Commey vs Marinez

Who won Commey vs Marinez?

Richard Commey beat Jackson Marinez by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 13th, 2021, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Lopez vs Sanchez.

Commey vs Marinez stats

Back in February 2021, Richard Commey stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jackson Marinez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Commey had a massive power advantage over Marinez, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Marinez's 37%.

Richard Commey was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Marinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Commey. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Richard Commey and Jackson Marinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Commey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Marinez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 79 more professional rounds, totaling 212 compared to Marinez's 133.

Richard Commey went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF at lightweight.

Jackson Marinez was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Commey vs Marinez 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 December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had won against Alejandro Luna on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

He had beaten Hedi Slimani on March 11, 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 3 years, 11 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 14 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 Marinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Commey vs Marinez?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Premier Sports broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Commey vs Marinez?

Richard Commey was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Jackson Marinez made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.