On September 9, 2016, Robert Easter Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs) and Richard Commey (24-0, 22 KOs) battle it out for the vacant IBF lightweight world titles. The vacant IBF lightweight title is also on the line.
Robert Easter Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Argenis Mendez, 5 months and 8 days ago. Richard Commey is on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Anzor Gamgebeli, 5 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Robert Easter Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Richard Commey really doesn't have much to present against Easter Jr.
Robert Easter Jr. defeated Richard Commey via split decision . Easter Jr. improves his record to 18-0, while Commey adds a loss to his record at 24-1.