Ghanaian lightweight title hopeful, Richard Oblitey Commey has expressed readiness to correct the mistakes he made against Teofimo Lopez as he come up against former pound-for-pound king, Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Speaking at his final press comference ahead of the much anticipated fight night, the former world champion promised to put up his best as he embark on a quest to get a shot the world title once more.
“I’m feeling good. I’m very excited. This is my second time coming here. The last time didn’t work out well for me [against Teofimo Lopez], so I have the opportunity to right the wrong.
“I’ve got all of my country [Ghana] behind me. I’ve got all of the little children back home who want to be where I am, and I know it’s not an easy fight, but I’m coming.
“Losing is part of boxing, so regardless of how you lose, it’s all about coming back. So whatever happened with the Teofimo Lopez fight, it is what it is and I took it as a man.
“I knew I needed to come back and I came back very strong, and that is the reason why Loma chose me, and Saturday we are going to see what happens.” Commey told reporters.
After losing to Teófimo López on 14 December, 2019, Commey rebounded on February 13, 2021, producing a 6th round knockout victory against Jackson Marinez at the MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, US.