Richard Commey

Felix Verdejo To Return in Coming Months, Arum Sees Commey as Future Foe

Puerto Rican lightweight contender Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo will return to the ring in the coming months, according to his promoter, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum. Last December, the 27-year-old Verdejo suffered a shock defeat when he was knocked out by...

DiBella: If You Wanna Make A Real Fight For Lomachenko, Put Him In With Commey

Richard Commey’s promoter is sure Commey’s performance Saturday night against Jackson Marinez made him a viable opponent for any of the young, unbeaten, elite lightweights that he hasn’t fought.

Commey-Marinez ESPN Tripleheader Averaged 584,000 Viewers, Peaked At 673,000

ESPN’s first boxing broadcast of 2021 drew respectable viewership Saturday night, particularly since its main event was postponed two days in advance. Nielsen Media Research revealed Wednesday that the network’s three-bout broadcast averaged 584,000...

Richard Commey: It Was Motivating To Have Lopez's Support at Ringside

Fourteen months after losing his IBF lightweight world title to Teofimo Lopez, hard puncher Richard Commey made an emphatic statement, knocking out Dominican contender Jackson Marinez in the sixth round Saturday evening from the MGM Grand Las Vegas B...

Richard Commey Twice Floors Jackson Marinez, Scores Sixth Round Knockout

Richard Commey sent a reminder to the lightweight division that there is still plenty of fight left in him. The 33-year old Ghana native enjoyed a celebrated return to the ring after a 14-month break, knocking out Jackson Marinez in the 6th round of...

Richard Commey: Postponement Sucks For Joe Smith & Vlasov; I Feel For Them

Richard Commey moved into a main event on ESPN as a result of the Joe Smith-Maxim Vlasov postponement Thursday. Commey and Jackson Marinez will now headline the network’s tripleheader Saturday night in a 10-round lightweight fight at MGM Grand Confer...

Michel Rivera Backs Jackson Marinez To Outbox Richard Commey

Fast rising lightweight prospect Michel Rivera (19-0) is an interested observer of tonight’s lightweight showdown pitting former champion Richard Commey (29-3) against Jackson Marinez (19-1). The fight tops an ESPN tripleheader.

Jackson Marinez: I'm Taking Risk With Commey Because Beating Him Leads To Title Shot

Jackson Marinez didn’t hesitate when he was presented with an opportunity late last year to fight Richard Commey. Ghana’s Commey hasn’t boxed since Teofimo Lopez knocked him out in the second round almost 14 months ago to take the IBF lightweight tit...

Commey: It's Redemption Time, I Plan To Become Two-Time World Champion

Whether as the chief support or in his recently upgraded headlining act, the goal remains the same for Richard Commey. The former lightweight titlist returns to the ring for the first time in 14 months, having not fought since a crushing 2nd round st...

Photos: Richard Commey, Jackson Marinez - Set For Vegas Battle

Commey, Marinez Weights Photos Gallery - Lightweight contenders Richard Commey and Jackson Marinez woke up Thursday morning ready to battle in a 10-round co-feature. After Maxim Vlasov tested positive for COVID-19, scrapping his light heavyweight tit...

Commey-Marinez ESPN Weigh-In Report From Las Vegas

The show goes on in Las Vegas. Richard Commey and Jackson Mariñez take the lead on Top Rank’s first card of 2021, which takes place Saturday evening, live on ESPN beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT from MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.

Marinez: Whole World Knows I Beat Romero; No Idea What Fight Judges Were Watching

Jackson Marinez still cannot believe he has such a disputable loss on his record. The Dominican lightweight contender is certain he beat Rolando Romero comfortably in his last fight, a 12-rounder August 15 in Uncasville, Connecticut. All three judges...

DiBella: We Still Believe Commey Could Be Champ Again; Marinez Is Someone He'll Beat

By Keith Idec - Richard Commey contends he deserved more time to try to keep his title. Teofimo Lopez’s destructive right hand had dropped him to one knee, then down again, just 40 seconds into the second round. Commey claims he wasn’t dizzy once he...

Cesar Francis on Training Camp, Reflects on Time With Richard Commey

Brooklyn’s Cesar Francis is looking to make waves in the 140-147 realms in 2021, as he attempts to continue the momentum gained from winning the WBC USNBC title in his last outing in Greenville, South Carolina.

Richard Commey: I Want To Be Champion Again - First I Have To Beat Marinez

By Thomas Gerbasi - Who says you can’t go home? It’s not just the title of a Bon Jovi song, but a question that makes you wonder whether a crushing defeat far from home will change the way people perceive you back in the place where you were born and...