Moloney vs Baez

Who won Moloney vs Baez?

Jason Moloney beat Leonardo Baez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Thursday, June 25th, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Jason Moloney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Nova vs Sparrow.

Moloney vs Baez stats

Back in June 2020, Jason Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Leonardo Baez made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had a massive power advantage over Baez, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Baez's 50%.

Jason Moloney was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Baez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Moloney. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jason Moloney and Leonardo Baez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months later than Baez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Baez's 135.

Jason Moloney went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Moloney vs Baez form

Jason Moloney had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dixon Flores on November 15, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Goodluck Mrema on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cris Paulino on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales.

Before that, he had been beaten by Emmanuel Rodriguez on October 20, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.

He had defeated Kohei Kono on May 19, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Town Hall, Victoria, Australia.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Baez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Baez?

Moloney vs Baez was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Baez?

Jason Moloney was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Leonardo Baez made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.