Garcia vs Moloney

Who won Garcia vs Moloney?

Andrew Moloney beat Willibaldo Garcia by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 115-113 in favor of winner Andrew Moloney.

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 IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Moloney was defending his his IBF World Junior Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Willibaldo Garcia in June 2026. He had held this belt for 4 days. This fight was a mandatory contest for Garcia's IBF Belt.

Also on the undercard Masamichi Yabuki was victorious over Rene Calixto for the IBF World Flyweight championship, Luis Nery lost to John Riel Casimero, Aoi Yokoyama defeated Vince Paras, and Kenneth Llover was defeated by Michael Angeletti for the IBF World Bantamweight championship.

Garcia vs Moloney stats

Willibaldo Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Moloney made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had a slight advantage in power over Garcia, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 57%.

Willibaldo Garcia was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Moloney had a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia.

Both Willibaldo Garcia and Andrew Moloney fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 11 months later than Moloney, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Moloney's 228.

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

Garcia vs Moloney form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rene Calixto on May 23, 2025, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Gimnasio Marcelino Gonzalez, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Rene Calixto on December 21, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Twin Messe Shizuoka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Bautista Sanchez on June 22, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Before that, he had beaten Rigo Omar Martinez Hernandez on February 9, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl.

He had defeated Marlon Rios Sarinana on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Chihuahua, Chihuahua.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Pedro Guevara on May 12, 2024, by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Judy Flores on December 9, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pullman Hotel, Albert Park.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Willibaldo Garcia had last fought 1 year and 14 days ago, while Andrew Moloney's last outing had been 2 years and 25 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Moloney start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Moloney?

Willibaldo Garcia was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Andrew Moloney made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.