Franco vs Moloney III

Who won Franco vs Moloney III?

Joshua Franco beat Andrew Moloney by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 14th, 2021, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 116-112 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.

Also on the undercard Arnold Barboza Jr was victorious over Antonio Moran, Jason Moloney beat Joshua Greer Jr, and Andres Cortes defeated Genesis Servania.

Franco vs Moloney III stats

Back in August 2021, Joshua Franco stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Moloney made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 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 47%.

Joshua Franco was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Franco had a 2-inch reach advantage.

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

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

Andrew Moloney was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Franco vs Moloney III form

Franco had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, his contest against Andrew Moloney on November 14, 2020 ended in a no contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andrew Moloney on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Alejandro Burgos on January 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Before that, he had drawn with Oscar Negrete on August 10, 2019, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Verizon Theatre, Texas.

He had won against Oscar Negrete on April 25, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Andrew Moloney had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his contest against Joshua Franco on November 14, 2020 ended in a no contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joshua Franco on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before 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.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joshua Franco had been fighting more than Andrew Moloney.

Going into this contest, Joshua Franco had last fought 9 months ago, while Andrew Moloney's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Franco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Franco vs Moloney III start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Franco vs Moloney III?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 11:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Franco vs Moloney III?

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