Who won Meng vs Duffus?
Fanlong Meng beat Israel Duffus by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, October 29th, 2021, at Silver Spurs Arena, 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 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Israel Duffus made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Duffus had a large advantage in power over Meng, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to 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 and Israel Duffus fought out of an orthodox stance.
Meng was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 10 months later than Duffus, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 92 compared 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 October 5, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at PAL Center, Delaware, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Adam Deines on June 1, 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 beaten Frank Buglioni on November 24, 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 July 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.
He had won against Emmanuel Danso on October 28, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Israel Duffus made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
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