Moloney vs Jimenez

Who won Moloney vs Jimenez?

Andrew Moloney beat Norbelto Jimenez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, October 16th, 2022, at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

The scorecards were announced as 97-90, 98-88, 98-89 in favor of winner Andrew Moloney.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney beating George Kambosos for the IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Moloney beat Nawaphon Kaikanha, and Cherneka Johnson defeated Susie Ramadan.

Moloney vs Jimenez stats

Back in October 2022, Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Norbelto Jimenez made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 9 losses and 6 draws.

Andrew Moloney was the same age as Norbelto Jimenez, at 32 years old.

Jimenez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moloney. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Andrew Moloney and Norbelto Jimenez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 8 months later than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Jimenez's 256.

Andrew Moloney went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Norbelto Jimenez was ranked number 9 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO in the 115lb division.

Moloney vs Jimenez form

Moloney had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Alexander Espinoza on June 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gilberto Mendoza on April 9, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Froilan Saludar on December 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star Event Centre, New South Wales, Australia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joshua Franco on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

His contest against Joshua Franco on November 14, 2020 ended in a no contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Jimenez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Donnie Nietes on December 11, 2021, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Aliu Bamidele Lasisi on March 6, 2020, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kal Yafai on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island, United States.

Before that, he had won against Renson Robles on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He had beaten Reysi Rosa on December 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Los Prados Social Club, Santo Domingo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andrew Moloney had been fighting more than Norbelto Jimenez.

Going into this contest, Andrew Moloney had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Norbelto Jimenez's last outing had been 10 months and 5 days ago.

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Jimenez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Jimenez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Jimenez?

Moloney vs Jimenez was broadcast on Fite.tv PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Jimenez?

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