Former IBF lightweight champion Richard “RC” Commey (29-3, 26 KOs) will fight slickster Jackson Marinez (19-1, 7 KOs) in the February 13 ESPN co-feature of the previously announced WBO light heavyweight world title fight between Joe “The Beast” Smith Jr. and Maxim Vlasov.
This will be Commey’s first fight since losing the IBF title to Teofimo Lopez by second round KO in December. Marinez lost a controversial decision to Rolly Romero in August in a clash for the WBA interim lightweight title.
Difficult come back fight for Commey, but the risk is worthy, in this case for both men. The winner should be on track for a world title shot.
theres NO risk in fighting a guy with 5 KOs
good set up fight for Commey this opponent has only 7 kos in 20 fights look at at the nomad bum GGG just fought dude only had 5 kos i mean come on……….
For God sake, there is a monster difference who is Commey and who is Golovkin. Commey is returning from a devastating KO loss and was defeated by a journeyman named Denis Shafikov, on the other hand Marinez should be a interim world champion by now, if the decision would haven right when he fought Rolando Romero