WBC Silver champ Jason Moloney eager to secure Eliminator fight
Australian ace Jason Moloney (22-2, 18KOs) in eager to secure his shot at WBC champion Nonito Donaire (42-6, 28KOs), as he looks to nail down a final eliminator with Nawaphon Kaikanha (51-1-1, 41KOs), also known as Sor Rungvisai, for the Green and Gold strap.
'Mayhem' Moloney defeated American Joshua 'Don't Blink' Greer (22-3-2, 12KOs) in the middle of 2021, picking up the WBC Silver bauble, putting him in line for a shot at the champion Donaire, who is now 39 years of age.
New South Wales resident Jason discussed what a potential clash with the legendary Filipino champion would mean to him, “I want to get a final eliminator for Donaire. I’ve worked really hard to come back an improved fighter from the Naoya Inoue fight and I believe I now have the skill set to push everybody in the bantamweight division. I think I showed that in the Greer fight.
“I want the WBC title, that’s the dream. So if that means fighting Nonito Donaire then so be it. It’ll be a great fight against a great champion. Firstly I have to get past whoever they put in front of me in an eliminator and that looks to be a 51-1 fighter from Thailand, so that’s my objective as of now, but fighting Donaire was on my Christmas last year!”
From a rating standpoint, Thailand's Nawaphon Kaikanha sits at number 1 in the WBC ratings at 118 and Moloney opened up about a potential clash with the impressive Thai, who hasn't lost in four years and is riding an impressive 15-fight winning streak.
Moloney said “Kailanha is a quality fighter, you don’t get to WBC number 1 if you’re not, but if I can’t get Donaire now, that’s the fight I really want so my team can put me in a position to fight Donaire.
“I can’t look passed Kailanha however, he’s a quality fighter and I wouldn’t want to fight anyone who wasn’t quality to be made mandatory for the world title.
“My team, Dragon Fire Boxing, led by Tony Tolj, and Top Rank are looking to make that fight this year. Whether it’s in Australia or America I’m easy, I’ll travel anywhere to fight as I’ve shown before, and I will go wherever it takes to become world champion.”
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