We profile English professional cruiserweight boxer and former trainer of internet personality KSI, Viddal Riley.
Date of birth: | 7th July, 1997 |
Age: | 27 |
Birthplace: | London, England |
Nickname: | 'The Rilest' |
Height: | 6ft 1ins |
Reach: | 76½ins |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Weight class: | Cruiserweight |
Professional record: | 13-0 (7 KOs) |
Amateur record: | 41-8 |
Born on 7th July, 1997, Viddal Riley is 27-years-old.
Viddal Riley was born in Hackney, London.
Viddal Riley primarily fights in the cruiserweight division, most recently winning the British cruiserweight title in a bout against Cheavon Clarke on the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn undercard.
Viddal Riley stands at 6ft 1ins and possesses a reach of 76.5ins.
Viddal Riley is 13-0 in his professional boxing career, with seven of his wins coming via knockout.
His first official fight took place on 30th November 2018, where he defeated Julio Manuel Gonzalez at the Big Punch Arena in Tijuana, Mexico.
While all of his first four fights took place outside of the UK, all of his last seven bouts have taken place inside his home nation, most recently defeating Dan Garber at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool.
Viddal Riley is currently the British crusierweight champion, following his aforementioned victory over Cheavon Clarke at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
While Viddal Riley doesn't currently train KSI, he has been known to train the YouTube sensation during his early boxing career.
In fact, Riley first found fame when training KSI for his exhibition bouts against Logan Paul.
Riley is known for his aggressive and energetic approach to boxing, often being labelled as 'riled up', hence his nickname, 'The Rilest'.
Viddal Riley is currently promoted by BOXXER, founded by the youngest promoter in the UK, Ben Shalom. The cruiserweight boxer recently signed a long-term contract with both BOXXER and Sky Sports.
Riley had previously been promoted by Mayweather Promotions, founded by boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Viddal Riley is currently trained by Leon Wills, who is also said to have trained internet stars KSI and Deji.
As a young amateur, Riley trained at West Ham Boxing Club, collecting eight national championships along the way.
While Viddal Riley isn't currently ranked amongst the top 10, he is hoping to secure a top 10 ranking with one of the governing bodies in the next 18 months as he looks to fulfil his life long world championship dream.
Viddal Riley has been known to walk-on to various songs throughout his boxing career, but his most notorious walk-on to date was alongside British grime MC, songwriter, record producer, and DJ, JME, to the song 'Favours', which also prominently features Viddal Riley.
Viddal Riley's exact net worth is unknown, but it is estimated to be around $150k.