Melbourne, Australia - Former bantamweight title challenger Jason Moloney (25-2, 19 KOs) is back in the world title mix, as he delivered a veritable boxing lesson against hard-hitting Thai boxer Nawaphon Kaikanha (56-2-1, 46 KOs) in a 12-round WBC bantamweight world title eliminator. Moloney boxed his way to a twelve round unanimous decision win.

The Australian controlled the fight with his jab and lateral movement. Kaikanha tried to close the distance with power shots as he tried to take advantage of the 79% knockout ratio with which he entered the fight. In the fifth round, Moloney managed to push his opponent against the ropes, where he landed more power shots.

During the following rounds, the pattern remained the same: Kaikanha would try to land with wide shots while Moloney boxed and counterpunched from a comfortable distance. Moloney shined with scores of 118-110, 118-110 and 119-109

“I really enjoyed it. It didn’t feel like the most exciting fight of my career,” Moloney said in the aftermath.

“But as my coach says: Win the fight and look good next time. I promise you all that there are more exciting fights to come."

Moloney is aiming to get a crack at the WBC title. Current champion Naoya Inoue, who holds a knockout win over Moloney, returns in December in a full division unification with Paul Butler. Should Inoue win, he is expected to move up in weight to super bantamweight.

"We’ve got to wait and see what Inoue does. It looks like he’ll be moving up. So, the WBC title will become vacant, and that’s my dream. The WBC world title is up next," Moloney said.

Also on the same card, twin brother Andrew Moloney (25-2, 16 KOs) scored a 10-round unanimous decision victory against Norbelto Jimenez (31-10-6, 16 KOs) to capture the vacant WBO International 115-pound title. The scores were 97-90, 98-88 and 98-89.