Flanagan vs Petrov

Who won Flanagan vs Petrov?

Terry Flanagan beat Petr Petrov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 8th April 2017 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 120-108, 118-110 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 Petrov stats

Back in April 2017, Terry Flanagan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Petr Petrov made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 4 loses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Petrov had a slight advantage in power over Flanagan, with a 50% knock out percentage over Flanagan's 41%.

Terry Flanagan was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Flanagan had a height advantage of 4 inches over Petrov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Terry Flanagan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Petr Petrov was an orthodox fighter.

Flanagan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 year and 2 months later than Petrov, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 54 less professional rounds, 219 to Petrov's 273.

Petr Petrov was ranked number 1 by the WBA and 2 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Flanagan vs Petrov form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Orlando Cruz on 26th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Mzonke Fana on 16th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had beat Derry Mathews on 12th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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

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.

Petrov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Michael Perez on 30th September 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Marvin Quintero on 6th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Toshiba Plaza, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Gamaliel Diaz on 3rd April 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omega Products International, Corona.

Before that, he had won against Fernando Carcamo on 23rd May 2014 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

He had beat Chris Rudd on 28th March 2014 by technical knockout in the 4th round at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Terry Flanagan had last fought 4 months and 13 days ago, while Petr Petrov's last outing had been 6 months and 9 days ago.

Flanagan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Petrov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Flanagan vs Petrov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Flanagan vs Petrov?

Flanagan vs Petrov was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Flanagan vs Petrov?

Terry Flanagan was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Petr Petrov made his way into the ring at 89/20 (+450) with oddsmakers.