Lightweights Vasiliy Lomachenko and Richard Commey faced off at the final press conference for their clash Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden New York City.
Vasiliy Lomachenko: “Madison Square Garden is a special place for me because during my professional career I had a lot of memorable fights here. It is the Mecca of Boxing. Thank you, Commey, you are a strong fighter. I think we are giving a very interesting fight to the fans. As I said before, he has big power and reach and has experience and a big heart. I’m very excited because this is the next step of my boxing career, and it will be very interesting for the fans.”
Richard Commey: I’m feeling good. I’m very excited. This is my second time coming here. The last time didn’t work out well for me {against Teofimo Lopez}, so I have the opportunity to right the wrong. I’ve got all of my country {Ghana} behind me. I’ve got all of the little children back home who want to be where I am, and I know it’s not an easy fight, but I’m coming. Losing is part of boxing, so regardless of how you lose, it’s all about coming back. So whatever happened with the Teofimo Lopez fight, it is what it is and I took it as a man. I knew I needed to come back and I came back very strong, and that is the reason why Loma chose me, and Saturday we are going to see what happens.”
In the co-feature, heavyweight Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (10-0, 10 KOs) returns in an eight-rounder against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Teslenko (17-1, 13 KOs).
Jared Anderson: “I’ll be honest, he let a cruiserweight stop him, so that says it all. I had a pretty tough camp emotionally, but we came physically. We’re now mentally prepared, thanks to my team. They mean a lot to me. They’re behind me.”
Oleksandr Teslenko: “I know I’m the underdog, but I don’t care what people say.”
Also recent U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (3-0, 2 KOs) takes on Mexican veteran Jose Zaragoza (8-3-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round lightweight tilt, and middleweight Nico Ali Walsh (2-0, 2 KOs), grandson of “The Greatest,” opens the telecast in a four-rounder versus Reyes Sanchez (6-0, 2 KOs).
idea..
since baby Jared Anderson is complaining about his weak opponent , he should step it up right away
I’m curious to see if Nico Ali Walsh has improved. But for real, he looks nothing like or fights like his grandfather.
– IMO, if he didn’t have “Ali” in his name, we wouldn’t be hearing much about him.
– With that said, I wish him all the best.
Loma will land the right hook for a TKO or KO victory. After Loma’s strong victory, the boxing world will go wild because Loma is back in action at 135.
How is Commey all of a sudden rated so highly, when he was smoked in 2 rounds by Lopez 2 fights ago? He is not a huge puncher, and has just above average boxing skills, this is just a fight to make Lomo look good.
He knocked out Jackson Marinez with a huge right hand. Prior to that the huge puncher Rolly Romero went the distance with him. So how is he not a huge puncher? I would pick Commey over Haney.
Exactly and you know most boxing fans aren’t too bright & will fall for it hooked, line & sinker.
I think this can be an interesting fight.
Commey has an incredible advantage in his range and he has a big heart. But of course that is not enough. He is also pushing his opponents intensely with straight hard blows.
It’s easy and a bit unfair to judge Commey after his defeat against Teofimo.
In my eyes, I also think that Loma is not really the same after his surgeries. Commeys reach advantage might be a real problem. I also think there is an unpredictability in Commey that might be disturbing to Loma.
I think Commey can make sure that Loma has to work hard for a victory. Loma has to prove that he also is a fighter, not only a superiour boxer.
I’m backing Commey but in reality Loma stops him in under 8.
Loma Cherry pick. Big fake glass jaw boogeyman. I’ll pass
Commey is here to lose, and he knows and accepts that fact. This reminds me of his countryman against Pac, and it is the same promoter.