Who won Shafikov vs Commey?

Denis Shafikov beat Richard Commey by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 2nd December 2016 in Moscow.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Denis Shafikov.

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).

Shafikov vs Commey stats

Denis Shafikov stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 2 loses and 1  draw, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Richard Commey made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Commey had a massive power advantage over Shafikov, boosting at 92% knock out percentage over Shafikov's 54%.

Denis Shafikov was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Commey had a height advantage of 4 inches over Shafikov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Denis Shafikov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Richard Commey was an orthodox fighter.

Shafikov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 7 years and 2 months earlier than Commey, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 102 more professional rounds, 314 to Commey's 212.

Shafikov vs Commey form

Shafikov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Richard Commey on 2nd December 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had beat Jamel Herring on 2nd July 2016 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Santander Arena, Reading, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rances Barthelemy on 18th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Roy Mukhlis on 18th July 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

He had beat Miguel Angel Mendoza on 13th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

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 defeated 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 defeated Alejandro Luna on 10th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

He had beat Hedi Slimani on 11th March 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Denis Shafikov had last fought 6 years, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Richard Commey's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 16 days ago.

Shafikov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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 Shafikov vs Commey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Moscow, Russia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Shafikov vs Commey?

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