Who won Moloney vs Palicte?
Jason Moloney beat Aston Palicte by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday 5th June 2022 at Marvel Stadium in 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 loses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Aston Palicte made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 23 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Palicte had a slight advantage in power over Moloney, with a 82% knock out percentage over Moloney's 78%.
Jason Moloney was the same age as Aston Palicte, at 32 years old.
Palicte had a height advantage of 3 inches over Moloney. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Jason Moloney & Aston Palicte fought out of an orthodox stance.
Moloney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 year and 11 months later than Palicte, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 174 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 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Joshua Greer Jr on 14th August 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 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.
Before that, he had beat Leonardo Baez on 25th June 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Dixon Flores on 15th November 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 19th June 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.
Previous to that, he had won against Jose Martinez on 31st January 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 8th September 2018 by split draw in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
Before that, he had defeated Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on 8th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Round Rock Sports Center, Texas.
He had beat John Mark Apolinario on 10th June 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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