Commey vs Beltran

Who won Commey vs Beltran?

Richard Commey beat Raymundo Beltran by knockout in the 8th round on Friday, June 28th, 2019, at Pechanga Resort & Casino, 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 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Commey had a large advantage in power over Beltran, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to 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 and Raymundo Beltran fought out of an orthodox stance.

Commey was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 11 years and 7 months later than Beltran, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 212 compared 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 beaten Isa Chaniev on February 2, 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Hedi Slimani on March 11, 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 December 2, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Moscow, Russia.

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.

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 beaten Hiroki Okada on February 10, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paulus Moses on February 16, 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 August 5, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles.

He had won against Jonathan Maicelo on May 20, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Raymundo Beltran made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.