Commey vs Chaniev

Who won Commey vs Chaniev?

Richard Commey beat Isa Chaniev by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019, at The Ford Center at The Star, 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).

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Eleider Alvarez losing to Sergey Kovalev for the WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Oscar Valdez beat Carmine Tommasone for the WBO World Featherweight belt, and Teofimo Lopez defeated Diego Magdaleno.

Commey vs Chaniev stats

Back in February 2019, Richard Commey stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Isa Chaniev made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Commey had a massive power advantage over Chaniev, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Chaniev's 46%.

Richard Commey was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Richard Commey and Isa Chaniev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Commey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Chaniev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, totaling 212 compared to Chaniev's 154.

Richard Commey went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at lightweight.

Isa Chaniev was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Commey vs Chaniev 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 won against Alejandro Luna on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

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

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

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Commey vs Chaniev start?

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

Who broadcast Commey vs Chaniev?

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

What were the odds on Commey vs Chaniev?

Richard Commey was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Isa Chaniev made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.