Imam vs Molina

Who won Imam vs Molina?

Javier Molina beat Amir Imam by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 79-73, 78-74, 78-74 in favor of winner Javier Molina.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder losing to Tyson Fury for the WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Charles Martin beat Gerald Washington, Emanuel Navarrete defeated Jeo Santisima for the WBO World Junior Featherweight title, and Sebastian Fundora was victorious over Daniel Lewis.

Imam vs Molina stats

Back in February 2020, Amir Imam stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Javier Molina made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Imam had a massive power advantage over Molina, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Molina's 43%.

Amir Imam was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Imam had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Amir Imam and Javier Molina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Imam was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 7 months later than Molina, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 49 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Molina's 154.

Imam vs Molina form

Amir Imam had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marcos Mojica on November 9, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jose Carlos Ramirez on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Johnny Garcia on November 11, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Vidal Soto on April 27, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He had defeated Wilfredo Acuna on July 2, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Teamsters Hall, Pennsylvania, United States.

Activity check

Imam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Imam vs Molina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Imam vs Molina?

Amir Imam was a 11/25 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Molina made his way into the ring at 163/100 (+160) with oddsmakers.