Boxing News of Wednesday, 29 June 2022
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2022-06-29Richard Commey moves up in weight ahead of return against Jose Pedraza
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Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight champion Richard ‘RC’ Commey is set to make his return to the ring after 7 months against Puerto Rico boxer Jose Pedraza in a super lightweight contest in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Read full articleon August 27.
Commey (30-4, 27 KO) has moved up in weight to 140 pounds to take on the former two-weight world champion in the super lightweight division.
The former world champion was outclassed in his last bout by legendary Vasyl Lomachenko in December.
The 35-year-old who still has hopes of becoming a world champion again is looking at becoming a champion in two-divisions champion
A win over Pedraza (29-4, 14 KO) could see the Ghanian land a world title shot for a 140 pounds title.
Commey is eager to return with a decisive victory over Pedraza after losing twice in his last three fights.
Pedraza's most recent fight, which took place on March 4 in Fresno, California, ended in a pretty close but decisive loss to Jose Ramirez.
Since going up to 140 pounds in 2019, the 33-year-old has won three fights in five attempts after losing his debut contest at that weight to Jose Zepeda.
It's a fantastic battle for both because Commey is trying to break into a new division while Pedraza is trying to hang on in one where some belts may sooner rather than later become dispersed.
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