Both undefeated, the American Robert Easter Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (14 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.8 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Richard Commey, has a record of 24-0-0 (22 KOs=92%) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Rances Barthelemy). Both boxers have already fought once in 2016, Easter has beat Argenis Mendez (=Mendez vs Easter Jr) while Commey has defeated Anzor Gamgebeli. Easter vs Commey is valid for the vacant IBF World lightweight title; undercard of Daniel Jacobs vs Sergio Mora 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2016-09-09
Where: Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Division: lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg)
Title: vacant IBF World lightweight title
Easter’s previous fight: Argenis Mendez vs Robert Easter Jr
Commey’s next fight: Denis Shafikov vs Richard Commey
Easter’s next fight: Robert Easter Jr vs Luis Cruz
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Im in the 8th now
Have Easter up by 1 but man he should have been deducted for holding and forearming already.
Will already say that if Easter didnt have a 7 plus inch reach advantage he would be KO’d already. Tied again by the eighth. Still same in 9th. Damn good round. Comey by 1 in 10. Comey by 2 in 11. Easter won the 12th but I feel he will get the nod being the local.
Either way a rematch is needed. Great fight. Canidate for FOTY.
Hope they rematch an NOT as a PBC fight as Comey will only win by KO if so.