After 72 amateur bouts during which he represented both
England and the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Tshikeva turned professional in 2022. He won the vacant
IBO International
heavyweight title when his opponent, Michael Webster, retired at the end of the ninth round of their fight at
Wembley Arena in London on 1 February 2025. Tshikeva faced
David Adeleye for the vacant
British heavyweight title at
Co-op Live in
Manchester on 5 April 2025. He lost by technical knockout in the sixth round. Following the fight, Tshikeva's promotor,
Ben Shalom, launched an appeal for the result to be overturned, claiming the first of the two knockdowns his boxer suffered in the sixth round had been from a punch received after the referee called break. A few days later, the
British Boxing Board of Control ordered an immediate rematch take place. On 29 November 2025, Tshikeva was given a second chance at the once again vacant British heavyweight title when he took on
Frazer Clarke at Valiant Live in
Derby. He won by split decision with the judges' scorecards reading 115–112, 115–113 and 112–115. On 11 April 2026, Tshikeva lost his British title to
Richard Riakporhe by fifth round technical knockout at
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. ==Personal life==