Joshua vs Molina

Who won Joshua vs Molina?

Anthony Joshua beat Eric Molina by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Joshua vs Molina stats

Back in December 2016, Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eric Molina made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joshua had a large advantage in power over Molina, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Molina's 76%.

Anthony Joshua was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Joshua had a height advantage of 2 inches over Molina. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Eric Molina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 6 months later than Molina, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Molina's 165.

Joshua vs Molina form

Anthony Joshua had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dominic Breazeale on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Charles Martin on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dillian Whyte on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight and BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Gary Cornish on September 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Kevin Johnson on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Eric Molina had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Tomasz Adamek on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round at Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tomasz Adamek on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round at Tauron Arena, Krakow.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rodricka Ray on October 10, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Boggus Ford Center, Pharr, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on June 13, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

He had defeated Raphael Zumbano Love on January 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Joshua had been fighting more than Eric Molina.

Going into this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Eric Molina's last outing had been 8 months and 8 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Molina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Joshua vs Molina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joshua vs Molina?

Joshua vs Molina was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Joshua vs Molina?

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