Moloney vs Kaikanha

Who won Moloney vs Kaikanha?

Jason Moloney beat Nawaphon Kaikanha by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, October 16th, 2022, at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Jason Moloney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 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 Andrew Moloney defeated Norbelto Jimenez, and Cherneka Johnson was victorious over Susie Ramadan.

Moloney vs Kaikanha stats

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

Nawaphon Kaikanha made his way to the ring with a record of 56 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Jason Moloney was the same age as Nawaphon Kaikanha, at 31 years old.

Both Jason Moloney and Nawaphon Kaikanha fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 7 months later than Kaikanha, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 126 fewer professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Kaikanha's 312.

Jason Moloney went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Nawaphon Kaikanha was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Moloney vs Kaikanha form

Moloney had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Aston Palicte on June 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Francisco Pedroza on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joshua Greer Jr on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had won against Leonardo Baez on June 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Kaikanha start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Kaikanha?

Moloney vs Kaikanha was broadcast on TrillerTV PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Kaikanha?

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