Kavaliauskas vs Molina

Who won Kavaliauskas vs Molina?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas beat Samuel Molina by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, November 28th, 2025, at Zalgiris Arena, Kaunas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 115-114 in favor of winner Egidijus Kavaliauskas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Kavaliauskas vs Molina stats

Egidijus Kavaliauskas stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Samuel Molina made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kavaliauskas had a massive power advantage over Molina, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Molina's 47%.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was the older man by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Both Egidijus Kavaliauskas and Samuel Molina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kavaliauskas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Molina, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Molina's 255.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at welterweight.

Samuel Molina was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Kavaliauskas vs Molina form

Kavaliauskas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Souleymane Cissokho on May 10, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Centre de Conference de Sipopo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Marrufo on December 14, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mykal Fox on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had been beaten by Vergil Ortiz Jr on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

He had defeated Mikael Zewski on September 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Kavaliauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kavaliauskas vs Molina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Zalgiris Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kavaliauskas vs Molina?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Samuel Molina made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.