Richard Commey: record, next fight and profile →
Barthelemy, Relikh Rematch Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Unbeaten three-division world champion Mikey Garcia and IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Sergey Lipinets went face to face Thursday at the final press conference before they square-off Saturday, March 10 live on SHOWTIME from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio.
Undefeated 140-pound contender and San Antonio-native Mario Barrios will face Eudy Bernardo in a 10-round bout on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME Saturday, March 10 from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. The SHO EXTREME telecast begins live at 8 p.m. ET/PT and features undefeated Alejandro Luna facing former world title challenger Richard Commey in a 12-round IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator. The IBF champion is Robert Easter, who Commey fought to close-split decision for the vacant IBF belt in 2016.
Andre Rozier, best known for training middleweight Daniel Jacobs, has a new fighter in lightweight contender, Richard Commey (25-2, 22 KO's), who he is co-training with Gary Stark Sr. "Listen, this young man came in... he was very, very, very ready to turn the gears up. He's an affable young man, he's very courteous, very considerate, punctual and he works like nobody else. I'm very happy with him joining our family,''Rozier told BoxingScene.com in a recent interview.
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT has signed top rated lightweight contender RICHARD COMMEY (25-2, 22 KOs), of Accra, Ghana, to an exclusive promotional contract it was announced today by its President LOU DIBELLA and Commey's manager MICHAEL AMOO-BEDIAKO.
Lightweight contender Richard Commey is the new WBC international champion after defeating Hedi Slimani on Saturday at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Ghana. Commey increased his winning tally to 25 after the three judges scored 116-112, 117-113, 116-112 in his favor.
In celebration of Ghana’s 60th Independent Anniversary, Streetwise Promotions in association with Errol Hawks Sports Management present an outstanding professional boxing event on Saturday, March 11 at the newly built Bukom Boxing Arena in the capital city of Ghana.
World ranked lightweight contender RICHARD COMMEY, (24-2-0, 22 KO’s) has parted ways with SAUERLAND PROMOTIONS, effectively immediately, it was announced today by his manager MICHAEL AMOO-BEDIAKO of STREETWISE MANAGEMENT.
Entering the late stages of a competitive, action-packed fight with a vacant 135-pound world title at stake, Robert Easter Jr. and Richard Commey upped the ante in a thrilling three minutes that brought out the best in both men.
Although Richard Commey set a blistering pace -- his 1,241 total punches were the ninth most ever recorded by CompuBox at lightweight -- the split decision in Denis Shafikov's favor was reflective of the action. Commey bolted to the lead in the first five rounds by averaging 118 punches per round (nearly twice the 60.2 lightweight average) and out-landing Shafikov 93-78 overall and 78-73 power.
Top rated contender RICHARD COMMEY, (24-2-0, 22 KO’s) of Accra, Ghana, is leaving Moscow and heading home after suffering a hotly contested battle and controversial split decision loss to Russia’s DENIS SHAFIKOV, (38-2-1, 20 KO’s) today in their 12-round IBF Lightweight World Title Eliminator. Scores were 116-112 for Commey and 116-112, 115-113 for Shafikov.