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Vasiliy Lomachenko-Richard Commey live results and analysis

 


Vasiliy Lomachenko-Richard Commey live outcomes and examination

Vasiliy Lomachenko is sound and prepared to procure his direction back into a lightweight title battle, yet first he wants a persuading triumph against Richard Commey on Saturday (ESPN/ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET). Then, at that point, he'll need to trust that hero George Kambosos Jr. will battle him.


For the time being, all Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs), 33, of Ukraine, can handle is to feature his abilities and score a great success against Commey in the headliner of a Top Rank Boxing card at New York's Madison Square Garden.


"I'm exceptionally invigorated in light of the fact that this is the following stage of my boxing vocation," Lomachenko said at Thursday's news meeting at MSG.


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ESPN and ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 11: Vasiliy Lomachenko versus Richard Commey, 12 rounds, lightweights


Commey (30-3, 27 KOs), 34, of Ghana, was a lightweight hero until he lost his belt to Teofimo Lopez in 2019. A TKO triumph over Jackson Marinez in February put Commey nearly one more title shot also.


"Losing is important for boxing, so paying little heed to how you lose, everything revolves around returning," Commey said. "So whatever occurred with the Teofimo Lopez battle, what will be will be and I accepting it as a man. I realized I expected to return and I returned exceptionally solid, and that is the motivation behind why Loma picked me, and Saturday we will see what occurs."


Additionally on the card, heavyweight power puncher Jared Anderson (10-0, 10 KOs), 22, of Toledo, Ohio, hopes to keep his KO streak alive in an eight-round fight against Oleksandr Teslenko (17-1, 13 KOs), 29, of Ukraine; and middleweight Nico Ali Walsh (2-0, 2 KOs), 21, of Chicago - - Muhammad Ali's grandson - - shows up inside the ring to confront Reyes Sanchez (6-0, 2 KOs), 29, of Los Angeles, in a four-round session.


Track with as Tim Fiorvanti and Michael Rothstein recap each battle from the card. Watch the battles on ESPN+.


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Wilkins outpoints Tapia in hard-battled session


James Wilkins, left, outpointed Juan Tapia during their featherweight battle to win a consistent choice. Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc by means of Getty Images

Junior lightweight James Wilkins scored probably the greatest win of his expert vocation on Saturday, overcoming a game adversary in Juan Tapia by consistent choice, in their eight-round session.


Wilkins, 26, scored the main knockdown of the battle in Round 4 with a short passed on punch to Tapia's jaw. Tapia controlled a few significant length with successful counterpunching, frequently dropping his hands to attempt to tempt Wilkins to approach. At the end of the day, those stretches were insufficient for Tapia to persuade any of the adjudicators to score the battle his direction. Each of the three had it for Wilkins, by three distinct scores - - 77-75, 77-74, and 76-75.


It was a bob back for Wilkins, who saw a four-battle win streak snapped in July in a 10-round choice misfortune to Bryan Chevalier. It was likewise a triumph on home turf for the contender from Staten Island. Tapia, 28, of Brownsville, Texas, saw a two-battle win streak snapped. Tapia recently battled as of late delegated WBO junior lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson in an eight-round choice misfortune in 2018.


Kelvin Davis rules, stops Schwartzberg to remain unbeaten


Welterweight prospect Kelvin Davis, right, remained unbeaten with a second-round TKO triumph over Ryan Schwartzberg. Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc by means of Getty Images

Saturday could be a major night for the Davis siblings, and before Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn enters the ring for his first battle with Top Rank Boxing, his more seasoned sibling Kelvin put everything out on the table with a second-round TKO.


Kelvin Davis (3-0, 2 KOs) began gradually against Ryan Schwartzberg (1-4-1, 1 KO), yet battling out of a southpaw position, Davis had the option to land freely against Schwartzberg, who stood square to Davis' face for the majority of the welterweight battle.


A few mixes shocked Schwartzberg late in Round 1, yet ref Sparkle Lee didn't control it a standing knockdown. Davis began Round 2 with a major passed on snare to Schwartzberg's head, and Schwartzberg wobbled again - - apparently tapping once more into his MMA foundation as he began moving towards Davis' legs as though he was going for a wrestling-style takedown.


Davis dropped Schwartzberg with a right snare, passed on uppercut blend to Schwartzberg's jaw. Schwartzberg stood up, however Lee told him to, "show me something." Schwartzberg, who was draining from his nose and breathing hard, came to the furthest limit of the round, yet the battle was halted after Schwartzberg's corner informed the arbitrator that Schwartzberg couldn't see out of his left eye.


It was a positive development for Davis, who is from Norfolk, Virginia, as his keep going battle - - on the Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders card - - finished in unsteady design when he was wrecked by Jan Marsalek at the last part of a four-round session. This was Davis' first battle preparing under Brian "BoMac" McIntyre.


This was the third consecutive misfortune for Schwartzberg, 31, who is from Dania, Florida, and has had every one of the six of his ace confining battles 2021.


Ward destroys Norwood with first-round TKO


Light heavyweight prospect Joe Ward, left, won his 6th continuous battle with a TKO triumph over Britton Norwood. Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc through Getty Images

"Strong" Joe Ward started off the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Richard Commey undercard with a clinical TKO triumph against an overmatched Britton Norwood.


Ward (6-1, 3 KOs), a light heavyweight who addressed Ireland in the 2016 Olympic Games, stung Norwood to the body early and afterward released a three-punch mix that sent Norwood disintegrating to the material. Norwood returned to his feet, yet wouldn't endure significantly longer.


A progression of unanswered punches to Norwood's head followed, and Ward even hoped to ref Charlie Fitch at a certain point. Fitch stepped in at 1:35 into Round 1 and halted the battle.


This was the 6th sequential triumph for Ward, 28, who is prepared by Joey Gamache. Norwood (10-4-1, 7 KOs), who is from Jackson, Mississippi, endured his first misfortune since April 2018.

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