Andrew Moloney targets rematch with Pedro Guevara, goals for November date

Andrew Moloney has revealed he’s in negotiations for a right away rematch Pedro Guevara with a goal date of November.

The 33-year-old junior bantamweight contender was on the improper finish of a break up determination in opposition to Guevara in Could after they met over 12 rounds on the undercard of the George Kambosos Jr versus Vasiliy Lomachenko bout in Perth, Western Australia. Decide Samantha Bulner noticed Moloney because the winner 116-113, however judges Humberto Olivares and Zanashir Taznaa disagreed, each handing in playing cards of 115-113 for Guevara.

Moloney was adamant he had received the bout and even vowed to stroll away from the game in his post-fight interview within the ring. When the emotion of the loss wore off Moloney put his retirement on maintain, however he stays satisfied to this present day that he was robbed of victory.

“It was a very disappointing struggle consequence,” stated Moloney (26-4, 16 KOs) to Past The Ropes on 7plus. “I actually felt that I received that struggle convincingly. It’s laborious as a result of I at all times depart every part within the ring however on that evening, I truthfully felt that I used to be in complete management of the struggle.

“On struggle evening, I felt like I used to be profitable ten rounds to 2. That’s the way in which my nook was seeing it, too; that’s the way in which all of us thought it was going. It was nearly like I didn’t have to do something extra, I used to be profitable, after which not getting a choice on the finish of the struggle was gut-wrenching.”

Moloney entered the struggle with an harm after tearing his biceps 10 days out from the bout, hampering his potential to throw his left hook. He has since had surgical procedure to restore the broken muscle and says it has healed nicely.

Whereas Moloney has been recovering, the 35-year-old Guevara (42-4-1, 22 KOs) has been plotting his personal ring return in October. Crew Moloney has petitioned Guevara to sit down out for an additional month with the intention to make the extra profitable rematch.

“I’m simply actually hoping that we are able to get this rematch performed,” stated Moloney, 33. “We’ve began talks together with his crew now. I do know he’s making an attempt to prepare one other struggle in opposition to another person in Mexico in October, and we’ve stated to him I’ll be prepared in November, simply wait, that is going to be an even bigger struggle.

“He did promise me the rematch, so I’m actually hopeful we are able to get it performed, but it surely’s nonetheless early phases in the meanwhile.”

Moloney added: “I’ll struggle him wherever, to be sincere. However I feel it is sensible to both do it in America or right here in Australia. He’s not with an enormous promoter in Mexico and we might pay him extra over right here than what he would recover from there, so it is sensible to do it some other place. We’ll see.”

Guevara and Moloney are separated by only one spot in The Ring’s 115-pound rankings. The Mexican sits at quantity six, whereas the Australian is rated at seven.

“I’m actually hopeful we are able to get this performed earlier than the top of the yr, get this rematch and I can put it behind me,” stated Moloney. “In any other case, you concentrate on what might have been ceaselessly.”