Jose Pedraza vs Richard Commey fight details
Two former champions, Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey, will face off inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa on Saturday, Aug. 27.
A silver medalist in the 2009 World Championships, Pedraza turned pro in 2011. He won the IBO super featherweight title in 2014 and then defended the belt twice before losing it to Gervonta Davis in 2017. Since then, Pedraza has won and lost the WBO lightweight title and gone 7-3 in 10 fights.
Pedraza's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Jose Ramirez in March.
Commey made his pro debut in 2011. An African and Commonwealth lightweight champion, he won the IBF lightweight title in 2019. He lost the belt to Teofimo Lopez later that year. Commey's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Vasiliy Lomachenko last December.
Below is a complete guide to Jose Pedraza vs. Richard Commey, including the fight card, price, betting odds, and more.
How to Watch Pedraza vs Commey
Date: Saturday, August 27
Start time: 10:30 pm ET / 3:30am BST
Main event: Midnight ET (approximate) / 5am BST
The main card airs at 10:30 p.m. ET. Pedraza and Commey should make their way to the ring around midnight ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
TV Channel: ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
Tickets: Tickets starting at $49 are on sale now at www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com
Undercard Highlights: 10×3 heavyweight contest, Jared Anderson vs. Miljan Rovcanin.
In other undercard action: The undercard — streaming exclusively on ESPN+ — is scheduled to include the return of heavyweight puncher Efe Ajagba (15-1, 12 KOs) in an eight-rounder against Hungary’s Jozsef Darmos (14-4-3, 10 KOs). Ajagba, a 2016 Nigerian Olympian, has not fought since last October’s defeat to Cuban star Frank Sanchez on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder III undercard. Injuries delayed Ajagba’s return, and he’s looking to reclaim his status as one of the division’s rising talents.
Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (4-0, 3 KOs), from Cleveland, Ohio, steps up in class against Harry Gigliotti (8-3, 3 KOs) in a six-round junior welterweight scrap. Johnson, at 23 years old, is one of the sport’s brightest young talents. He fought at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in January and shut out the previously undefeated Xavier Madrid.
Tulsa native Trey Lippe Morrison (18-1, 17 KOs), who lost his undefeated record in his last bout, is scheduled to return in an eight-round heavyweight fight.
Standout junior welterweight prospect Kelvin Davis (5-0, 4 KOs) steps up in a six-rounder against Sebastian Gabriel Chaves (5-4, 2 KOs).
Frevian Gonzalez (5-1, 1 KO), who trains with Pedraza, will see action in a six-round lightweight bout against Gerardo Esquivel (3-2-1, 1 KO).
Price
$9.99 for a monthly subscription to ESPN+ or buy an annual subscription for $99.99. The Pedraza vs. Commey fight won't be an additional cost to current ESPN+ subscribers.
Pedraza Bio
Nationality: Puerto Rican
Born: May 8, 1989
Height: 5-8 1/2
Reach: 70.5 inches
Total fights: 33
Record: 29-4 (14 KOs)
Commey Bio
Nationality: Ghanaian
Born: March 10, 1987
Height: 5-8
Reach: 71 inches
Total fights: 34
Record: 30-4 (27 KOs)
Quotes
Pedraza: “August 27 will definitely be a high-stakes battle between two world-class fighters. We are both coming to get back on the winning path. That's the perfect recipe for a great fight. I know that a convincing victory against an opponent of Commey's caliber will put me back in contention to capture that coveted world title opportunity. Despite what happened in my last fight, I still have my sights set on being crowned world champion at 140 pounds. I'm still chasing my goal of becoming a three-division world champion.”
Commey: “I am grateful to DiBella Entertainment and Top Rank to be fighting on ESPN as I begin my quest to become a two-weight world champion,” Commey said. “Pedraza is a gentleman and a great champion, and I will have to be at my best to earn the victory.”
