Davies Jr vs Molina

Who won Davies Jr vs Molina?

Robbie Davies Jnr beat Javier Molina by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 21st, 2022, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Robbie Davies Jnr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joshua Buatsi beating Craig Richards. Also on the undercard Chantelle Cameron defeated Victoria Noelia Bustos, and Alen Babic was victorious over Adam Balski.

Davies Jr vs Molina stats

Back in May 2022, Robbie Davies Jnr stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Javier Molina made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Davies Jnr had a large advantage in power over Molina, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Molina's 41%.

Robbie Davies Jnr was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Molina had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davies Jnr. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Robbie Davies Jnr and Javier Molina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davies Jnr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 2 months later than Molina, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Molina's 154.

Davies Jr vs Molina form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Henry Lundy on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on February 20, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lewis Ritson on October 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had defeated Joe Hughes on March 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Glenn Foot on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Davies Jnr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Molina's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Davies Jr vs Molina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Davies Jr vs Molina?

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

What were the odds on Davies Jr vs Molina?

Robbie Davies Jnr was a 73/100 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Molina made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.