WelshDevilRob Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 WBO World lightweight champion Terry Flanagan's next defence is against South African Mzonke Fana. Fana has a 38-9, 16 KOs record. He currently holds the South African and interim WBO Africa lightweight titles. He's won his last two fights but was beaten twice in 2015. He held the IBF World super featherweight title in 2007 and 2010, He was Ko'd in 2 rounds by Marco Antonio Barrera back in 2005 and his been a professional since 1994. Flanagan's promoter is trying to make a unification with WBA champ Anthony Crolla - who has beaten Darleys Perez and Ismael Barroso in his last two fights. Flanagan has beaten Diego Magdaleno and Derry Mathews. The fight with Fana is on the Fury vs Klitschko 2 undercard. Why are they making this fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repsac Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old Fight is a joke. This is a glorified sparring session for a paycheck. Fana hasn't beaten a recognizable name in like a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittbox Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old Fake championship fight. Just like Liam Smith against Jimmy Kelly, just to have more title bouts on one event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notoriousbarlo Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old yeah its pretty poor - should have got liam walsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Ortega Nieto Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old A scam fight. Fana has no chance against the English, not as the WBO allows these atrocities are committed. Then when an accident occurs nobody wants to take responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxeador Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old A real shame. I hope Fana gets his gained money, but meanwhile, there are boxers like Richard Commey sitting and waiting for an opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrGooNer Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old Crolla fought Barroso and Flanagan is taking this fight. #Levels ;-) But seriously, this is the fight Flanagan is taking yet Frank sits there and goes on about Flanagan being a PPV with Crolla and deserving of 50/50 split. Don't make me laugh. Have your fighter earn it like Crolla has had to instead of doing jokes like this while waiting for Eddie to give you a handout.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxingbruiser2015 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old I agree with what has been said so far. This is definitely a sparring session. Pitting Flanagan against a 42 year old. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old I remember seeing Fana get outclassed by Barrera at super feather in *2005*! I appreciate there might not be a lot of money for the Fury-Klitschko undercard and they don't need to sell the bill on the basis of the quality of the other fights but this a pretty depressing matchup. It does nothing for Flanagan other than keep him to some extent in the public eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trail Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old Easy money for Flanagan then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old --- Easy $ for Fana and allegedly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeboxing Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old Fana still is decent for a 42year old. There have been worse mismatches than this imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JrGooNer Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old Fana still is decent for a 42year old. There have been worse mismatches than this imo Surely you can't accept rubbish fights just because there have been worse. What precedent does that set? The point a lot of people are making is Frank is so fast to publicly slate other fighters and promoters for easy defences yet has no problem with them for his fighters and always has some excuse for it. His Excuse for Liam Smith's last defence was it was Eddie Hearn's fault :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxing_chick Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Re: Terry Flanagan's next opponent is 42 years old This fight will be great with a 42 man. Not a easy choice for terry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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