Yonatan Landman is scheduled to fight Albert Commey on November 24 at the famed Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana. In a bit of boxing logic, the Israeli and the Ghanaian will be fighting for the vacant Tanzanian flyweight title. This bout marks the first scheduled eight rounder for Landman.
Thus far in his young career, Landman has been moved well. Under nine months into his pro career, he's already well-traveled, having fought in Azerbaijan, Tanzania, and Ghana. His next fight will be the third time he has fought at Bukom Boxing Arena. Yonatan currently holds a record of 5-0 with 5 KOs. Commey is a good step-up for the young Israeli.
A 39 year old veteran from Accra, Albert Commey began his career when Landman was a toddler. From 2007-2014, Commey fought four times, lost four times, and was knocked out four times. He has greatly improved since resurrecting his career in 2017.
BoxRec lists Commey's record as 8-9 with 7 KOs. That record doesn't include a TKO victory over Ismael Yartey in 2020. All of his wins have come against opponents with either losing records or debutants. Those opponents had a combined two wins when he faced them. Some of his victims, such as David Amoah, didn't have much boxing ability. But veterans Robert Nunoo and Mohammed Baba, who were a combined 1-27, weren't pushovers. Nunoo and Baba, who were both naturally much bigger than Albert, were Commey's two most recent opponents.
All of Commey's losses have come against fighters who had a winning record., and all of his losses have come by stoppage. The toughest fighter he faced was former world champion Joseph Agbeko. He lasted nearly five rounds against the former champ, but it wasn't a good performance. Agbeko carried Commey, treating the fight like a sparring session. He was many levels above Commey: feinting, slipping punches, and targeting his shots accurately. Commey wouldn't have beaten Agbeko even if he had a knife. In the fifth, he took a knee and gave up.
Landman will want to establish dominance early. Against inferior foes, Commey controls center ring, keeps his stance, and throws a powerful right off his jab. He used a straight right to knock the debuting Michael Tagoe out cold in 40 seconds in 2017. Tagoe looked in over his head but has put together a nice career since, so it was an impressive victory for Commey in retrospect. When Albert is challenged, his form falls apart quickly. In 2021 Sultan Al Nuami, pressured Commey and bullied him before the fight was stopped in the second. The Ghanaian had no answers.
Commey has a bad habit of moving his right hand away from his face when he jabs. In 2019, Larry Abarra took advantage and pummeled Commey with counter left hooks to the face. Commey sometimes dips his hands before he throws, particularly with uppercuts and body shots. Abarra connected with a flush overhand right that forced a first round stoppage as soon as Commey's hand dipped.
Landman can wait to counter, or he can pressure the taller Commey. Either way, he should be successful. But he must watch out for Commey's powerful straight right. Some opponents gave up quietly against him as sometimes happens in Ghanaian boxing, but he really hurt some others. His power is real.