Home Boxing Former champion Jason Moloney signs with Zuffa Boxing Australia's Jason Moloney held the WBO bantamweight title and challenged for the unified belts Boxing News Top Stories By Parviz Iskenderov July 7, 2026 10:13 pm EDT 0 Comments Add FIGHTMAG on Google Jason Moloney has his hand raised by referee Thomas Taylor after his victory over Francisco Javier Pedroza following their bantamweight bout at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California, on April 9, 2022. Photo by Mikey Williams / Top Rank via Getty Images Australia’s former world champion Jason Moloney has signed a multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing. Over the course of his career, he held the WBO bantamweight title and challenged for the division’s unified titles. Moloney (29-4, 20 KOs) comes off a unanimous decision victory over Andre Donovan in April, marking his second win in a row. Late last year, the 35-year-old TKO’d Herlan Gomez on the undercard of Opetaia vs Cinkara , bouncing back from a decision defeat to Tenshin Nasukawa. “I love what Zuffa is doing, giving the fans great fights every time and matching the best against the best,” said Moloney. “And that’s what I’m all about: fighting the best and becoming the best.” Advertisement In his first attempt to become a champion in October 2018, Moloney dropped a split decision to Emmanuel Rodriguez for the IBF bantamweight title. Two years later, the Melbourne native challenged Naoya Inoue for the unified WBA and IBF titles but suffered a seventh-round knockout defeat. Moloney claimed the vacant WBO title by majority decision against Vincent Astrolabio in May 2023. In his first defense in early 2024, he retained the title by split decision against Saul Sanchez. In May of the same year, he lost the belt by unanimous decision to Yoshiki Takei. Details on Jason Moloney’s Zuffa Boxing debut are expected to be announced shortly. Follow FIGHTMAG on Google Tags Jason Moloney Zuffa Boxing Share this Reddit Twitter Facebook WhatsApp Email Copy URL Comments Parviz Iskenderov Parviz Iskenderov is a former Muay Thai fighter who provides in-depth coverage of the latest news, events, results, and more. Latest News Video: Christian Mbilli shows off skills and previews Canelo fight 7 hours ago Live results: Daiya Kira KOs Carlos Canizales to claim title 14 hours ago Project Series 2: Jones vs Sanchez set for October in Orlando 16 hours ago Allen vs Duncan headlines UFC Vegas 122 in October 20 hours ago Live results: Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10, Week 4 – Video 2 days ago View all Newsletter Get top news stories delivered to your inbox Subscribe I agree to the Privacy Policy . Leave a comment Cancel reply Comment * Please enter your comment! Name * Please enter your name here Email * You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here
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