Yabuki vs Moloney

When is Yabuki vs Moloney?

Masamichi Yabuki could take on Andrew Moloney in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

Yabuki would be making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Angel Ayala Lardizabal in March 2025. He has held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 12 days.

Yabuki vs Moloney stats

Masamichi Yabuki would step into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Moloney would make his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Yabuki would have a large advantage in power over Moloney, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Moloney's 62%.

Masamichi Yabuki is the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Both Masamichi Yabuki and Andrew Moloney fight out of an orthodox stance.

Yabuki is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months later than Moloney, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 100 fewer professional rounds, totaling 128 compared to Moloney's 228.

Masamichi Yabuki goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at flyweight.

Yabuki vs Moloney form

Yabuki has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Rene Calixto on June 6, 2026, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Felix Alvarado on December 27, 2025, by knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname.

Going into that contest, he had won against Angel Ayala Lardizabal on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Nagoya.

Before that, he had beaten Sivenathi Nontshinga on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname.

He had been beaten by Kenshiro Teraji on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

Andrew Moloney has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Willibaldo Garcia on June 6, 2026, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi, Japan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Pedro Guevara on May 12, 2024, by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Judy Flores on December 9, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pullman Hotel, Albert Park.

Before that, he had been beaten by Junto Nakatani on May 20, 2023, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Norbelto Jimenez on October 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Andrew Moloney has been fighting more than Masamichi Yabuki.

Masamichi Yabuki last fought 2 months and 3 days ago, while Andrew Moloney's last outing was 2 months and 3 days ago.

Yabuki's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Moloney's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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