Leo vs Plania

Who won Leo vs Plania?

Angelo Leo beat Mike Plania by knockout in the 3rd round on Wednesday 31st January 2024 at Whitesands Events Center in Plant City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Duno vs Moran.

Leo vs Plania stats

Back in January 2024, Angelo Leo stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Mike Plania made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Angelo Leo was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Leo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Plania. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Angelo Leo & Mike Plania fought out of an orthodox stance.

Leo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Plania, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 155 to Plania's 158.

Angelo Leo went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at featherweight.

Leo vs Plania form

Leo 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 won against Nicolas Polanco on 1st November 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Aaron Alameda on 19th June 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on 23rd January 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beat Tramaine Williams on 1st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Cesar Juarez on 28th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Activity check

Leo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Plania's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Leo vs Plania start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Leo vs Plania?

The ProBox TV US show is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Leo vs Plania?

Angelo Leo was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Mike Plania made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.