Flanagan vs Fana

Who won Flanagan vs Fana?

Terry Flanagan beat Mzonke Fana by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 16th, 2016, at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced as 120-106, 120-106, 120-106 in favor of winner Terry Flanagan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO lightweight championship of the world.

Flanagan vs Fana stats

Back in July 2016, Terry Flanagan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mzonke Fana made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fana had a slight advantage in power over Flanagan, with a 42% knockout percentage compared to Flanagan's 40%.

Terry Flanagan was the younger man by 16 years, at 27 years old.

Flanagan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Fana. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Terry Flanagan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mzonke Fana was an orthodox fighter.

Flanagan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 14 years and 10 months later than Fana, whose first professional fight was in 1994. He had fought 191 fewer professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Fana's 410.

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Flanagan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

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