Richard Commey has a date, venue and network for his next bout. According to a report from Boxingscene.com, the former IBF world lightweight champion will make his 140-pound debut against former two-division champion Jose Pedraza Saturday, August 27, live on ESPN from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also, sensational…
South African junior bantamweight champion Lwandile Ngxeke, from Sade in the Eastern Cape, makes the first defence of his title against the mandatory challenger Lindale Tshemese, of Duncan Village, at the International Convention Centre in East London on Saturday afternoon, with the first fight scheduled to take place at 2pm.
WBC/IBF Champion Artur Beterbiev and WBO Champion Joe Smith Jr. both made weight for their light heavyweight unification bout Saturday night from Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
According to George Kambosos, the once-beaten boxer has activated his rematch clause for an immediate second fight with Devin Haney. On June 5, before a crowd of over 40,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Haney outboxed Kambosos over twelve rounds to become the undisputed lightweight world champion. Local pundits believe the second…