Babic vs Molina

Who won Babic vs Molina?

Alen Babic beat Eric Molina by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, October 30th, 2021, at O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chantelle Cameron beating Mary McGee. Also on the undercard Craig Richards defeated Marek Matyja, and Jordan Thompson was victorious over Piotr Podlucki.

Babic vs Molina stats

Back in October 2021, Alen Babic stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eric Molina made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Babic had a large advantage in power over Molina, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Molina's 71%.

Alen Babic was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Molina had a height advantage of 3 inches over Babic. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Alen Babic and Eric Molina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Babic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 12 years and 3 months later than Molina, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 118 fewer professional rounds, totaling 47 compared to Molina's 165.

Babic vs Molina form

Alen Babic had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mark Bennett on August 7, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tom Little on November 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Niall Kennedy on October 4, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Before that, he had won against Shawndell Terell Winters on August 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had beaten Ramazi Gogichashvili on October 25, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia, Italy.

Eric Molina had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Fabio Wardley on March 27, 2021, by knockout in the 5th round at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Filip Hrgovic on December 7, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dominic Breazeale on November 4, 2017, by knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Tomasz Adamek on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round at Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alen Babic had been fighting more than Eric Molina.

Going into this contest, Alen Babic had last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Eric Molina's last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.

Babic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Molina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Babic vs Molina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Babic vs Molina?

Babic vs Molina was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Babic vs Molina?

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