Gonzalez vs Moloney

Who won Gonzalez vs Moloney?

Andrew Moloney beat Miguel Gonzalez by knockout in the 8th round on Friday, March 22nd, 2019, at Gran Arena Monticello, San Francisco de Mostazal.

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 a final eliminator for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

Gonzalez vs Moloney stats

Back in March 2019, Miguel Gonzalez stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Moloney made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had a massive power advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 21%.

Miguel Gonzalez was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Moloney had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Miguel Gonzalez and Andrew Moloney fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gonzalez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Moloney, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 276 compared to Moloney's 208.

Miguel Gonzalez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 15 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Andrew Moloney was ranked number 3 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Gonzalez vs Moloney 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 won against Luis Concepcion on September 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Richard Claveras on May 19, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Town Hall, Victoria.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hashimu Zuberi on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Flyweight championship fight at Function Centre, Victoria.

Before that, he had defeated Raymond Tabugon on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Function Centre, Victoria.

He had won against Aramis Solis on June 3, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Function Centre, Victoria.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Gonzalez vs Moloney start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM UTC at Gran Arena Monticello, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile, which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Moloney?

Miguel Gonzalez was a 17/4 (+430) underdog going into the contest, while Andrew Moloney made his way into the ring at 13/100 (-770) with oddsmakers.