Jason Moloney Heads To Riyadh To Take On WBA World Number Two Teran In His Zuffa Boxing Debut On November 14
The man across the ring is ranked number two in the world by the WBA. Jason Moloney has made it official: he fights Teran in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 14, and it is his first fight under the Zuffa Boxing banner.
No easing in, no soft landing. Moloney picked the biggest stage on offer and a top-ranked opponent to open his account with the new promotion, and he is calling it his chance to make a statement.
That is the real story here. A debut can be a quiet handshake, or it can be a line in the sand. Moloney has gone for the line in the sand, with a Mexican fighter on the other side of it who holds a place near the very top of the WBA rankings.
It is Moloney for Australia and Teran for Mexico, with Riyadh as the backdrop and the whole boxing world watching a new promotion's early cards.
A win over a WBA number two does not just open a Zuffa chapter. It puts Moloney right back in the conversation, and fans will want to see how he starts.
Mark November 14.