Who won Meng vs Pascal?
Jean Pascal beat Fanlong Meng by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, May 20th, 2022, at Whitesands Events Center, Florida.
The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 114-113 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 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jean Pascal made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Meng had a slight advantage in power over Pascal, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Pascal's 57%.
Fanlong Meng was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.
Meng had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pascal.
Both Fanlong Meng and Jean Pascal fought out of an orthodox stance.
Meng was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 11 months later than Pascal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 253 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared 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 October 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Silver Spurs Arena, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Gilberto Rubio on October 5, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at PAL Center, Delaware.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Adam Deines on June 1, 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 November 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
He had beaten Chris Eppley on July 20, 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 December 28, 2019, by split decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Marcus Browne on August 3, 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 November 24, 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 December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Florida.
He had lost to Eleider Alvarez on June 3, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Meng vs Pascal?
Fanlong Meng was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Jean Pascal made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.
