Commey vs Luna

Who won Commey vs Luna?

Richard Commey beat Alejandro Luna by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, March 10th, 2018, at Alamodome, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Commey vs Luna stats

Back in March 2018, Richard Commey stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Alejandro Luna made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws.

Richard Commey was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Commey had a height advantage of 2 inches over Luna. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Richard Commey and Alejandro Luna fought out of an orthodox stance.

Commey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 months later than Luna, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 212 more professional rounds, totaling 212 compared to Luna's 0.

Richard Commey went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at lightweight.

Alejandro Luna was ranked number 12 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Commey vs Luna form

Commey had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Hedi Slimani on March 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Denis Shafikov on December 2, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Robert Easter Jr on September 9, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Anzor Gamgebeli on March 19, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark.

He had won against Kakha Avetisiani on October 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Activity check

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Commey vs Luna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Alamodome, Texas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Commey vs Luna?

Commey vs Luna was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Commey vs Luna?

Richard Commey was a 57/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Alejandro Luna made his way into the ring at 27/20 (+140) with oddsmakers.