On May 6, 2024, the 33-year-old WBO bantamweight world champion, Jason Moloney (27-2, 19 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Japanese boxer Yoshiki Takei (8-0, 8 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Moloney came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 23 days. Takei was on a 8-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
Yoshiki Takei defeated Jason Moloney via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Takei improves his record to 9-0, while Moloney adds a loss to his record at 27-3.
On October 31, 2020, a 29-year-old Jason Moloney (21-1, 18 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring title held by 27-year-old Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (19-0, 16 KOs).
Moloney came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. Inoue was on a 19-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 24 days.
Naoya Inoue stopped Jason Moloney via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring bantamweight titles. Inoue improves his record to 20-0 (17 KOs), while Moloney adds a loss to his record at 21-2.
On October 20, 2018, a 27-year-old Jason Moloney (17-0, 14 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight IBF title held by 26-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Emmanuel Rodríguez (18-0, 12 KOs).
Moloney came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Rodríguez was on a 18-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Emmanuel Rodríguez defeated Jason Moloney via split decision and successfully defended his IBF bantamweight title. Rodríguez improves his record to 19-0, while Moloney adds a loss to his record at 17-1.