Viddal Riley


Viddal Riley is a British professional boxer, YouTuber, rapper and internet personality. He is widely recognised as being the former boxing trainer of YouTube personality KSI.
Riley represented England at the EUBC European Junior Boxing Championships in Anapa, Russia in 2013, winning a silver medal.

Early life

Viddal Ethan Danso Riley was born on 7 July 1997 in Hackney, London. He attended Duke's Aldridge Academy in the Northumberland Park area of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey, England.

Amateur career

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. As an amateur, Riley had a record of 41-8.

Professional career

Riley is currently signed with Mayweather Promotions.
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 in the first round. 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. His third fight was a unanimous decision victory against Austine Nnamdi on 3 May 2019. 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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Win4–0 Muhammad AbdullahUD428 Feb 2020 Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, US
3Win3–0 Austine NnamdiUD43 May 2019 FIVE Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
2Win2–0 Mitchell SpanglerKO1, 0:3319 Jan 2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
1Win1–0 Julio Manuel GonzalezKO1, 1:1930 Nov 2018 Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico

Online presence

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