Franco defends title, successful debut of grandson Ali

Joshua Franco (18-1-2, 8 KOs) defeated Andrew Moloney (21-2, 14 KOs) by unanimous decision to retain his WBA world featherweight title. After twelve rounds of the evening's main event in Tulsa, all judges scored the American 116-112.

The 25-year-old Franco successfully pressured Moloney from the opening minutes of the fight and delivered power punches with both hands. The Australian tried to counter, but the American defended well, never letting his guard down.

This was the third time the boxers met. In the first fight Franco was slightly better, in the second fight Moloney started the fight very well, but after two rounds the meeting was controversially ruled as a failure due to injury to the American boxer. This time there was no disagreement between the two sides.

On the same night, the grandson of "The Greatest" Nico Ali Walsh (1-0, 1 KO) made his professional ring debut, stopping Jordan Wicks (4-2, 2 KO) in the first round. The 21-year-old first sent his opponent to the floor with a right side kick, and the fight was stopped after a series of takedowns.