On Saturday, December 14, current champion Richard Commey goes up against favored challenger Teofimo Lopez Jr. for the IBF Lightweight Title on ESPN. Commey is 29-2 in his career with 26 knockouts, while Lopez Jr. is 14-0 with 11 knockouts. Commey and Lopez Jr. will take place at Madison Square Garden, New York City in New York and will be part of the featured card on ESPN with the main card fights starting at 9 p.m. Eastern. Let’s look at the bout and boxing picks.
Boxing Odds at Bookmaker.eu
Teofimo Lopez Jr.: -166
Richard Commey: +132
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Teofimo Lopez Jr. (14-0, 11 knockouts)
In his last seven fights, Lopez Jr. has seven wins and no losses. He defeated Juan Pablo Sanchez by unanimous decision, Vitor Jones Freitas by KO in the first round, William Silva by TKO in the sixth round, Mason Menard by KO in the first round, Diego Magdaleno by KO in the seventh round, Edis Tatli by KO in the fifth round, and Masayoshi Nakatani by unanimous decision. Lopez Jr. gets a knockout win 78.57% of the time.
Lopez Jr. said this to boxinscene.om about his upcoming bout against Commey, “I’m finally back at Madison Square Garden, the place where I always wanted to win my first world title. I believe this fight will shut up all of the critics and prove to everyone that I back up my talking in the ring. I respect Commey as a champion, but when we’re in that ring, it’s going to be lights out for him. Come December 14, I am officially taking over the lightweight division.”
Richard Commey (29-2, 26 knockouts)
In his last seven fights, Commey has five wins and two losses. He defeated Hedi Slimani by unanimous decision, Alejandro Luna by TKO in the sixth round, Yardley Armenta Cruz by TKO in the second round, Isa Chaniev by TKO in the second round, and Ray Beltran by KO in the eighth round; while losing to Robert Easter Jr. by split decision and Denis Shafikov by split decision. Commey gets a knockout win 83.87% of the time.
Commey said this to espn.com about his upcoming bout against Lopez Jr., “I'm very excited to fight at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden, in my second world title defense against Teofimo Lopez. My lifelong dream of becoming a world champion became a reality through many years of hard work in my homeland of Ghana through the U.K., Europe and finally in the United States. I want to thank everyone on my team for making this possible. On Dec. 14, I will put on another spectacular performance in defending my world title for my fans in the arena and those watching on ESPN and around the world.”
Lou DiBella, Commey’s promoter said this to espn.com about the upcoming bout, “Richard has fought all over the world for many years to achieve his lifelong dream of not only becoming a true world champion, but also becoming a boxing star, and on Dec. 14 against Teofimo Lopez, I believe that he will successfully defend his title for the second time in spectacular fashion.”
Boxing Picks
The oddsmakers don’t make many mistakes and there is a reason Lopez Jr. is favored even though he is not the champion. I think the best days of Commey are past him, while Lopez Jr. is a rising star. I will lay the price and take Lopez Jr. to get the win.
Boxing Pick: Teofimo Lopez by knockout in the eighth round
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