This weekend at the O2 Arena, London, Flanagan-Magdaleno will locking horns. On paper, this looks to be a decent match-up, and even more so since questions over Flanagan’s world champion legitimacy are somewhat up in the air following his recent bitter-tasting win over Jose Zepeda. Who are you picking? Unbeaten Terry Flanagan? Or tried and tested, tough customer Diego Magdaleno?
Before you answer that, take a moment to check out our Flanagan-Magdaleno Tale of the Tape. Prepare to be taken well beyond the usual facts and stats, folks…
(Also, don’t forget to catch our other Tale of the Tape, Facts & Stats for Klitschko-Fury, Cotto-Canelo, and Golovkin-Lemieux)
Note: Advantageous stats are indicated in red (some may be subjective), and championship stats refer to ‘fully fledged world titles’ only.
Terry Flanagan vs Diego Magdaleno
Physical/Vital
Birthplace
Manchester, UK … LA, California
Age
26 … 28
Height
5′ 9.5″ … 5′ 6″
Reach
Unobtainable … 69″
Stance
Southpaw … Southpaw
Record (Pro)
Debut
2009 … 2007
Bouts
28 … 29
Wins
28 … 28
Defeats
0 … 1
Draws
0 … 0
No Contests
0 … 0
Knockout Ratio
39% (11) … 41% (12)
1st Round Knockouts
1 … 1
2nd Round Knockouts
4 … 1
3rd Round Knockouts
1 … 2
4th – 6th Round Knockouts
1 … 6
Defeats by Knockout
0 … 0
Knockdowns Suffered
0 … 3
Rounds Boxed
132 … 174
12-Rounders Completed
0 … 1
Current Winning Streak
28 … 5
Undefeated Fighters Defeated
1 … 1
Latest Win
Jose Zepeda (RTD 2) … Jose A Gonzalez (TKO 7)
World Title Bout Experience
Wins
1 … 0
Defeats
0 … 1
Draws
0 … 0
No Contests
0 … 0
Successful Defenses
NA … NA
Longest Championship Reign
3 months … NA
Major Titles Won
WBO Lightweight … NA
Major Titles Currently Held
WBO Lightweight … None
Notable Performances
FLANAGAN: Jose Zepeda (RTD 2), Stephen Ormond (DQ 10), Martin Gethin (RTD 7), Troy James (UD 10), Prizefighter: Gary Sykes (SD 3), Derry Matthews (UD 3), Patrick Walsh (UD 3)
MAGDALENO: Jose A Gonzalez (TKO 7), Oscar Bravo (UD 8), Roman Martinez (LOSS SD 12), Alejandro Perez (UD 10), Marcos Leonardo Jimenez (TKO 5), Carlos Oliveira (TKO 5), Josenilson Dos Santos (UD 8)
Common Opponents
None
There you have it! Based on our Tale of the Tape, Facts & Stats, plus your own take, who are you picking in this one, folks? Flanagan may posses slight physical advantages, but as for overall career progression and records, both men look to be evenly matched.
Flanagan-Magdaleno will headline a Boxnation card on Saturday night. Liam Smith and John Thompson will also be battling it out for the vacant WBO Junior Middleweight title in the co-feature. We’ll be providing Live Round by Round Coverage right here at Boxing Base, and also over at Twitter (@BoxingBase).
