Moloney vs Sanchez

Who won Moloney vs Sanchez?

Jason Moloney beat Saul Sanchez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 114-114 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 contest was for the WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev beating Callum Smith for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Christian Mbilli defeated Rohan Murdock.

Moloney vs Sanchez stats

Back in January 2024, Jason Moloney stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Saul Sanchez made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Jason Moloney was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Sanchez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jason Moloney and Saul Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Moloney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Sanchez's 127.

Saul Sanchez was ranked number 7 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Moloney vs Sanchez form

Moloney had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Vincent Astrolabio on May 13, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nawaphon Kaikanha on October 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Aston Palicte on June 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria.

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

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

Activity check

Moloney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Sanchez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Moloney vs Sanchez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Moloney vs Sanchez?

Moloney vs Sanchez was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Moloney vs Sanchez?

Jason Moloney was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Saul Sanchez made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.