Moloney vs Takei

Who won Moloney vs Takei?

Yoshiki Takei beat Jason Moloney by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Monday, May 6th, 2024, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Yoshiki Takei.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating Luis Nery for the IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Takuma Inoue beat Sho Ishida for the WBA World Bantamweight belt, Seigo Yuri Akui defeated Taku Kuwahara for the WBA World Flyweight title, and TJ Doheny was victorious over Bryl Bayogos.

Moloney vs Takei stats

Back in May 2024, Jason Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Yoshiki Takei made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws.

Jason Moloney was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Takei had a height advantage of 2 inches over Moloney. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Jason Moloney fought out of the orthodox stance, while Yoshiki Takei was a southpaw.

Moloney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Takei, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 136 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Takei's 50.

Yoshiki Takei was ranked number 5 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Moloney vs Takei form

Moloney had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Saul Sanchez on January 13, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at CENTRE VIDEOTRON, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Vincent Astrolabio on May 13, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nawaphon Kaikanha on October 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Aston Palicte on June 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria.

He had won against Francisco Pedroza on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California, United States.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Takei's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Takei start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 AM UTC at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:30 AM EST or 3:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Takei?

Moloney vs Takei 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 Takei?

Jason Moloney was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Yoshiki Takei made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+120) with oddsmakers.