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Jose Pedraza boxed well and delivered a brutal body attack against Richard Commey on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commey pushed the action for the most of the fight, landing his hard straight right and left hooks with some consistency.

However, in the end, neither of them did enough to have his hand raised after the fight. The judges scored the 10-round junior welterweight fight a split draw.

That wasn’t good news for the two veteran contenders, both of whom were hoping to bounce back after losing their most-recent fights. Instead, they went neither forward nor backward.

Pedraza (29-4-1, 14 KOs) got off to a strong start in the opening round, sticking, moving and targeting the body of Commey (30-4-1, 27 KOs).

However, by Round 2, the big puncher from Ghana picked up his pace, found his range and began to land hard, accurate punches to the face of his Puerto Rican opponent. A good, competitive fight was on.

Commey probably impressed two of the judges with his aggression and activity, which allowed him to land punishing, eye-catching punches in almost every round. However, Pedraza, the better boxer, did a good job of countering and landing body shots that seemed to slow down Commey.

Commey was cut above the left eye by an apparent clash of heads in Round 5, although the referee ruled said it results from a punch. That led to some of Pedraza’s most productive rounds, particularly Round 9.

In the penultimate frame Pedraza threw three times as many punches as Commey did and landed some of his most damaging shots of the fight. However, Commey rebounded to have a solid Round 10 that was difficult to score.

When the final bell rang, it seemed as if the fight could go either way. And that’s how the scoring played out. One judge had it 97-93 for Pedraza, the second 96-94 for Commey and the third 95-95. Boxing Junkie scored it 96-94 for Pedraza, six rounds to four.

Pedraza is willing to do it again.

“If they demand a rematch, I’m ready to give Richard Commey a rematch because he deserves it and I have the utmost respect for him,” Pedraza said. “Ultimately, my goal is to win a world title once again. Whatever I have to do, that’s what I’m willing to do.”

Commey, meanwhile, wants go back to Ghana before making his next move

“It is a draw,” he said. “Obviously, I have to go back home and see my people. I love my people, and I gotta go back there, do what I gotta do.”

Jose Pedraza boxed well and delivered a brutal body attack against Richard Commey on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commey pushed the action for the most of the fight, landing his hard straight right and left hooks with some consistency.

However, in the end, neither of them did enough to have his hand raised after the fight. The judges scored the 10-round junior welterweight fight a split draw.

That wasn’t good news for the two veteran contenders, both of whom were hoping to bounce back after losing their most-recent fights. Instead, they went neither forward nor backward.

Pedraza (29-4-1, 14 KOs) got off to a strong start in the opening round, sticking, moving and targeting the body of Commey (30-4-1, 27 KOs).

However, by Round 2, the big puncher from Ghana picked up his pace, found his range and began to land hard, accurate punches to the face of his Puerto Rican opponent. A good, competitive fight was on.

Commey probably impressed two of the judges with his aggression and activity, which allowed him to land punishing, eye-catching punches in almost every round. However, Pedraza, the better boxer, did a good job of countering and landing body shots that seemed to slow down Commey.

Commey was cut above the left eye by an apparent clash of heads in Round 5, although the referee ruled said it results from a punch. That led to some of Pedraza’s most productive rounds, particularly Round 9.

In the penultimate frame Pedraza threw three times as many punches as Commey did and landed some of his most damaging shots of the fight. However, Commey rebounded to have a solid Round 10 that was difficult to score.

When the final bell rang, it seemed as if the fight could go either way. And that’s how the scoring played out. One judge had it 97-93 for Pedraza, the second 96-94 for Commey and the third 95-95. Boxing Junkie scored it 96-94 for Pedraza, six rounds to four.

Pedraza is willing to do it again.

“If they demand a rematch, I’m ready to give Richard Commey a rematch because he deserves it and I have the utmost respect for him,” Pedraza said. “Ultimately, my goal is to win a world title once again. Whatever I have to do, that’s what I’m willing to do.”

Commey, meanwhile, wants go back to Ghana before making his next move

“It is a draw,” he said. “Obviously, I have to go back home and see my people. I love my people, and I gotta go back there, do what I gotta do.”

Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey fought to a draw in a 10-round junior welterweight bout Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

One judge had it for Pedraza 97-93, another for Commey 96-94 and the third 95-95.

Read the full report here.

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Heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson knocked out Miljan Rovcanin in the second round of a scheduled eight-round bout, Anderson’s 12th KO in as many fights.

Anderson landed a series of hard punches in the final seconds of the second round, punctuated by a right hand that hurt Rovcanin (24-3, 16 KOs) and put him onto his back. That’s where he was counted out.

The official time of the stoppage was 3:00 of Round 1.

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Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey will face off in a 140-pound battle of former titleholders tonight (Saturday) in Tulsa, Oklahoma (ESPN, ESPN+).

Pedraza (29-4, 14 KOs) and Commey (30-4, 27 KOs) are both 30-somethings trying to rebound from losses in their most-recent fights and remain in the hunt for a major belt.

In the co-feature, hot heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson (11-0, 11 KOs) of Toledo, Ohio, will take on Miljan Rovcanin (24-2, 16 KOs) of Serbia in a scheduled eight-round bout.

The main portion of the card begins at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The main event will take place later in the show.

Boxing Junkie will post results of all the featured bouts on the card immediately after they end. Simply return to this post when the time comes.

Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the night of the fight and the following day.

Enjoy the fights!

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Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey fought to a draw in a 10-round junior welterweight bout Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

One judge had it for Pedraza 97-93, another for Commey 96-94 and the third 95-95.

Read the full report here.

***

Heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson knocked out Miljan Rovcanin in the second round of a scheduled eight-round bout, Anderson’s 12th KO in as many fights.

Anderson landed a series of hard punches in the final seconds of the second round, punctuated by a right hand that hurt Rovcanin (24-3, 16 KOs) and put him onto his back. That’s where he was counted out.

The official time of the stoppage was 3:00 of Round 1.

***

Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey will face off in a 140-pound battle of former titleholders tonight (Saturday) in Tulsa, Oklahoma (ESPN, ESPN+).

Pedraza (29-4, 14 KOs) and Commey (30-4, 27 KOs) are both 30-somethings trying to rebound from losses in their most-recent fights and remain in the hunt for a major belt.

In the co-feature, hot heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson (11-0, 11 KOs) of Toledo, Ohio, will take on Miljan Rovcanin (24-2, 16 KOs) of Serbia in a scheduled eight-round bout.

The main portion of the card begins at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The main event will take place later in the show.

Boxing Junkie will post results of all the featured bouts on the card immediately after they end. Simply return to this post when the time comes.

Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the night of the fight and the following day.

Enjoy the fights!

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