Moloney vs Mendoza

Who won Moloney vs Mendoza?

Andrew Moloney beat Gilberto Mendoza by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, April 9th, 2022, at The Hangar, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 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 Mikaela Mayer beating Jennifer Han. Also on the undercard Giovani Santillan beat Jeovanis Barraza, and Jason Moloney defeated Francisco Pedroza.

Moloney vs Mendoza stats

Back in April 2022, Andrew Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gilberto Mendoza made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 11 losses and 3 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moloney had an advantage in power over Mendoza, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Mendoza's 53%.

Andrew Moloney was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Both Andrew Moloney and Gilberto Mendoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 6 months later than Mendoza, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Mendoza's 159.

Moloney vs Mendoza form

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

In his last fight before this 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.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, his fight against Joshua Franco on November 14, 2020 ended in a no contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Joshua Franco on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Elton Dharry on November 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia.

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Mendoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at The Hangar, California, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Mendoza?

Moloney vs Mendoza was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Mendoza?

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