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Andrew Moloney is prepared to have his day in court in order to be heard before a state commission. Nearly two months after receiving a formal appeal regarding the No-Decision verdict that came with Moloney’s junior bantamweight title fight rematch with Joshua Franco, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has yet to assign a date to field the case.
Joshua Franco is in line for yet another trilogy in his still young career. The reigning secondary junior bantamweight titlist has been ordered to once again face Australia’s Andrew Moloney, per a ruling from the World Boxing Association (WBA). The sanctioning body called for a third fight between the two, with the order coming just weeks after their November 14 rematch failed to produce a winner or a definitive outcome.
Unified lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez could be headed to mandatory challenger George Kambosos’ home country of Australia to defend against him in the spring. Talks to make the fight for April or May are under way, both sides told BoxingScene.
By Corey Erdman - Andrew Moloney remembers the exact punch that closed the eye of Joshua Franco. He can recall the feeling of his hand in his glove and the sight of Franco’s eye gradually puffing up. He’s replayed it over and over in his head a thousand times, watched it back on tape dozens more. Unfortunately, those tasked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission...
Efforts by Andrew Moloney and his legal team for swift and resolute justice have so far been met with resistance. The outcome of Moloney’s recent rematch with lone conqueror Joshua Franco on November 14 has been officially appealed by his team, formally protesting the No-Decision verdict that came of their ESPN-televised contest at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The bout ended prior to the start of round three, when it was determined that San Antonio’s Franco was unable to continue due to a swollen shut right eye.
Bob Arum’s master plan for Top Rank to get the (he)ck out of Vegas by 2021 could include one of his biggest stars. Talks have progressed for a potential lightweight title fight between lineal champion Teofimo Lopez Jr, and unbeaten mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. Several matters remain in play, though BoxingScene.com has learned that the intention is for the fight to take place in the springtime—possibly April—in either Melbourne or Sydney.
Joshua Franco may still be a bantamweight titleholder, but he is far from a being a happy camper. Franco retained his bantamweight title in a rematch against Aussie Andrew Moloney last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Conference Arena on the Terence Crawford-Kell Brook undercard – but on controversial terms. The bout was deemed a no-contest after the Nevada State Athletic Commission and referee Russell Mora declared – upon a drawn-out, shambolic “instant” review process that would have tried the patience of a Benedictine monk – that Franco, with his right eye swollen shut, could no longer continue after the second round on account of a Moloney headbutt. Moloney protested, claiming it was a jab that caused the eye to swell.
Terence Crawford’s fourth-round technical knockout of Kell Brook was watched by more viewers Saturday night than his previous ESPN appearance. Nielsen Media Research viewership figures released Tuesday indicated ESPN’s Crawford-Brook main event attracted a peak audience of 2,078,000 from MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. An average of 2,029,000 viewers watched the Crawford-Brook bout, a WBO welterweight title fight that lasted only 13 minutes and 14 seconds.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission is not only content with the decision made in the junior bantamweight rematch between Joshua Franco and Andrew Moloney but has doubled down on the ruling made in the ring.
Super flyweight contender Andrew Moloney has retained experienced boxing attorney Josh Dubin to represent him in the appeal process to overturn last Saturday's no-decision ruling in his rematch with WBA "regular" champion Joshua Franco, which took place at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas.