Viddal Riley

Viddal Ethan Danso Riley was born on 7 July 1997 in Hackney, London. He attended Northumberland Park Community School in the Northumberland Park area of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey, England.[8] Riley is an avid supporter of local football team Tottenham Hotspur.[9]

Riley started his boxing career at six years old when he was introduced to the sport by his father Derrick Riley. In his amateur career, he went on to collect eight national championships, as well as winning a European Junior Silver Medal in Anapa, Russia. He also became a 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympian for Team GB.[10] As an amateur, Riley had a record of 41-8 (19 KO's).[11]

Riley is currently signed with Mayweather Promotions.[12][13]

He made his professional debut on 30 November 2018 at the Big Punch Arena in Tijuana, Mexico against Julio Manuel Gonzalez, beating Gonzalez by a knockout (KO) in the first round.[14] His second fight was against American Mitchell Spangler at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on 19 January 2019, as part of the undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner. The bout was stopped in the first round and the referee declared Riley the winner by KO.[15] His third fight was a unanimous decision (UD) victory against Austine Nnamdi on 3 May 2019.[16] He would next face Muhammad Abdullah on 28 February 2020 at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling hall in Las Vegas, where Riley defeated his opponent by way of UD.[17]

Riley's training of YouTube personality KSI for the KSI vs. Logan Paul fight and subsequent rematch brought him huge publicity and exposure.[2]