Meng vs Rubio

Who won Meng vs Rubio?

Fanlong Meng beat Gilberto Rubio by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, October 5th, 2019, at PAL Center, Delaware.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Henry Lundy's and Robert Frankel's clash.

Meng vs Rubio stats

Back in October 2019, Fanlong Meng stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gilberto Rubio made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rubio had a slight advantage in power over Meng, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Meng's 60%.

Fanlong Meng was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Meng had a height advantage of 6 inches over Rubio.

Both Fanlong Meng and Gilberto Rubio fought out of an orthodox stance.

Meng was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 4 months later than Rubio, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Rubio's 58.

Fanlong Meng went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Meng vs Rubio form

Meng had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Adam Deines on June 1, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Prior to that, he had defeated Frank Buglioni on November 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Eppley on July 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Brad Austin on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at CenterStage@NoDa, North Carolina, United States.

Activity check

Meng's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Meng vs Rubio start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at PAL Center, Delaware, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Meng vs Rubio?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Meng vs Rubio.