Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Richard Commey, billed as Some Forces Can't Be Contained was a lightweight professional boxing match contested between former 3-division champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko, and former IBF lightweight champion, Richard Commey on December 11, 2021, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York, U.S.[1] Both Lomachenko and Commey share a common loss with former unified lightweight champion, Teófimo López.

[5] Commey also bounced back from his defeat to López, knocking out Jackson Maríñez in round six in February 2021.

Lomachenko was deemed winner by unanimous decision, all three fight judges giving him the contest by a considerable number of points.

After the bout when asked about fighting newly crowned unified lightweight champion, George Kambosos Jr., who had upset Teofimo Lopez a few weeks previously, Lomachenko jumped at the idea, stating that he 'needs this chance' and would be willing to fly to Australia if necessary.

[7] However, on 24 February 2022 Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine and Lomachenko returned to his home country to aid in the war effort.