Who won Franco vs Moloney III?
Joshua Franco beat Andrew Moloney by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 14th August 2021 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Oklahoma.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Joshua Franco.
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 WBA super flyweight championship of the world.
Also, on the undercard Arnold Barboza Jr was victorious over Antonio Moran, Jason Moloney beat Joshua Greer Jr and Andres Cortes defeated Genesis Servania.
Franco vs Moloney III stats
Back in August 2021, Joshua Franco stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Andrew Moloney made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Moloney had advantage in power over Franco, with a 67% knock out percentage over Franco's 47%.
Joshua Franco was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.
Franco had 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Joshua Franco & Andrew Moloney fought out of an orthodox stance.
Franco was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months later than Moloney, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 161 to Moloney's 196.
Andrew Moloney was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 115lb division.
Franco vs Moloney III form
Franco had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he Andrew Moloney on 14th November 2020 by in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Andrew Moloney on 23rd June 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beat Jose Alejandro Burgos on 11th January 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Alamodome, Texas.
Before that, he had drawn with Oscar Negrete on 10th August 2019 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Verizon Theatre, Texas.
He had won against Oscar Negrete on 25th April 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Andrew Moloney had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joshua Franco on 14th November 2020 by split decision in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Joshua Franco on 23rd June 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beat Elton Dharry on 15th November 2019 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia.
Before that, he had defeated Selemani Bangaiza on 15th June 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales.
He had won against 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.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joshua Franco had been fighting more than Andrew Moloney.
Going to this contest, Joshua Franco had last fought 9 months ago, while Andrew Moloney's last outing had been 9 months ago.
Franco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.
What time did Franco vs Moloney III start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Franco vs Moloney III?
The ESPN show is expected to begin at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 11:00 PM (BTS).
What were the odds on Franco vs Moloney III?
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