Moloney vs Franco

Who won Moloney vs Franco?

Joshua Franco beat Andrew Moloney by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 115-112, 114-113 in favor of winner Joshua Franco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Diaz vs Sanchez.

Moloney vs Franco stats

Back in June 2020, Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joshua Franco made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had an advantage in power over Franco, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Franco's 50%.

Andrew Moloney was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Franco had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Andrew Moloney and Joshua Franco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 months earlier than Franco, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Franco's 161.

Joshua Franco was ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBC in the 115lb division.

Moloney vs Franco form

Moloney had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Elton Dharry on November 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Selemani Bangaiza on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Gonzalez on March 22, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Gran Arena Monticello, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile.

Before that, he had won against Luis Concepcion on September 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

He had beaten Richard Claveras on May 19, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Town Hall, Victoria.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Franco's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Franco start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Franco?

Moloney vs Franco was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Franco?

Andrew Moloney was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Joshua Franco made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.