Commey vs Beltran

Who won Commey vs Beltran?

Richard Commey beat Raymundo Beltran by knockout in the 8th round on Friday 28th June 2019 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in California.

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).

This contest was for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Adames vs Day.

Commey vs Beltran stats

Back in June 2019, Richard Commey stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Raymundo Beltran made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 8 loses and 1 draw, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Commey had a large advantage in power over Beltran, boosting at 89% knock out percentage over Beltran's 61%.

Richard Commey was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Richard Commey & Raymundo Beltran fought out of an orthodox stance.

Commey was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 11 year and 7 months later than Beltran, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 64 less professional rounds, 212 to Beltran's 276.

Commey vs Beltran form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Isa Chaniev on 2nd February 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Alejandro Luna on 10th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hedi Slimani on 11th March 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana.

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

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

Beltran had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Hiroki Okada on 10th February 2019 by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jose Pedraza on 25th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Arizona.

Going into that contest, he had beat Paulus Moses on 16th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Bryan Vasquez on 5th August 2017 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles.

He had won against Jonathan Maicelo on 20th May 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Raymundo Beltran had been fighting more than Richard Commey.

Going to this contest, Richard Commey had last fought 4 months and 26 days ago, while Raymundo Beltran's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Beltran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Commey vs Beltran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Commey vs Beltran?

Commey vs Beltran was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Commey vs Beltran?

Richard Commey was a 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Raymundo Beltran made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.