Moloney vs Dharry

Who won Moloney vs Dharry?

Andrew Moloney beat Elton Dharry by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday 15th November 2019 at Margaret Court Arena in Victoria.

The scorecards were announced as 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 vacant WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jason Moloney's and Dixon Flores' clash.

Moloney vs Dharry stats

Back in November 2019, Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Elton Dharry made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Moloney had a slight advantage in power over Dharry, with a 65% knock out percentage over Dharry's 58%.

Andrew Moloney was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Both Andrew Moloney & Elton Dharry fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 year and 10 months later than Dharry, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 196 to Dharry's 154.

Andrew Moloney went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Elton Dharry was ranked number 5 by the WBA and 15 by the WBO in the 115lb division.

Moloney vs Dharry form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Selemani Bangaiza on 15th June 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beat Miguel Gonzalez on 22nd March 2019 by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Gran Arena Monticello, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Concepcion on 8th September 2018 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Before that, he had beat Richard Claveras on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Town Hall, Victoria.

He had defeated Hashimu Zuberi on 21st October 2017 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Flyweight championship fight at Function Centre, Victoria.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Dharry start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 AM UTC at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia, which was 4:30 AM EST or 1:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Dharry?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Dharry?

Andrew Moloney was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Elton Dharry made his way into the ring at 241/25 (+960) with oddsmakers.