Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Jason Moloney’s dominant debut for Dana White’s promotional company has rocketed him back into calculations to join twin brother Andrew as a world champion in a home-soil title fight.
The former WBO bantamweight strap holder was awarded performance of the night in his Zuffa Boxing debut, outclassing Mexico’s Andreas Teran on points to move to 30-4.
All three judges (99-91, 98-92, 97-93) awarded the Australian at least seven of the 10 rounds in the Riyadh co-feature that marked the 35-year-old’s first Zuffa appearance.
UFC boss White, who also signed unbeaten Australian cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia as one of his headline acts, has spoken of bringing a Zuffa card to the country.
Moloney’s twin brother Andrew became IBF super-flyweight champion this year.
The pair have never been world champions at the same time and Moloney’s camp is pushing for a Zuffa Australian card to make it happen.
In snapping Teran’s 11-fight winning streak, Moloney notched a third straight victory of his own to put more distance on the pair of gut-wrenching Tokyo losses that placed his career at a crossroads early last year.
He is now ranked second in the WBO and WBC rankings, sits fourth in the IBF standings and has sent shockwaves through the WBA, given Teran was positioned at No.2.
Riku Masuda will defend that WBA strap against No.1 contender Seiya Tsutsumi this month, further clearing a path for Moloney.
