Two judges scored the fight 116-112 while another gave it to Takei 117-110.
Moloney’s defeat again robbed him of the prospect of holding a world title at the same time as his twin brother Andrew after they won and lost respective world title fights a week apart in the United States last year.
The timeline on his path back to a world title strap is now clouded, however all but certain to go through Japan given four different men from the country now hold the various bantamweight titles.
Andrew will fight in Perth on Sunday, challenging Mexico’s Pedro Guevara for the vacant WBC interim super flyweight belt and the chance to replace his brother as the country’s sole male world champion.
He could hold that mantle for mere minutes, with George Kambosos Jr to fight Vasiliy Lomachenko for the vacant IBF lightweight title in the main event.
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