Moloney vs Concepcion

Who won Moloney vs Concepcion?

Andrew Moloney beat Luis Concepcion by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 8th September 2018 at Bendigo Stadium in Victoria.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Moloney vs Concepcion stats

Back in September 2018, Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Luis Concepcion made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Concepcion had advantage in power over Moloney, with a 70% knock out percentage over Moloney's 59%.

Andrew Moloney was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Moloney had a height advantage of 3 inches over Concepcion.

Both Andrew Moloney & Luis Concepcion fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 year and 7 months later than Concepcion, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 104 less professional rounds, 196 to Concepcion's 300.

Andrew Moloney went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO and 11 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Luis Concepcion was ranked number 5 by the WBA and 15 by the WBC in the 115lb division.

Moloney vs Concepcion form

Concepcion had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kal Yafai on 10th December 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Kohei Kono on 31st August 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beat Hernan Marquez on 17th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Before that, he had defeated David Sanchez on 19th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico.

He had been beaten by Carlos Cuadras on 4th April 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Unidad Deportiva Martín Alarcón, Metepec.

Activity check

Moloney's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

Concepcion's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Concepcion start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Concepcion?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Concepcion?

Andrew Moloney was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Luis Concepcion made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.