Andrew Moloney to battle Pedro Guevara for interim belt

Source: WBC

08/05/2024

Andrew Moloney to battle Pedro Guevara for interim belt

His brother Jason was dethroned as WBO bantamweight champion last weekend, but Andrew Moloney will face Pedro Guevara for the interim WBC super flyweight title on May 12th at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The fight will air live on ESPN, ESPN KNOCKOUT and ESPN+. Australia’s Moloney (26-3, 16 knockouts) is undefeated fighting on home turf. After suffering a twelfth-round loss against Junto Nakatani in May last year, he returned in December with a convincing decision victory over Judy Flores in Melbourne. Guevara (41-4-1, 22 KOs), from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, is a former WBC light flyweight champion who made two defenses of his crown. He than lost it in a battle royale to Kenshiro Teraji. Guevara. His ten-fight winning streak ended last November, when he lost a split decision to Cuadras in a battle held in Uzbekistan. This February he returned to the ring to defeat Lamberto Macías by decision over ten rounds in Mazatlán, Mexico.