RICHARD COMMEY VERY DISAPPOINTED IN SPLIT DECISION LOSS TO DENIS SHAFIKOV IN FRIDAY’S IBF LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR Moscow, Russia (December 2, 2016) Top rated contender RICHARD COMMEY, (24-2-0, 22 KO’s) of Accra, Ghana, is leaving Moscow and heading home after suffering a hotly contested battle and controversial split decision loss to Russia’s DENIS SHAFIKOV, … Read more
Battling in a literal gym in Moscow, top lightweights Denis Shafikov and Richard Commey slugged it out for twelve entertaining rounds earlier today, going blow-for-blow in what was essentially one protracted close-range exchange. Despite his foe’s notorious knockout prowess, it was Shafikov who came out on top via split decision. Shafikov (38-2-1, 20 KO) used … Read more
Top rated contender Richard Commey, (24-2-0, 22 KO’s) of Accra, Ghana, is leaving Moscow and heading home after suffering a hotly contested split decision loss to Russia’s Denis Shafikov, (38-2-1, 20 KO’s) today in their 12-round IBF lightweight world title eliminator. Scores were 116-112 for Commey and 116-112, 115-113 for Shafikov. “It’s very disappointing, I … Read more