Wardley vs Molina

Who won Wardley vs Molina?

Fabio Wardley beat Eric Molina by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 27th, 2021, at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alexander Povetkin losing to Dillian Whyte for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Ted Cheeseman defeated James Metcalf for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight belt, Chris Kongo was defeated by Michael McKinson, Erik Pfeifer lost to Nick Webb, and Youssef Khoumari defeated Kane Baker.

Wardley vs Molina stats

Back in March 2021, Fabio Wardley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eric Molina made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wardley had an advantage in power over Molina, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Molina's 70%.

Fabio Wardley was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Wardley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Molina. Despite this, Molina had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Fabio Wardley and Eric Molina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wardley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years later than Molina, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 103 fewer professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Molina's 165.

Wardley vs Molina form

Wardley remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Richard Lartey on November 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Simon Vallily on August 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mariano Ruben Diaz Strunz on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Dennis Lewandowski on May 10, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.

He had beaten Morgan Dessaux on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London.

Eric Molina had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Filip Hrgovic on December 7, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Dominic Breazeale on November 4, 2017, by knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Tomasz Adamek on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round at Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland.

He had won against Tomasz Adamek on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round at Tauron Arena, Krakow.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fabio Wardley had been fighting more than Eric Molina.

Going into this contest, Fabio Wardley had last fought 4 months and 6 days ago, while Eric Molina's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 20 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Molina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Wardley vs Molina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM UTC at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Wardley vs Molina?

Wardley vs Molina was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Wardley vs Molina?

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