Moloney vs Flores

Who won Moloney vs Flores?

Jason Moloney beat Dixon Flores by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, November 15th, 2019, at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria.

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 Moloney vs Dharry for the WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship.

Moloney vs Flores stats

Back in November 2019, Jason Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dixon Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had a massive power advantage over Flores, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Flores' 31%.

Jason Moloney was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Both Jason Moloney and Dixon Flores fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 2 months later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Flores' 124.

Jason Moloney went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Dixon Flores was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

Moloney vs Flores form

Jason Moloney had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Goodluck Mrema 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 defeated Cris Paulino on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Seagulls Rugby League Club, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Kohei Kono on May 19, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Town Hall, Victoria, Australia.

He had won against Immanuel Naidjala on February 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at Town Hall, Victoria.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Marlon Prado on July 15, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Polideportivo Augusto C. Sandino, El Rosario Carazo, Nicaragua.

Prior to that, he had lost to Kal Yafai on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Perez on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Gimnasio Multiusos del IND, Managua, Nicaragua.

Before that, he had been beaten by Carlos Cuadras on August 15, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Estadio de Beisbol Alberto Vega Chavez, Guamuchil, Mexico.

He had defeated Carlos Rueda on February 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Complejo Deportivo Alexis Arguello, Juigalpa,Chontales, Nicaragua.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Moloney had been fighting more than Dixon Flores.

Going into this contest, Jason Moloney had last fought 5 months ago, while Dixon Flores' last outing had been 3 years and 4 months ago.

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Flores' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 AM UTC at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia, which was 5:30 AM EST or 2:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Flores?

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

What were the odds on Moloney vs Flores?

Jason Moloney was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Dixon Flores made his way into the ring at 493/50 (+990) with oddsmakers.