Easter Jr vs Commey

Who won Easter Jr vs Commey?

Robert Easter Jr beat Richard Commey by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, September 9th, 2016, at Santander Arena, Reading.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 114-113, 114-113 in favor of winner Robert Easter Jr.

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.

Easter Jr vs Commey stats

Back in September 2016, Robert Easter Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Richard Commey made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Commey had a slight advantage in power over Easter Jr, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Easter Jr's 82%.

Robert Easter Jr was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Easter Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Commey. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Robert Easter Jr and Richard Commey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Easter Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than Commey, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 60 fewer professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Commey's 212.

Easter Jr vs Commey form

Robert Easter Jr had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Argenis Mendez on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DC Armory, Washington, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Ramon Solis on October 3, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Osumanu Akaba on August 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Angel Mendoza on June 20, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Alejandro Rodriguez on March 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Richard Commey had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Anzor Gamgebeli on March 19, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Bahodir Mamadjonov on May 22, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The D Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Thompson Mokwana on March 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

He had beaten Mikheil Avakyan on February 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robert Easter Jr had been fighting more than Richard Commey.

Going into this contest, Robert Easter Jr had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while Richard Commey's last outing had been 5 months and 21 days ago.

Easter Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Easter Jr vs Commey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Santander Arena, Reading, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Easter Jr vs Commey?

Easter Jr vs Commey was broadcast on Spike in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Easter Jr vs Commey?

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