Jason Moloney (born 10 January 1991) is an Australian professional boxer, who held the WBO bantamweight title from May 2023 to May 2024.
Moloney amassed a 5-0 record during the next year, before being scheduled to face Markquil Salvana for the vacant WBA Oceania super bantamweight title on 18 December 2015.
[9] After capturing his first professional title, Moloney was scheduled to face Matias Agustin Arriagada in a non-title bout on 20 May 2016.
[15] Moloney made his fourth WBA Oceania title defense against Emanuel Armendariz on 3 June 2017.
[22] He was awarded a stoppage victory after the sixth round, after the ringside doctor determined that a cut to the outside of Kono’s left eye was too severe for him to continue fighting.
[23] Moloney participated in the second season of the World Boxing Super Series, which took place in October 2018 and November 2019, and focused on the bantamweight division.
[27] Moloney made his fourth WBA Oceania title defense against Goodluck Mrema on 15 June 2019.
[31] Moloney stepped in as a replacement for the WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero, who was forced to withdraw due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[34] Moloney faced Joshua Greer Jr. for the vacant WBC Silver bantamweight title on 14 August 2021, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The bout was scheduled for the undercard of the Joshua Franco and Andrew Moloney trilogy match, and was broadcast by ESPN.
[36] Moloney called for a world title fight against either the WBC champion Nonito Donaire or John Riel Casimero in his post-fight interview.
[37] Moloney made his first WBC Silver title defense against Aston Palicte on 5 June 2022, on the George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney undercard.
Moloney first knocked Palicte down with a right straight, before finishing the fight with a flurry of punches at the 2:35 minute mark.
[39] On May 13, 2023 in Stockton, CA, USA, Moloney defeated Vincent Astrolabio by majority decision to win the vacant WBO bantamweight title.
[40] On January 13, 2024 in Québec City, Quebec, Canada, Moloney successfully defended his WBO bantamweight title against Saul Sanchez.