Moloney vs Espinoza

Who won Moloney vs Espinoza?

Andrew Moloney beat Alexander Espinoza by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Sunday, June 5th, 2022, at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Andrew Moloney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of George Kambosos losing to Devin Haney for the The Ring Lightweight, WBA World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Moloney defeated Aston Palicte, and Junior Fa was defeated by Lucas Browne.

Moloney vs Espinoza stats

Back in June 2022, Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Espinoza made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had a large advantage in power over Espinoza, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Espinoza's 40%.

Andrew Moloney was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Both Andrew Moloney and Alexander Espinoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 months earlier than Espinoza, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Espinoza's 167.

Andrew Moloney went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO at super flyweight.

Moloney vs Espinoza form

Moloney had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Gilberto Mendoza on April 9, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Froilan Saludar on December 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star Event Centre, New South Wales, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joshua Franco on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Before that, his contest against Joshua Franco on November 14, 2020 ended in a no contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had lost to Joshua Franco on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Espinoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM UTC at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Espinoza?

Moloney vs Espinoza was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Espinoza?

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