Vasiliy Lomachenko defeated Richard Commey via unanimous decision with scores of 117-110, 119-108 and 119-108, Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Vasiliy Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs), 33, of Ukraine, looked healthy and ready to take on the other top lightweight fighters.
Commey (30-4, 27 KOs), 34, of Ghana, was a lightweight champion until he lost his belt to Teofimo Lopez in 2019. A TKO victory over Jackson Marinez in February put Commey on the verge of another title shot, but now he has to start over after losing to Lomachenko.
Lomachenko floored Richard Commey hard in Round 7, leaving his opponent on wobbly legs and in big trouble. He pleaded with Commey’s corner to stop the contest, but they allowed the fight to continue.
In the first half of the fight, it was all one-way traffic from Loma who banked round after round. He utilised his famous speed, footwork and accuracy to outbox Commey.
The Ghanaian struggled to get to grips with the Ukrainian’s famously complex style.It was in round seven when the action heated up.
Loma made a breakthrough as he floored Commey and had him badly hurt.
For the remainder of the fight, he did enough to win the rounds, but seemingly opted not to pursue a brutal finish and took the fight to 12 rounds, winning by a unanimous decision.
