Terry Flanagan

Terry Flanagan, born on June 11, 1989, is a British professional boxer. Over the course of his career, he has competed in three weight classes: Super-featherweight, Lightweight, and Light-welterweight.

Flanagan started his professional career on January 24, 2009, at the age of 19, where he defeated Danny McDermid via a 6 round PTS. After winning his debut, he went on to win 32 more consecutive fights, including 13 wins via stoppage. His winning streak ended when he suffered his first loss against Maurice Hooker via 12 round split-decision on June 9, 2018, in a title bout.

Despite having two losses on his record, Flanagan has never been stopped, and both his losses came via decision. Flanagan's professional boxing record is currently at 36-2, which includes 14 knockout wins and one title win. He is currently on a three-fight winning streak, with his most recent fight being a non-title bout against Jayro Duran on November 15, 2019, which he won via an 8 round PTS.

Flanagan has fought a total of 38 times, with 36 wins and no draws or no-contests. Of those 36 wins, 14 of them have come via knockout. Flanagan has also won one world title at lightweight, the WBO lightweight title, which he held from 2015 to 2017. He was the first Englishman to win a world title in that weight class.

Flanagan's height is 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm), and his reach is 71 in (180 cm). He fights from the southpaw stance, and his boxing nickname is Turbo.

Early Career highlights

Flanagan had his first world title fight at the age of 26 and after 27 professional fights. On July 11, 2015, he fought against Jose Zepeda for the lightweight WBO (vacant) title. Flanagan won the fight via 2nd round RTD to become the lightweight champion of the world, marking the beginning of his career highlights.

Flanagan successfully defended his WBO lightweight title against Diego Magdaleno on October 10, 2015, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO. The fight took place at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Flanagan won the fight after unloading a flurry of shots against Magdaleno when he was trapped against the ropes. The official time of the stoppage was 2:38 of round 2. Flanagan dropped Magdaleno down three times in total.

Flanagan's Title Wins and Defenses

Flanagan has won one world title at lightweight, the WBO lightweight title, which he held from 2015 to 2017. He was the first Englishman to win a world title in that weight class.

After claiming the WBO European lightweight title, Flanagan stepped up to challenge unbeaten American Jose Zepeda for the vacant WBO lightweight title. The fight took place at the Velodrome in Manchester on July 11, 2015. Flanagan registered an early win on a technical decision. Zepeda sustained what looked like a bad dislocation to his shoulder due to a clash of arms and was unable to continue, retiring on his stool after round 2. Despite the fight ending early, Flanagan admitted he was upset with the fight finishing after just six minutes of action and talked about a rematch to prove he is the better boxer.

After winning the WBO world title, Flanagan successfully retained the title against a number of challengers. His first title defense was against Diego Magdaleno, which he won via a 2nd round TKO on October 10, 2015. Flanagan successfully defended his world title a second time on March 12, 2016, against Derry Mathews, winning via unanimous decision (115-112, 117-110, 117-110). His third title defense took place on July 9, 2016, against Mzonke Fana, whom he defeated via a unanimous points decision.

Flanagan's fourth title defense took place on November 26, 2016, against Orlando Cruz. Flanagan knocked Cruz down twice in the 8th round, the second of which came after a right hand to the temple, which prompted referee Steve Gray to stop the fight 43 seconds into the round. Flanagan had dominated throughout the fight until the finish. His fifth and final title defense took place on April 8, 2017, against Petr Petrov. Flanagan won via unanimous decision.

Notable Victories and Performances

Flanagan has notable victories against Diego Magdaleno, Orlando Cruz, Jonas Segu, Petr Petrov, Jose Zepeda, Mzonke Fana, and Derry Mathews.

On October 6, 2012, Flanagan took part in the Prizefighter Series: The Lightweights II at the Olympia in Liverpool. In the quarter-finals, Flanagan defeated Patrick Walsh via a unanimous decision (29-28) on all three judges' cards. In the semifinals, Flanagan knocked down Derry Mathews in round 2, winning the fight via a decision (29-27) on all scorecards. Flanagan went on to win the prizefighter tournament in the final, defeating Gary Sykes via a split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

In April 2013, on the undercard of Khan-Diaz at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, Flanagan fought and defeated former unified World Lightweight champion

Terry Flanagan Fight Record