Andrew Moloney claims IBF super flyweight title after 20-year journey

Andrew Moloney won the IBF flyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super flyweight title and called himself the happiest man in the world. The Australian said he gave everything across two decades to reach the top.

“I am the happiest man in the world. There is not one person in the world happier than I am now! That was one tough fight. I have given everything in this sport for 20 years. There was no way I could leave this ring without winning this world title. I did this for my family.”

— Andrew Moloney, via ESPN

What Andrew Moloney said

Moloney has chased a world title throughout a professional career that stretched back to the mid-2000s. The flyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super flyweight division has seen multiple champions rotate through sanctioning belts in recent years, and the IBF vacancy gave Moloney his opening. He told ESPN the fight was among the toughest of his career.

What it moves

Moloney dedicated the win to his family and said leaving the ring without the belt was never an option. His victory puts him in line for unification talks or a mandatory defence, though the IBF has not announced its next move. The Australian now holds a world title after years of near-misses.

Source: espn.com. Full Andrew Moloney fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.