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Prez Nana Addo congratulates Richard Commey after clinching World title

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February 4, 2019
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Prez Nana Addo congratulates Richard Commey after clinching World title
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has sent a congratulatory message to boxer Richard Commey for his “fighting spirit and determination” in becoming world IBF lightweight champion after beating Russian Isa Chaniev on on Saturday night.

Commey made his second crack at the vacant IBF lightweight title count, claiming his first world title with a second round stoppage of Chaniev.

According to the President, Commey’s victory is a demonstration of the Ghanaian fighting spirit and determination.

On his official Twitter handle, President Nana Akufo-Addo said “I send warm congratulations to Richard Oblitey Commey (@RichardCommey) on his well-deserved victory over Isa Chaniev, and, thereby, becoming world IBF lightweight champion. Best of luck to him in the coming years. We are proud of him!!”

Commey (28-2, 25 KO) tore through Chaniev (13-2, 6 KO), dropping him late in the first round on a monster right hand. As Commey went to end things before the bell could sound to end the frame, he tripped, which may have been all that saved Chaniev at that point.

But Commey wasted no time in the second, picking up right where he’d left off. He put Chaniev down with a left hook early in the round, and with Chaniev clearly unsteady as the fight restarted, he charged in and finished things with a final flurry, dropping the Russian for a third time, at which point referee Laurence Cole stopped the bout at 39 seconds of the second round, showing his standard questionable judgment letting it even go that far.

It’s a huge win for Commey, obviously, and fully cements him as one of the top lightweights in the sport today. The winner of this fight reported before the fight to be likely to face WBA and WBO titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko in a unification bout in April, and that still seems to be the plan.

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Commey landed 33 of 105 (31%) of his total punches, and 29 of 69 (42%) of his power shots as he overpowered Chaniev in short order.

Chaniev landed 23 of 81 (28%) total punches and 19 of 64 (30%) of his power shots.

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