Who won Meng vs Pascal?
Jean Pascal beat Fanlong Meng by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 20th May 2022 at Whitesands Events Center in Florida.
The scorecards were announced as 111-116, 112-115, 113-114 in favor of winner Jean Pascal.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).
Meng vs Pascal stats
Back in May 2022, Fanlong Meng stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Jean Pascal made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Meng had a slight advantage in power over Pascal, with a 59% knock out percentage over Pascal's 57%.
Fanlong Meng was the younger man by 5 years, at 35 years old.
Meng had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pascal.
Both Fanlong Meng & Jean Pascal fought out of an orthodox stance.
Meng was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 year and 11 months later than Pascal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 253 less professional rounds, 92 to Pascal's 345.
Fanlong Meng went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO and 1 by the IBF at light heavyweight.
Meng vs Pascal 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 defeated Israel Duffus on 29th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Silver Spurs Arena, Florida, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Gilberto Rubio on 5th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at PAL Center, Delaware.
Going into that contest, he had beat Adam Deines on 1st June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Before that, he had won against Frank Buglioni on 24th November 2018 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
He had beat Chris Eppley on 20th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.
Pascal had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Badou Jack on 28th December 2019 by split decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Marcus Browne on 3rd August 2019 by technical decision in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on 24th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.
Before that, he had won against Ahmed Elbiali on 8th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Florida.
He had lost to Eleider Alvarez on 3rd June 2017 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fanlong Meng had been fighting more than Jean Pascal.
Going to this contest, Fanlong Meng had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Jean Pascal's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 22 days ago.
Meng's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
Pascal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Meng vs Pascal start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Whitesands Events Center, Florida, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Meng vs Pascal?
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 Meng vs Pascal?
Fanlong Meng was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Jean Pascal made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.
