Buglioni vs Meng

Who won Buglioni vs Meng?

Fanlong Meng beat Frank Buglioni by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 24th November 2018 at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin in Monte Carlo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Denis Lebedev beating Mike Wilson. Also, on the undercard Michael Hunter beat Alexander Ustinov and Kal Yafai defeated Israel Gonzalez for the WBA World Super Flyweight title.

Buglioni vs Meng stats

Back in November 2018, Frank Buglioni stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Fanlong Meng made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Buglioni had advantage in power over Meng, with a 73% knock out percentage over Meng's 62%.

Frank Buglioni was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Meng had a height advantage of 1 inch over Buglioni.

Both Frank Buglioni & Fanlong Meng fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buglioni was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Meng, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 146 to Meng's 92.

Fanlong Meng was ranked number 11 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Buglioni vs Meng form

Buglioni had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Callum Johnson on 24th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Craig Richards on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ricky Summers on 1st July 2017 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Hosea Burton on 10th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beat Olegs Fedotovs on 26th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Buglioni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Meng's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Buglioni vs Meng start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Buglioni vs Meng?

Buglioni vs Meng was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Buglioni vs Meng?

Frank Buglioni was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Fanlong Meng made his way into the ring at 139/100 (+140) with oddsmakers.