Flanagan vs Mathews

Who won Flanagan vs Mathews?

Terry Flanagan beat Derry Mathews by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 12th March 2016 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 117-110, 117-110 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 vacant WBO lightweight championship of the world.

Flanagan vs Mathews stats

Back in March 2016, Terry Flanagan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Derry Mathews made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 9 loses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Mathews had advantage in power over Flanagan, with a 53% knock out percentage over Flanagan's 41%.

Terry Flanagan was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

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

Terry Flanagan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Derry Mathews was an orthodox fighter.

Flanagan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 year later than Mathews, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 76 less professional rounds, 219 to Mathews' 295.

Activity check

Flanagan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.7 rounds on average.

Mathews' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

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