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Jason Moloney has won his WBO bantamweight world title in Canada after an enthralling 12-round match with Mexico's Saul Sanchez. The Australian had to start from Sanchez's hot start, relying on all of his ring craft and bravilliany to turn the tables and edge to victory in Quebec City on Sunday (AEST). In Moloney's first defense of the belt he won last May, one judge (114-114) could not divide them, while two others scored seven rounds in 33-year-old's favor to the challenger's five (116-112).

After winning the WBO bantamweight title with a majority decision over Vincent Astrolabio on Sunday, Australia's Jason Moloney admitted that he battled the bulk of the contest with a broken hand. Moloney, 32, put on a boxing masterclass against his nefarious Filipino opponent, who fought back from his educated jab and classy footwork to win by 114-114, 116-112 at Stockton Arena. Moloney did all this with a broken hand, which made the victory even more impressive.

Jason Moloney has put on a good showing to win a world boxing title for his third attempt, defeating Filipino Vincent Astrolabio in Stockton, California. With his left jab and movement, the 32-year-old dominated the fight for the vacant WBO bantamweight crown, rarely allowing his power-punching adversary anything significant. Moloney seemed to have won the tournament comfortably, but one judge dismantled the game 114-114, but the other two had him ahead 115-113 and 116-112.

Jason and Andrew's world-title race has ended with the former's WBO bantamweight shot locked in. Top Rank said on Thursday that the No.1 contender would face big-punching Filipino Vincent Astrolabio in Stockton, California, on May 13. On a card dominated by a WBO middleweight world-title match between Janibek Alimkhanuly and Steven Butler, they will fight for the vacant title.