By Eric Baldwin: #3 IBF Richard Commey (24-1, 22 KOs) weighed in successfully on Thursday in coming in at 134 ¾ pounds for his IBF lightweight eliminator match against #5 IBF Denis Shafikov (37-2-1, 20 KOs) this Friday on December 2 at the Tough Fight Gym in Moscow, Russia. The 31-year-old Shafikov weighed in at 134 ¼ pounds.
The winner of the contest will be the mandatory challenger to IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (18-0, 14 KOs). Commey, 29, lost to Easter Jr. by a 12 round split decision last September in a very close fight. Commey knocked the 5’11” Easter Jr. down in the 8th round with a chopping right hand to the head.