Pedraza vs Commey

Who won Pedraza vs Commey?

Jose Pedraza drew with Richard Commey by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 27th, 2022, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 95-95, 96-94, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Jared Anderson was victorious over Miljan Rovcanin, Richard Torrez Jr beat Marco Antonio Canedo, and Efe Ajagba defeated Jozsef Darmos.

Pedraza vs Commey stats

Back in August 2022, Jose Pedraza stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Richard Commey made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Jose Pedraza was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Both Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pedraza's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Commey's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 days earlier than Commey, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 276 compared to Commey's 212.

Jose Pedraza went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, and 14 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Pedraza vs Commey form

Pedraza had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jose Carlos Ramirez on March 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Center, Fresno, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Julian Rodriguez on June 12, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Javier Molina on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Mikkel LesPierre on July 2, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Jose Zepeda on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Richard Commey had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Vasyl Lomachenko on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jackson Marinez on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had won against Raymundo Beltran on June 28, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jose Pedraza had last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Richard Commey's last outing had been 8 months and 16 days ago.

Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Commey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Pedraza vs Commey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Pedraza vs Commey?

The ESPN show began at 6:30 PM EST / 3:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Pedraza vs Commey?

Jose Pedraza was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Richard Commey made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.