Moloney vs Guevara

Who won Moloney vs Guevara?

Pedro Guevara beat Andrew Moloney by split decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, May 12th, 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Pedro Guevara.

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 WBC super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko beating George Kambosos for the IBF World Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Nina Hughes was overcome by Cherneka Johnson.

Moloney vs Guevara stats

Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Pedro Guevara made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Andrew Moloney was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Moloney had a height advantage of 1 inch over Guevara. Despite this, Guevara had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Andrew Moloney & Pedro Guevara fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 7 months later than Guevara, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 121 fewer professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Guevara's 329.

Andrew Moloney went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA and 4 by the WBC at super flyweight.

Pedro Guevara was ranked number 6 by the WBC in the 115lb division.

Moloney vs Guevara form

Moloney had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Judy Flores on December 9, 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pullman Hotel, Albert Park, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Junto Nakatani on May 20, 2023 by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Norbelto Jimenez on October 16, 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Alexander Espinoza on June 5, 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria.

He had won against Gilberto Mendoza on April 9, 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Pedro Guevara had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Carlos Cuadras on November 17, 2023 by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Kenshiro Teraji on October 22, 2017 by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ruben Montoya on July 2, 2016 by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Jether Oliva on February 20, 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Lobo Dome, Mazatlan.

He had been beaten by Yu Kimura on November 28, 2015 by split decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Xebio Arena, Sendai, Japan.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Andrew Moloney had last fought 5 months and 3 days ago, while Pedro Guevara's last outing had been 5 months and 25 days ago.

Moloney's last 5 fights come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Guevara's last 5 fights come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Guevara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Guevara?

Moloney vs Guevara 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 Guevara?

Andrew Moloney was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Pedro Guevara made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.