Meng Fanlong
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Cold Blood |
| Born | 5 February 1988 Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | Light-heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 75+1⁄2 in (192 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Win by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 1 |
Meng Fanlong (born 5 February 1988) is a Chinese professional boxer who held the IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title between 2017 and 2019.
As an amateur, he represented China at the 2012 London Olympics, competing in the light-heavyweight division.
At the 2010 Asian Games (results) he beat two opponents before being outclassed 1:12 by Elshod Rasulov.
At the Asian Championships he lost the final to Kim Hyeong-kyu (KOR) 13:15. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three opponents before losing to Adilbek Niyazymbetov.
At the 2012 Olympics he defeated Ahmed Barki 17:8[1] but lost to Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino 17:17 on countback.
Professional career
Meng vs. Buglioni
On 24 November 2018, Meng fought and beat Frank Buglioni by technical knockout in the 5th round.[2]
Meng vs. Deines
In his next bout, Meng fought Adam Deines, who was ranked #5 by the IBF and #11 by the WBO at light heavyweight. Meng won the fight via unanimous decision.[3]
Meng vs. Pascal
Meng lost from Jean Pascal via unanimous decision in their 12 round contest. The scorecards read 111-116, 112-115, 113-114 in favor of Pascal.[4]