Australia's Moloney brothers, Jason and Andrew, have boxing world titles in sight after confidently dispatching their international rivals at Rod Laver Arena.
Fighting on the undercard of the George Kambosos-Devin Haney world title rematch on Sunday, the identical twins banked emphatic victories as did Cherneka Johnson, who successfully defended her IBF super bantamweight crown.
Jason Moloney positioned himself for another crack at the WBC bantamweight world title after a unanimous points decision win against Nawaphon Kaikanha (118-110, 118-110, 119-109).
Moloney used his superior footwork and body blows to outpoint the Thai veteran, who had served up 46 knockouts among his 56 victories,
Japanese giant Naoya Inoue, who beat Moloney by knockout in their 2020 world title showdown, is set to move up a division and vacate his belts.
"It's the final hurdle to me becoming a world champion," Moloney said.
"We've got to wait and see what (Naoya) Inoue does, it looks like he is moving up in weight so the WBC title would become vacant, and that's my dream, the WBC title."
In a dominant performance against Dominican Norbelto Jimenez, Andrew claimed the vacant WBO International junior bantamweight title, also by unanimous decision.
Moloney, who dropped Jimenez twice in the 10-round contest en route to an emphatic victory, scored 97-90, 98-88, 98-89.
Andrew declared he was ready for another world title shot after owning the WBA belt in 2020 and wants to fight WBO champion Kazuto Ioka in Japan on New Year's Eve.
"I'm ready now," he said.
"Let's finish the year as world champion."
Johnson earlier held off hard-hitting veteran Susie Ramadan, a five-time world champion.
Ramadan had threatened an upset after opening up a nasty cut above her rival's eye in the first round.
But the blood-soaked Johnson, who won the belt in Melbourne in June, was declared the clear winner 97-90, 96-92, 96-91.
Ramadan, 43, was unhappy with the judges' decision and the fight referee.
"It seemed like a set-up to be honest," Ramadan said in the ring.
"My name's Ramadan but I'm a proud Australian. I was born and raised here."
She went on to claim New Zealand-born Johnson should be drug tested.
"I hope she gets tested too, because I've been told she's on it," Ramadan said, providing no evidence for her claims.
The 27-year-old champion dedicated victory to her brother Levi, who died in a stabbing in Brisbane last month.
"I freaked out a bit in the first round with the cut and felt the blood in my eye but I just tried to stay calm," said Johnson, who fights out of Melbourne.
"I knew I could get through it if I stayed on my jab and didn't get stuck in a brawl.
"I'm dedicating this to my brother and I'm so glad I got the job done - I know he's here in my corner."
