WORLD TITLE DREAM COMPLETE 🇦🇺 🥇 Third time the charm for Australian Jason Moloney, who has claimed the WBO bantamweight world title to set up a potential $2m showdown 👏 MORE:
But after six rounds, Moloney’s jab was proving an effective weapon, with Astrolabio throwing more punches but the Australian landing them more frequently.“Moloney can with this fight just with his movement, footwork and his jab alone,” former world champion Timothy Bradley Jr said in commentary.
“These boos are actually confirmation Moloney is doing exactly what he’s supposed to be doing,” former professional boxer Andre Ward said in commentary. After the ninth round, Astrolabio was told by his trainer that he was down on the scorecards and needed nothing less than a knockout. But Astrolabio couldn’t get the job done, with Moloney crowned the victor with his professional record improving to 26-2.
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