Who won Moloney vs Palicte?
Jason Moloney beat Aston Palicte by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, June 5th, 2022, at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.
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).
This fight appeared on the undercard of George Kambosos losing to Devin Haney for the The Ring Lightweight, WBA World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Junior Fa lost to Lucas Browne, and Andrew Moloney defeated Alexander Espinoza.
Moloney vs Palicte stats
Back in June 2022, Jason Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Aston Palicte made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 23 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Palicte had a slight advantage in power over Moloney, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Moloney's 78%.
Jason Moloney was the same age as Aston Palicte, at 31 years old.
Palicte had a height advantage of 3 inches over Moloney. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Jason Moloney and Aston Palicte fought out of an orthodox stance.
Moloney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 11 months later than Palicte, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Palicte's 154.
Jason Moloney went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at bantamweight.
Aston Palicte was ranked number 14 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 118lb division.
Moloney vs Palicte 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 won against Francisco Pedroza on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Joshua Greer Jr on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, he had beaten Leonardo Baez on June 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Dixon Flores on November 15, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Margaret Court Arena, Victoria, Australia.
Aston Palicte had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kazuto Ioka on June 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.
Prior to that, he had won against Jose Martinez on January 31, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Viejas Casino and Resort, California, United States.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Donnie Nietes on September 8, 2018, by split draw in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
Before that, he had defeated Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Round Rock Sports Center, Texas.
He had beaten John Mark Apolinario on June 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Robinson’s Mall Atrium, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Moloney had been fighting more than Aston Palicte.
Going into this contest, Jason Moloney had last fought 1 month and 27 days ago, while Aston Palicte's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 17 days ago.
Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
Palicte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 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 Palicte start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Marvel Stadium, 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 Palicte?
Moloney vs Palicte was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.
What were the odds on Moloney vs Palicte?
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