Lebedev vs Flanagan

Who won Lebedev vs Flanagan?

Denis Lebedev beat Mark Flanagan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, July 9th, 2017, at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 120-107, 119-108 in favor of winner Denis Lebedev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBA cruiserweight championship of the world.

Lebedev vs Flanagan stats

Back in July 2017, Denis Lebedev stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mark Flanagan made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lebedev had a slight advantage in power over Flanagan, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Flanagan's 68%.

Denis Lebedev was the older man by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Denis Lebedev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mark Flanagan was an orthodox fighter.

Lebedev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 8 years and 3 months earlier than Flanagan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 159 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Flanagan's 159.

Mark Flanagan was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 200lb division.

Lebedev vs Flanagan form

Lebedev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Murat Gassiev on December 3, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Victor Emilio Ramirez on May 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Lateef Kayode on November 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Tatneft Arena, Kazan.

Before that, he had beaten Youri Kayembre Kalenga on April 10, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Luzhniki, Moscow.

He had defeated Pawel Kolodziej on September 27, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow.

Activity check

Lebedev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Lebedev vs Flanagan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lebedev vs Flanagan?

Denis Lebedev was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Mark Flanagan made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.