Argi Cortes
Cortes
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VS
Autumn/Fall 2026
Potentially

Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Mexico

Potential contest @ Super Flyweight
28-4-2
29-4-0

Final Eliminator For

IBF World Junior Bantamweight Championship

The tape

31
Age
35
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 5" / 165 cm
64.2" / 163 cm
Reach
65" / 165 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

KO 1TKO 9UD 12UD 12
Form
MD 12SD 12UD 10KO 12UD 10
28
Wins
29
11
By KO
18
39
KO%
62
4
Losses
4
0
Stopped
1
2
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2014
204
Pro rounds
228

Current rankings @ Super Flyweight

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Box.Live
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The Ring
4
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WBA
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WBC
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WBO
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IBF
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Argi Cortes vs Andrew Moloney preview


When is Cortes vs Moloney?

Argi Cortes could take on Andrew Moloney in Autumn/Fall 2026 at Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

The contest would be a final eliminator for the IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Moloney would be defending his IBF World Junior Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Willibaldo Garcia in June 2026. He has held this belt for 5 days.

Cortes vs Moloney stats

Argi Cortes would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Moloney would make his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Moloney would have a large advantage in power over Cortes, boasting a 62% knockout percentage compared to Cortes' 39%.

Argi Cortes is the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Moloney has a height advantage of 1 inch over Cortes. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Argi Cortes and Andrew Moloney fight out of an orthodox stance.

Cortes' experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Moloney's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months earlier than Moloney, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 204 compared to Moloney's 228.

Andrew Moloney is currently ranked number 4 by The Ring in the 115lb division.

Cortes vs Moloney form

Andrew Moloney has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Willibaldo Garcia on June 6, 2026, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Pedro Guevara on May 12, 2024, by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Judy Flores on December 9, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pullman Hotel, Albert Park.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

He had beaten Norbelto Jimenez on October 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Activity check

Cortes' last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

Moloney's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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