Sadam Ali and Richard Commey return to the ring following a lengthy absence

Former world champions Sadam Ali and Richard Commey will start their respective comebacks on Sunday, February 23, when they appear on “The Return,” a Brooklyn fight card presented by Ali’s World Kid Promotions.

Ali, who is 36, has been out of action for some five and a half years and knows that it is now or never.  A 2008 U.S. Olympian, Ali captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight title in 2017, upsetting Miquel Cotto at Madison Square Garden, and currently holds a pro record of 27-3 (14).

“I took a little time off from boxing,” Ali explained. “A break from something I’ve done my entire life. I was a 2008 Olympian and world champion for a reason. I’m all in. I’ve got the itch. I’m excited and ready to go. My comeback will be step by step to get some rust off. I know I can do it, and I will. It’s time to go!”

Commey, meanwhile, hails from Ghana but fights out of The Bronx. Also 36, he is a one-time International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight Champion; a belt he won in 2019 when stopping Isa Chaniev in two rounds. Now 30-5-1 (27), Commey has been inactive for nearly two years and will appear on February 23 in an eight-rounder. 

Both fights, plus the rest of the bill, will be streamed on www.bxngtv.com live from Kings Theater in Brooklyn. Ticket prices range between $289.00 and $59.00 and are available for purchase online at https://www.kingstheatre.com/events/sadam-ali/.