Franco vs Moloney II

Who won Franco vs Moloney II?

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.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford's and Kell Brook's clash for the WBO World Welterweight championship.

Franco vs Moloney II stats

Back in November 2020, 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 25 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 2 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Franco vs Moloney II form

Franco 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 won against Andrew Moloney on 23rd June 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jose Alejandro Burgos on 11th January 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Oscar Negrete on 10th August 2019 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Verizon Theatre, Texas.

Before that, he had beat Oscar Negrete on 25th April 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had drawn with Oscar Negrete on 4th October 2018 by split draw in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California.

Andrew Moloney had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joshua Franco on 23rd June 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Selemani Bangaiza on 15th June 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had beat Luis Concepcion on 8th September 2018 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

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 4 months and 22 days ago, while Andrew Moloney's last outing had been 4 months and 22 days ago.

Franco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Franco vs Moloney II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Franco vs Moloney II?

Franco vs Moloney II was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Franco vs Moloney II?

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