass nick more aggressive so there's more gaps to hit he's though he's finally
38:27hard to hit him really clean and he really heavy eddie was saying quite rightly he's an old war horse
38:33isn't
38:33he matthias massac remembers when tony bellew fought him and he says he's breaking him down riley do
38:39the crowd expect to stop it's gone a little quiet he's done so much so well fidel riley will he
38:45want
38:46that like denzel bentley got like matty harris got that sort of sparkling finish will he want it yes
38:52does he need it no did the crowd want it 100 every single person is watching it want to see
38:57dramatic
38:58show real finishes don't they and you do film it's there i don't feel it would be one punch it
39:04would be a
39:04barrage a sustained attack that we've asked for but i think he's looked very good and i think you
39:10know he may be holding a little bit back in the last couple of rounds perhaps but or he feels
39:15mass and
39:16actually is not there quite for the taking and that he's still competitive even though he surely hasn't
39:23won a round on any of the judges cards you have to do what you do well i mean it's
39:27okay to do other
39:28stuff and try and be excited i do understand that but he's a boxer by trade and he's been aggressive
39:34this is not the way he box against chef clark by the way it's a different this is a different
39:37version
39:38he's changed it up hasn't he but still using the same speed skill the discipline to go to european level
39:43is a big step quite often and to keep that same controls your discipline and skill set and just be
39:50aggressive without being reckless is a real plus yeah exactly and look different fighters bring different
39:56qualities to the ring you know some are explosive and some bring the action and the entertainment and
40:03some like me and you barry we really enjoy watching this you know this is a master class somebody's
40:09really really switched on and boxing nicely yup the art of boxing the art of pugilism the craft the skill
40:19it's not all about the heavyweight drama
40:23the intelligence
40:25i don't know about
40:28what we'll get here though the calm before the storm what's going through his mind right now war
40:36chisora i do know what i think a mixture of emotions i really do i think yeah you can't wait
40:41to get
40:41stuck in but he'll be savoring this all up you know he's got the family with him this is a
40:46big moment
40:46it really is you know what a tremendous career this man has had the the fun the excitement he's given
40:54so many fans including us free sat here you know it's all coming to an end now can only imagine
41:01what's
41:01going through the thoughts of del future motions with the power of them they've got to put that to
41:06one side they've got a fight to win will it be chisora will it be wilder biggest night of the
41:14year
41:15so far early April biggest fight for vidal riley and he's um boxed to plan beautifully
41:25now carl's joining us um i know you're really really impressed i know you love what vidal
41:30riley's doing one everything for you yeah i've given every round he's been excellent tonight
41:35against uh i mean we've got to call him an og of the cruiserweight division this guy's been around
41:40so long but riley looks like the one that's got the experience in the fight he's got the youth
41:46certainly he's he's got the energy as well and he looks to be enjoying himself as well this is a
41:51real
41:53there's been high hopes on riley hasn't there been but this is a real kind of common of eight
41:56performance it just shows you the level that he's at yep it's that maturity isn't it he's uh
42:01changed it up over what he did with chef cart which is really impressive does he glide home now or
42:07does
42:07he try and get that icing on the cake i'm not sure i mean he doesn't have to take any
42:12risk because he's
42:13so far in front so i think if he gets the opportunity it would be a great way to go
42:17out you know the win
42:18european title by stopping masternak and one of the last two rounds here but it would be silly to take
42:24risks as well when you're so far in front and he's just look he's been in cruise control all all
42:28night
42:29like i i don't even think he's got out of third gear i think there's more to come from riley
42:33here
42:34it's been an excellent performance thanks carl cruise control barry i think that's right i think it's
42:39perfect what you said there cal from we thought match that would show us could force something out of
42:44out of riley at some point even though we thought riley was a favorite but he hasn't but he took
42:51the center
42:51ring while he controlled the pace from the offset and he's been easy for himself but i go back to
42:55that
42:55world control and that's that's been the key aspect here for riley and he tried didn't he early on
43:01masternak but he just nullified it and he was just a step ahead in every single department
43:07it's cruising to victory here it really is yeah the freshness the speed the agility the jab the movement
43:15the flow of fidel riley all coming together and i know he was really wound up this week and he
43:22wants
43:23the respect he's gonna get it he got it at spurs and again here at the o2 up at european
43:30level just
43:30dabs at his nose
43:34he's stopped committing to that right hand now that was a bit of this i think other than the first
43:38couple
43:38of rounds he's not really thrown a heavy heavy right hand just because he knows if he does commit
43:44there's a very good chance he's going to get hit with something more sharp more accurate more hurtful
43:49team are really trying to encourage masenak to go for it he's gonna have to throw utter caution to the
43:55wind in the final round he needs a knockout and there's no sign at the moment that's anywhere close
44:05body shots from riley who closes the round really well lovely shots really nice boxing for now riley
44:13people on their feet applauding his craft
44:25be honest with me there's nothing wrong with your left hand yeah right
44:28but no it's not i'm not having that no rinse it rinse it don't swallow that
44:35you've got to work this round everything that you want is on the other side of this okay listen to
44:42me
44:42yeah what stands in the way becomes the way yes the obstacle is the way yes everything you want is
44:49on the other side
44:58but he speaks good english i don't speak good polish but they're not happy
