Deontay Wilder 3 so this is a quick turnaround for him. Anderson just fought on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. He’s easily a top-level lightweight and while he may be a huge underdog in this one, his power isn’t to be discounted.Īlso confirmed as the co-feature is American heavyweight prospect Jared ‘Big Baby’ Anderson (10-0, 10 KOs) against Oleksandr Teslenko (17-1, 13 KOs), who was an intriguing prospect himself before a pretty shocking knockout loss to Shawndell Winters in 2019. It’s the only time he’s been stopped, and that’s the only clear loss of his career when you consider his other two defeats were split decisions to Robert Easter Jr and Denis Shafikov. The Ghanaian was the IBF lightweight champion after stopping Isa Chaniev in February 2019, and made one successful title defense against Ray Beltran before Teofimo Lopez knocked him out in December 2019.

Lomachenko looked as good as ever against Nakatani and no doubt if he gets past Commey, the return to huge fights awaits him in 2022.Ĭommey (30-3, 27 KOs) is coming off a thudding KO of Jackson Marinez in February. George Kambosos Jr getting not just pushed to late November, but also switched over to DAZN after Triller gave up on the event. Whether or not a Lopez rematch was in the works for 2021 is moot, as the Triller fiasco led to Lopez’s title defense vs. Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) bounced back from his decision defeat to Teofimo Lopez with a dominant 9th round stoppage of Japan’s Masayoshi Nakatani in June. ESPN will broadcast the event live after the college football Heisman Trophy Ceremony, which has been somewhat of a tradition for Top Rank after signing its ESPN deal in 2017. Top Rank Boxing announced on Monday that the two-time Olympic gold medalist and former three-division world champion will take on the heavy-handed Richard Commey on December 11th in New York. He was knocked out in two rounds by Teofimo Lopez in December 2019. That was the 35-year-old’s second defeat in his past three fights. Commey, a former lightweight champion with elite punching power, is coming off a wide unanimous decision loss to Lomachenko last December. Puerto Rican junior middleweight standout Xander Zayas and middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of Muhammad Ali, will also see action on this special New York City fight night.Ukrainian star Vasiliy Lomachenko is heading back to the main room at Madison Square Garden. He is known for his excellent skill set and experience in big fights. Lomachenko-Commey and Anderson-Teslenko will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 9 p.m. In the 10-round co-feature, undefeated heavyweight sensation Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson will battle Oleksandr Teslenko.

Lomachenko-Commey marks boxing’s return to the “Big Room” at Madison Square Garden for the first time in nearly two years, when Terence Crawford defended his welterweight title with a riveting knockout over Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas.

11 for a 12-round lightweight showdown against former world champion Richard “RC” Commey. Lomachenko returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Dec. Three-weight kingpin Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko, the Ukrainian virtuoso who saves his best for the New York City spotlight, hopes his next oversized challenge is not a bridge too far.

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