On December 14, 2019, Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs), the lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against the reigning WBO and The Ring super-lightweight champion Teófimo López (14-0, 11 KOs).
Richard Commey is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO victory over Ray Beltrán, 5 months and 16 days ago. Teófimo López is on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Masayoshi Nakatani, 4 months and 25 days ago.
The winning odds are at 88.2-11.8 in favor of Teófimo López. Richard Commey may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Teófimo López made very easy work of Richard Commey, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. López improves his record to 15-0 (12 KOs), while Commey adds a loss to his record at 29-3.