Commey vs Lopez

Who won Commey vs Lopez?

Teofimo Lopez beat Richard Commey by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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 Terence Crawford beating Egidijus Kavaliauskas for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Michael Conlan defeated Vladimir Nikitin, and George Kambosos was victorious over Mickey Bey.

Commey vs Lopez stats

Back in December 2019, Richard Commey stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Teofimo Lopez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Commey had an advantage in power over Lopez, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 79%.

Richard Commey was the older man by 11 years, at 33 years old.

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

Both Richard Commey and Teofimo Lopez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Commey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, totaling 212 compared to Lopez's 137.

Teofimo Lopez was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Commey vs Lopez form

Commey had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Raymundo Beltran on June 28, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

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

Before 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.

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

Lopez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Masayoshi Nakatani on July 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Edis Tatli on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Diego Magdaleno on February 2, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Mason Menard on December 8, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated William Silva on July 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Richard Commey had last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Teofimo Lopez's last outing had been 4 months and 25 days ago.

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Commey vs Lopez start?

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

Who broadcast Commey vs Lopez?

Commey vs Lopez was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Commey vs Lopez?

Richard Commey was a 207/100 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Teofimo Lopez made his way into the ring at 37/100 (-270) with oddsmakers.