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

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 5 years, at 36 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 75 less professional rounds, 201 to Beltran's 276.

Commey vs Beltran form

Richard Commey had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Jackson Marinez on 13th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Teofimo Lopez on 14th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Raymundo Beltran on 28th June 2019 by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

Before that, he had won against 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.

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

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

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

He had defeated 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, Richard Commey had been fighting more than Raymundo Beltran.

Going to this contest, Richard Commey had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 10 days ago, while Raymundo Beltran's last outing had been 4 years, 1 month and 13 days ago.

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Beltran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 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.