'Time to say as a pro I got this' - Riley sets title target

As an amateur, Viddal Riley compiled an impressive collection of medals and other boxing honours. Now he has his sights on the first of his professional career.

The 24-year-old makes his second appearance on the comeback trail from two years out when he steps into the ring to face an as-yet-unnamed opponent on Saturday's BOXXER show at Wembley Arena, live on Sky Sports.

A win on points over Willbeforce Shihepo four months ago took Riley's pro record to 5(2)-0 and as well as maintaining that unbeaten start, the former national champion and European Junior Championship silver-medallist is aiming to stay on course for a shot at a belt within the next year.

"In the next 12 months, I'd like to pick up a title," Riley told Sky Sports.

"I don't know what title, I'm not putting my finger on it, but I'd like to have something to put in my living room - or at least my dad's living room, because I don't really keep my trophies.

"But something as a professional; I had a lot as an amateur, time to say 'as a pro I got this'. So, next 12 months, I'm going to achieve that."

Riley, who made his professional debut in 2018, had been kept out of action since February 2020 due to injury and while he has declined to divulge details of what exactly the ailment was, he is adamant it is not something which will continue to hinder his progress.

Prior to that point, he had been busy compiling an unbeaten start to his career in the paid ranks - including first-round stoppages of Julio Manuel Gonzalez and Mitchell Spangler - while fighting in exotic locales like Tijuana, Dubai and Las Vegas.

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Indeed, the win over Shihepo was Riley's first fight on these shores since turning pro and he has