Accra, March 13, - Ghana’s
Richard Commey, has been handed another world title opportunity, after
defeating Alejandro Luna in an eliminator last Saturday.
Commey, knocked out Alejandro
Luna in the sixth round of the elimination bout on Saturday night at Freeman
Coliseum in San Antonio on the Mikey Garcia-Sergey Lipinets undercard. On
Monday, his title fight was ordered.
The IBF on Monday, notified world
titleholder Robert Easter Jr. of his obligation to fight Commey in a rematch.
In the letter the IBF said, “your
mandatory defence is due on or before March 30, 2018.
“The leading available contender
is No. 1 Richard Commey and negotiations should start immediately and be
concluded by April 12, 2018.
“If you are unable to reach an
agreement by April 12, 2018, the IBF would call for a purse bid to determine
who will promote the bout, when and where,” the letter added.
Easter (21-0, 14 KOs), 27, of
Toledo, Ohio, was ringside in San Antonio to watch Commey’s fight with Luna as
well as Garcia’s hard-fought unanimous decision against Sergey Lipinets in the
main event.
GNA
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