Jason Moloney retains title by decision against Saul Sanchez
Jason Moloney came out victorious against Saul Sanchez, when the pair squared off live from Videotron Centre in QuĂ©bec City, Canada on Sunday, January 14 (AEDT). The bout was featured on the card topped by Artur Beterbievâs unified light heavyweight title defence against Callum Smith.
The Australian bantamweight retained his WBO belt against the American challenger by majority decision in a 12-round blockbuster. The scores were 116-112, 116-112 and 114-114.
With the victory, Jason Moloney improved to 27-2, 19 KOs and secured the sixth win in a row. The 33-year-old native of Melbourne, Victoria made the first successful defence of his title.
Saul Sanchez dropped to 20-3, 12 KOs and got his two-fight winning streak snapped. The 26-year-old contender of Encino, California didnât succeed in his first attempt to become champion.
âSaul Sanchez is a warrior,â Moloney said post-win. âI am proud to be the WBO bantamweight champion, and I was going to do whatever it took to keep my title.â
âThe era of âMayhemâ is only beginning. And the fans here in Quebec City were incredible. I felt like I did enough in the later rounds to retain my title.â
âIâd love to defend my world title âDown Underâ in front of my Australian fans.â
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