Flanagan vs Ansah

Who won Flanagan vs Ansah?

Terry Flanagan beat Michael Ansah by on Friday, October 11th, 2019, at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Terry Flanagan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jay Harris beating Paddy Barnes. Also on the undercard Sean McComb defeated Emiliano Dominguez Rodriguez.

Flanagan vs Ansah stats

Back in October 2019, Terry Flanagan stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Ansah made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ansah had a large advantage in power over Flanagan, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Flanagan's 41%.

Terry Flanagan was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Terry Flanagan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Michael Ansah was an orthodox fighter.

Flanagan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Ansah, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Ansah's 188.

Flanagan vs Ansah form

Flanagan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jonas Segu on July 12, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Olympia, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Regis Prograis on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Maurice Hooker on June 9, 2018, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Petr Petrov on April 8, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Orlando Cruz on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Activity check

Flanagan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Flanagan vs Ansah start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Flanagan vs Ansah?

Terry Flanagan was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Ansah made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.