Buglioni vs Meng

Who won Buglioni vs Meng?

Fanlong Meng beat Frank Buglioni by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, November 24th, 2018, at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, 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 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Buglioni had an advantage in power over Meng, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to 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 and 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, totaling 146 compared 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 March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ricky Summers on July 1, 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 December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Olegs Fedotovs on March 26, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Fanlong Meng made his way into the ring at 139/100 (+140) with oddsmakers.