Meng vs Duffus

Who won Meng vs Duffus?

Fanlong Meng beat Israel Duffus by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 29th October 2021 at Silver Spurs Arena in Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Fanlong Meng.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Betancourt vs Marrero.

Meng vs Duffus stats

Back in October 2021, Fanlong Meng stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Israel Duffus made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Duffus had a large advantage in power over Meng, boosting at 85% knock out percentage over Meng's 63%.

Fanlong Meng was the older man by 36 years, at 34 years old.

Meng had a height advantage of 2 inches over Duffus.

Both Fanlong Meng & Israel Duffus fought out of an orthodox stance.

Meng was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year and 10 months later than Duffus, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 92 to Duffus' 84.

Fanlong Meng went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC at light heavyweight.

Meng vs Duffus form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gilberto Rubio on 5th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at PAL Center, Delaware, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Adam Deines on 1st June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Going into that contest, he had beat Frank Buglioni on 24th November 2018 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Eppley on 20th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.

He had won against Emmanuel Danso on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Macau East Asian Games Dome, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

Meng's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Meng vs Duffus start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:30 AM EST / 9:30 PM PST at Silver Spurs Arena, Florida, United States, which was around 5:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Meng vs Duffus?

Meng vs Duffus was broadcast on Telemundo in the US.

What were the odds on Meng vs Duffus?

Fanlong Meng was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Israel Duffus made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.