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Pechanga Resort Casino, California - IBF world lightweight champion Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs) did not have an easy night, but he dropped former beltholder Ray Beltran (36-9-1, 22 KOs) four times to force the stoppage in the eight round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
The young champion took the old veteran to school. Richard "RC" Commey made the first defense of his IBF world lightweight title, knocking down former world champion Ray Beltran four times en route to an eighth-round knockout in front of 2,795 fans at Pechanga Resort Casino.
IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey went to war with Ray Beltran before recording an eighth-round TKO win on Friday. Commey (29-2) made a strong start and had the edge from then on at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California.
Pechanga Resort Casino, California - IBF world lightweight champion Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs) did not have an easy night, but he dropped former beltholder Ray Beltran (36-9-1, 22 KOs) four times to force the stoppage in the eight round.
Beltran, Commey Scorecard BoxingScene Live - The road to lightweight supremacy continues Friday at Pechanga Resort Casino when IBF world lightweight champion Richard Commey (28-2, 25 KOs) faces former lightweight world champion Ray Beltran (36-8-1, 22 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams).
Ray Beltran made weight Friday morning and will move forward with his fight against Richard Commey on Friday night. The 38-year-old Beltran was overweight Thursday for their 12-round, 135-pound championship match, which disqualified him from fighting for Commey’s IBF lightweight title. Beltran paid a $20,000 penalty to Commey for failing to make weight, but he also wasn’t allowed to weigh more than 146½ pounds at the IBF’s second-day weigh-in Friday morning.
Don’t stand and trade with Richard Commey. That’s the advice veteran trainer Freddie Roach hammered home while working with Ray Beltran during his recently completed training camp. The 38-year-old Beltran’s legs aren’t his strong suit, but Roach realizes that the former WBO lightweight champion must take an intelligent approach to facing the hard-hitting Ghanaian if he is to have a chance to pull off an upset in their 12-round, 135-pound title fight Friday night.
Commey, Beltran Weights Full Photos Gallery - The road to lightweight supremacy continues Friday at Pechanga Resort Casino when IBF world lightweight champion Richard Commey (28-2, 25 KOs) faces former lightweight world champion Ray Beltran (36-8-1, 22 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams)
Ray Beltran won’t get another chance to win a lightweight world title Friday night after all. The former WBO 135-pound champion came to the scale Thursday afternoon in Temecula, California, significantly overweight for his fight against IBF champion Richard Commey. Phoenix’s Beltran stepped on the California State Athletic Commission’s scale at 136½ pounds, a pound-and-a-half over the lightweight maximum.
Ray Beltran, Richard Commey Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The road to lightweight supremacy continues Friday at Pechanga Resort Casino when IBF world lightweight champion Richard Commey (28-2, 25 KOs) makes the first defense of his title against former lightweight world champion Ray Beltran (36-8-1, 22 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams)