Moloney vs Dharry

Who won Moloney vs Dharry?

Andrew Moloney beat Elton Dharry by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday, November 15th, 2019, at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Andrew Moloney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jason Moloney's and Dixon Flores' clash.

Moloney vs Dharry stats

Back in November 2019, Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Elton Dharry made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had a slight advantage in power over Dharry, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Dharry's 58%.

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

Both Andrew Moloney and Elton Dharry fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 10 months later than Dharry, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Dharry's 176.

Andrew Moloney went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Elton Dharry was ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBO in the 115lb division.

Moloney vs Dharry form

Moloney had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Selemani Bangaiza on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Miguel Gonzalez on March 22, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Gran Arena Monticello, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Concepcion on September 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Richard Claveras on May 19, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Town Hall, Victoria.

He had defeated Hashimu Zuberi on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Flyweight championship fight at Function Centre, Victoria.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Dharry start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 AM UTC at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia, which was 4:30 AM EST or 1:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Dharry?

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

What were the odds on Moloney vs Dharry?

Andrew Moloney was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Elton Dharry made his way into the ring at 241/25 (+960) with oddsmakers.