Goulamirian vs Flanagan

Who won Goulamirian vs Flanagan?

Arsen Goulamirian beat Mark Flanagan by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, October 20th, 2018, at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Goulamirian vs Flanagan stats

Back in October 2018, Arsen Goulamirian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mark Flanagan made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Flanagan had a slight advantage in power over Goulamirian, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Goulamirian's 65%.

Arsen Goulamirian was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Both Arsen Goulamirian and Mark Flanagan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Goulamirian was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 11 months later than Flanagan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Flanagan's 159.

Arsen Goulamirian went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at cruiserweight.

Mark Flanagan was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 200lb division.

Goulamirian vs Flanagan form

Goulamirian had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ryad Merhy on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Prior to that, he had won against Hamilton Ventura on December 2, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at La Palestre, Alpes-Maritimes.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mitch Williams on July 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Casino d'Evian, Haute-Savoie.

Before that, he had defeated Alexander Kubich on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Astroballe, Rhône.

He had won against Arturs Kulikauskis on December 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Stade de l’Est, Saint-Denis, Réunion.

Activity check

Goulamirian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Goulamirian vs Flanagan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Goulamirian vs Flanagan?

Arsen Goulamirian was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Mark Flanagan made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.