Who won Commey vs Luna?
Richard Commey beat Alejandro Luna by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 10th March 2018 at Alamodome in 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).
Commey vs Luna stats
Richard Commey stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.
Alejandro Luna made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws.
Richard Commey was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.
Commey had a height advantage of 2 inches over Luna. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Richard Commey & Alejandro Luna fought out of an orthodox stance.
Commey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 months later than Luna, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 212 more professional rounds, 212 to Luna's 0.
Richard Commey went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at lightweight.
Alejandro Luna was ranked number 12 by the IBF in the 135lb division.
Commey vs Luna 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 lost to 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, United States.
Previous to that, 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, he had beat Alejandro Luna on 10th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.
He had defeated Hedi Slimani on 11th March 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana.
Activity check
Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
What time did Commey vs Luna start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Alamodome, Texas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Commey vs Luna?
Commey vs Luna was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.
What were the odds on Commey vs Luna?
Richard Commey was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Alejandro Luna made his way into the ring at 27/20 (+140) with oddsmakers.
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