Flanagan vs Cruz

Who won Flanagan vs Cruz?

Terry Flanagan beat Orlando Cruz by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 26th November 2016 at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

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 vacant WBO lightweight championship of the world.

Flanagan vs Cruz stats

Back in November 2016, Terry Flanagan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Orlando Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Cruz had advantage in power over Flanagan, with a 52% knock out percentage over Flanagan's 39%.

Terry Flanagan was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Flanagan had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Terry Flanagan & Orlando Cruz fought out of a southpaw stance.

Flanagan was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 year and 1 month later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 219 to Cruz's 189.

Flanagan vs Cruz form

Flanagan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Mzonke Fana on 16th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Derry Mathews on 12th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beat Diego Magdaleno on 10th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Jose Zepeda on 11th July 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Velodrome, Manchester.

He had beat Stephen Ormond on 14th February 2015 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

Cruz 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 defeated Alejandro Valdez on 15th July 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Romulo Koasicha on 4th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gabino Cota on 9th October 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Civic Center, Kissimmee.

Before that, he had defeated Edwin Lopez on 27th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Palacio de los Deportes, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

He had been beaten by Gamalier Rodriguez on 19th April 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bahia Shrine Temple, Orlando, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Terry Flanagan had been fighting more than Orlando Cruz.

Going to this contest, Terry Flanagan had last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Orlando Cruz's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Flanagan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Flanagan vs Cruz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Flanagan vs Cruz?

Flanagan vs Cruz was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Flanagan vs Cruz?

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