Moloney vs Kaikanha

Who won Moloney vs Kaikanha?

Jason Moloney beat Nawaphon Kaikanha by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 16th October 2022 at Rod Laver Arena in 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 loses 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 older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

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

Moloney was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 year and 7 months later than Kaikanha, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 138 less professional rounds, 174 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 5th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Joshua Greer Jr on 14th August 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 31st October 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 25th June 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 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 Kaikanha?

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