Terry Flanagan: record, next fight and profile →
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is confident that Felix Verdejo is ready to make the big jump. The move is dependent on the approval of his veteran matchmakers Brad Goodman and Bruce Trampler.
Our sojourn over the Severn Bridge on Saturday night proved a successful one and also demonstrated clearly the hearty appetite for big time boxing in South Wales.
Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales - WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (31-0, 12KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over two-time former world champion Mzonke Fana (38-10-2, 16KOs).
Manchester’s Anthony Crolla (31-4-3, 13 KOs) has told city rival Terry Flanagan to concentrate on his own career rather than pinning all his hopes on an all-Manchester showdown.
Four years after Mzonke Fana was brutally defeated by upstart Sipho Taliwe- a loss which was then believed to have ended his career- he is back fighting for a major world title when he challenges Englishman Terry Flanagan for the WBO lightweight crown at Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday.
The Welsh boxing public know a good fighter when they see one – and they have had more than a few of their own over the years. The likes of Howard Winstone and Colin Jones immediately spring to mind, along with the more recent champions such as Joe Calzaghe and Enzo Maccarinelli.
Last week, former two division world champion Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs), 28-years-old, officially announced his return to the ring. Garcia has been out of action since January 2014, when he won a unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Burgos at The Theater in Madison Square Garden.
Terry Flanagan will still face Mzonke Fana next month. The World Boxing Organisation lightweight champion had been set to defend his crown against the 42-year-old South African, who last fought in March and scored a seven-round stoppage, on July 9, live on BoxNation.
LONDON - WBO world lightweight champion Terry 'Turbo' Flanagan defends his belt against South African Mzonke Fana on July 9 at the Manchester Arena, but is aware that bragging rights in his hometown are still well and truly up for grabs.
Manchester’s Terry “Turbo” Flanagan (30-0, 12 KOs) meets South Africa’s Mzonke Fana (38-9, 16 early) at the Manchester Arena on July 9 in the third defense of the WBO lightweight title that he won in July of last year. The bout will serve as the chief support to the World heavyweight championship rematch between defending divisional king Tyson Fury and former ruler Wladimir Klitschko. “It doesn’t get any bigger than fighting as chief support and right before the lineal heavyweight championship of the world,” said Flanagan.