Commey vs Slimani

Who won Commey vs Slimani?

Richard Commey beat Hedi Slimani by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 11th, 2017, at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Richard Commey.

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 Slimani stats

Back in March 2017, Richard Commey stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hedi Slimani made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Commey had a massive power advantage over Slimani, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Slimani's 54%.

Richard Commey was the same age as Hedi Slimani, at 30 years old.

Both Richard Commey and Hedi Slimani fought out of an orthodox stance.

Commey was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 3 months later than Slimani, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, totaling 212 compared to Slimani's 177.

Richard Commey went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at lightweight.

Hedi Slimani was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Commey vs Slimani form

Richard Commey had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Denis Shafikov on December 2, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Robert Easter Jr on September 9, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anzor Gamgebeli on March 19, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark.

Before that, he had won against Kakha Avetisiani on October 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany.

He had beaten Bahodir Mamadjonov on May 22, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The D Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Commey vs Slimani start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Commey vs Slimani?

Richard Commey was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Hedi Slimani made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.