Sports Minister To Champion Commey-Easter Jnr. Rematch

Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has hinted at a possible appeal to the International Boxing Federation(IBF) through Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) for a rematch between Richard Commey and Easter Jnr. following the former’s Richard Commey inability to annex the vacant title via a split decision in favour of the latter at the Santander Arena in Pennsylvania (USA) on Friday.

The judges scored the fight 115-112, 114-113 for Easter and 114-113 for Commey in a match televised by Premier Boxing Champions on Spike.

Commey arrived in Accra yesterday, in the company of his trainer, Carl Lokko and manager, Michael Amoo-Bediako and, were welcomed by the Sports Minister, who confirmed that Government will back GBA to lodge a protest to IBF to challenge them for unfair results against Richard Commey.

He said: “If it demands that government puts in an official word, we will formally protest as a country, in consultation with our technical team, and request for an immediate rematch.

“We would entreat the GBA to establish contact with the respective autorities involved and we shall be in the background supporting them.”

Sports Minister To Champion Commey-Easter Jnr. Rematch

Video Highlights : Commey Loses To Easter Jr. By A Split Decision

Ghanaian boxer Richard Oblitey Commey lost to American Robert Easter Jr in the vacant international Boxing Federation (IBF) Lightweight title at the Santander arena in Pennsylvania (USA).

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In a fascinating and competitive bout, number 4 IBF Robert Easter Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs) defeated number 3 IBF Richard Commey (24-1, 22 KOs) by a 12 round split decision on Friday night to win the vacant International Boxing Federation lightweight title at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania.

 

The judges scored the fight 115-112 114-113 for Easter and 114-113 for Commey. The fight was televised by Premier Boxing Champions on Spike.

Easter was knocked down in the 8th round by a right hand from Commey. Easter looked like the better fighter in the first half of the fight, but Commey came on to make it close by dominating most of the 2nd half of the fight. Easter spent too much time throwing single power shots, and not putting his hands together.

In the 12th round, Easter buckled Commey’s legs after nailing him with a big right hand to the head. Commey was able to hold on to get out of the round. Commey even came back a little in the last minute to get the better of Easter.

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight world title was occupied by Cuban Rances Barthelemy who vacated the belt in order to move up in weight

Video Highlights : Commey Loses To Easter Jr. By A Split Decision

Boxing : Sports Minister Sends Goodwill Message To Commey

Nii Lantey Vanderpuije, Minister of Youth and Sports has, on behalf of His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, the Government and people of Ghana, wished Commey the best of luck, as he prepares to take on Americas’ Robert Easter Jnr. for  the IBF lightweight title in Pennsylvania, USA.

 

Both boxers go into this bout undefeated in their respective careers as Commey has fought 24 times with an impressive 22 knock-out whilst Easter has knocked-out 14 boxers out of 17 bouts.

 

A release from the Sports Ministry read; “I know you’ve got what it takes to be a world champion and so go all out to achieve the ultimate. I am very optimistic you can break the jinx by clinching a world title which seemed to have eluded us for some time now,” Hon. Nii Lantey Vanderpuye said.

 

The Sports Minister also took the opportunity to wish the trainer and technical team of Richard Commey well, and also urged Ghanaians to support the boxer in his world title bout

Boxing : Sports Minister Sends Goodwill Message To Commey