45:03you don't need to speak polish you understand that he has to go for it he's got three minutes to
45:11somehow
45:12hold his european title but vidal riley has um painted a picture tonight hasn't he on that canvas
45:20it's been wonderful to see there's the jab that was so effective early on and
45:27the body shots have been good the fluency and is he upping the tempo again here
45:33and maybe this is the sustained attack the barrage what about that that looked good to me
45:45i'm not sure if he's hurt one of his hands as well riley i think they said the left in
45:48the corner
45:49and then they said oh maybe the other one i'm not quite sure but
45:52that would suggest that would understand uh tell us why he sort of took his foot
45:56off the gas the last few rounds when he was building a good pace right hand from masternack
46:01and a left hook are we going to see a twist in these final couple of minutes he's got to
46:07go for it
46:08the european champion it's now or never tries the uppercut blood from the nose of riley the best
46:16pocket of action from masternack in the fight he's got to work this is kitchen sink time for masternack
46:28feet just coming together there but these right hands he's trying at least but he's left it very very late
46:38riley just not quite as comfortable he's going to show something out here riley now just to store the
46:44the confidence here the masternack he's on his toes but those right hands are looking a little more
46:51dangerous but there's a minute has swept in the clock his sewer gates masternack here that was class
46:57that little bit of movement there from riley's little rolling spin why didn't the polish
47:01fighter try this after eight rounds i don't know he'll kick himself he really ball you know he's in there
47:07he's
47:07the champion he's just been a step ahead we've been saying it coming back to life again last minute of
47:14this final round adam yeah riley just trying to restore order uppercut from massnak he's trying
47:22he's been tough as old boots again and brave but he's been outclassed outboxed out thought out
47:30skilled in every department really and as carl said earlier this is a coming-of-age performance
47:37from vidal riley some solid gems here from riley really stepping behind that left hand
47:43it's a good last round of action it really is
47:48massamax tried his best his hardest the white hands ripping over but vidal riley standing strong 15 on the clock
47:56good shot there for mass lake let me left off it was annoyed with himself riley wasn't he he gave
48:03the
48:03first couple of minutes away to masternack he's fired back with heavy seats in his final minute really good
48:10display of boxing from vidal riley who's gonna win the european cruiserweight title great action in that
48:17last round fair play to the tough matthias masternack but he was just outboxed by a superb vidal riley
48:30tonight there's a super fighter both of them are calum smith has got a really hard ask even though it's
48:38back at home for him against david morrell final eliminator for the wbo world like heavyweight title
48:45live on the home of boxing saturday april the 18th we're going to get over to see what adi and
48:53malik thought of vidal's wonderful display
48:59winning any title shouldn't be easy winning a european title should be difficult and those were
49:04difficult rounds but in the end i may not be awake the judges scorecards but i move vidal box next
49:09to me
49:09i thought vidal box extremely good tonight and you want to know what's crazy the entertainment
49:14stage usually when people have like you could say a boxing masterful performances people think it's a
49:19bit boring he took chances with an experienced guy he got hit he got to work on defending the right
49:25hand
49:25a little bit more but this is the type of fight not only that he won in grand fashion but
49:29he's also
49:29going to learn from and one of the things that surprised me as well he's not fought for a million
49:33yeah the engine looked really good he set a really high pace and he was able to contain that pace
49:39and
49:39manage that pace down the stretch which is very good for someone who's only had 14 fights i was very
49:45impressed i knew he was going to win or i expected him to win but it's not like when you
49:49expect a guy to
49:50win and then they went in a fashion that you didn't even know that they can fight at with a
49:54great
49:54opponent this guy right here was experienced he was 38 years alive like i said and he handled them
50:00accordingly i was very impressed by the way can i just give a shout out to the dj that's playing
50:05a
50:05bit of kickboxing music oh we've been loving it if you're a kickboxing fan you know this and now he's
50:09got rocky yes he knows what he's doing he knows what he's doing but it looks like but i was
50:15going to be
50:15ground the european champion he's doing it what we like the traditional route right british european and
50:21then who knows what the end of 2026 early 2027 can do with that type of performance i give him
50:27two
50:27more fights at that level right there but i can't really see him having no trouble even with the guys
50:32at top at minimum he's going to give these guys good fights if not beat them the kid is he's
50:38a bit
50:38ahead of his time a bit for his glimpse of experience for how crafty he is in there tonight i've
50:43seen him
50:44in control of a scenario and then do a jersey joe walk-off and then went with two faints that's
50:49crap at
50:50his finest i was over here loving it i'm always concerned when a scorecard takes so long to add
50:56up i mean we're only adding up tens and nines when it takes this long it always concerns me that
51:00this could swing a surprise way oh this is not a chinese arithmetic fight we all know who won we
51:08all
51:09know who was in control and we all know who passed every test with flying colors he got hit he
51:15answered
51:15back he was great and then attack he did it all he certainly did i can see ray flores is
51:20ready let's
51:21get the official decision is it and the new or is it and still right
51:28ladies and gentlemen having gone the distance we go to the scorecards here are your score totals
51:36judges alfredo elzaoui and roland norris have it 118-110 and vincent dupas has it 119-109 for your winner
51:48by
51:48unanimous decision and the new european cruiserweight champion still undefeated from time to london england
52:02victor riley the coming of age at 28
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