Moloney vs Astrolabio

Who won Moloney vs Astrolabio?

Jason Moloney beat Vincent Astrolabio by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Stockton Arena in Stockton.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Jason Moloney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This contest was for the WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Janibek Alimkhanuly beating Steven Butler for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also, on the undercard Gabriel Flores Jr beat Derrick Murray and Ruben Villa defeated Maickol Lopez Villagrana.

Moloney vs Astrolabio stats

Back in May 2023, Jason Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Vincent Astrolabio made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Jason Moloney was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Both Jason Moloney & Vincent Astrolabio fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Astrolabio, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 174 to Astrolabio's 141.

Jason Moloney went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at bantamweight.

Vincent Astrolabio was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Moloney vs Astrolabio form

Moloney had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Nawaphon Kaikanha on 16th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beat Aston Palicte on 5th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria.

Going into that contest, he had won against Francisco Pedroza on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California, United States.

Before that, he had beat Joshua Greer Jr on 14th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

He had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on 31st October 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Astrolabio's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Astrolabio start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States, which was around 3:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Astrolabio?

Moloney vs Astrolabio was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Astrolabio?

Jason Moloney was a 67/100 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Vincent Astrolabio made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.