Richard Oblitey Commey (born 10 March 1987) is a Ghanaian professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title in 2019.
On 9 September 2016, Commey fought for a world title for the first time in his career, against undefeated Robert Easter Jr.
[4] Next up, Commey squared off against undefeated 22-year old prospect Teófimo López on 14 December 2019, who was ranked #1 lightweight by the IBF.
Commey managed to beat the count, however, López immediately went in attack mode, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
[7] On 11 December 2021, Commey faced recently deposed former champion Vasiliy Lomachenko from Ukraine in an almost one-sided fight.