Richard Commey (30-5-1, 27) was born in Accra, Ghana on March 10, 1987. At the age of 23 years on February 26, 2011, he made his professional boxing debut against Baba Nsor, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 25th career fight at 29 years old, Richard Commey got a shot at the IBF lightweight titles against Robert Easter Jr. on September 9, 2016 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a lightweight world champion (IBF) on February 2, 2019 at the age of 31 years old, on his 30th career fight, after defeating Isa Chaniev via 2nd-round TKO.
Commey's last fight was a 11th-round KO loss to José Ramirez at age 36 on March 26, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Richard Commey's best fights have been against Ray Beltrán, Jackson Marinez, José Pedraza, Robert Easter Jr. and Isa Chaniev.
Commey has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Mar 26, 2023 36 years 30-5-1 (27) | 30 years, 7 months 27-1 (17) | SLT | 11 | KO | LOSS |
35  | Aug 27, 2022 35 years, 5 months 30-4-1 (27) | 33 years, 3 months 29-4 (14) | SLT | 10 | SD | DRAW |
34  | Dec 11, 2021 34 years, 9 months 30-4 (27) | 33 years, 9 months 15-2 (11) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Feb 13, 2021 33 years, 11 months 30-3 (27) | 30 years, 1 months 19-1 (7) | LT | 6 | KO | WIN |
32  | Dec 14, 2019 32 years, 9 months 29-3 (26) | 22 years, 4 months 14-0 (11) | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
31  | Jun 28, 2019 32 years, 3 months 29-2 (26) | 37 years, 11 months 35-8-1 (21) | LT | 8 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
30 | Feb 2, 2019 31 years, 10 months 28-2 (25) | Isa Chaniev | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
29 | Aug 4, 2018 31 years, 4 months 27-2 (24) | Yardley Armenta Cruz | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
28 | Mar 10, 2018 31 years 26-2 (23) | Alejandro Luna | LT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Mar 11, 2017 30 years 25-2 (22) | Hedi Slimani | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
26 | Dec 2, 2016 29 years, 8 months 24-2 (22) | Denis Shafikov | LT | 12 | SD | LOSS |
25  | Sep 9, 2016 29 years, 5 months 24-1 (22) | 25 years, 7 months 17-0 (14) | LT | 12 | SD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
24 | Mar 19, 2016 29 years 24-0 (22) | Anzor Gamgebeli | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Oct 17, 2015 28 years, 7 months 23-0 (21) | Kakha Avetisiani | LT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
22 | May 22, 2015 28 years, 2 months 22-0 (20) | Bahodir Mamadjonov | LT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Mar 14, 2015 28 years 21-0 (19) | Thompson Mokwana | LT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Feb 7, 2015 27 years, 10 months 20-0 (18) | Mikheil Avakian | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Dec 13, 2014 27 years, 9 months 19-0 (17) | Samir Ziani | LT | 10 | UD | WIN |
18 | Jul 12, 2014 27 years, 4 months 18-0 (17) | Gary Buckland | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
17 | Dec 26, 2013 26 years, 9 months 17-0 (17) | Prince Ofotsu | LT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Jul 13, 2013 26 years, 4 months 16-0 (16) | Paul Truscott | LT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Mar 8, 2013 25 years, 11 months 15-0 (15) | Bilal Mohammad | LT | 7 | KO | WIN |
14 | Dec 8, 2012 25 years, 8 months 14-0 (14) | Fuseini Ahmed | LT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Sep 15, 2012 25 years, 6 months 13-0 (13) | Kris Hughes | LT | 4 | RTD | WIN |
12 | Jul 7, 2012 25 years, 3 months 12-0 (12) | Simas Volosinas | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
11 | Dec 16, 2011 24 years, 9 months 11-0 (11) | Korley Collison | LT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
10 | Dec 2, 2011 24 years, 8 months 10-0 (10) | Yusif Salifu | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 4, 2011 24 years, 7 months 9-0 (9) | Zakaria Salifu | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 21, 2011 24 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Tetteh Lamptey | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 10, 2011 24 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | Emmanuel Odoi | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 30, 2011 24 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | Dan Quartey | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 24, 2011 24 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Zakaria Salifu | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | May 21, 2011 24 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Yaw Sakiya | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 29, 2011 24 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Kuma Doe | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 2, 2011 24 years 2-0 (2) | Obile Issaka | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 26, 2011 23 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Baba Nsor | 2 | TKO | WIN |
