Nickname(s) The Gladiator Reach 71 in (180 cm) Wins by KO 23 Parents John Molina, Sr. Stance Orthodox stance | Height 5 ft 10 ⁄2 in (179 cm) Wins 29 Nationality American Total fights 36 | |
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Rated at Lightweight
Light welterweight Born December 28, 1982 (age 34)
Covina, California, U.S. ( 1982-12-28 ) Division Lightweight, Light welterweight Similar Terence Crawford, Lucas Matthysse, Ruslan Provodnikov, Adrien Broner, Keith Thurman | ||
Terence crawford vs john molina jr wcb highlights hbo boxing
John Molina Jr. (born December 28, 1982) is an American professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBC lightweight title in 2012, and reached a peak position of number six in the division by The Ring magazine.
Contents
- Terence crawford vs john molina jr wcb highlights hbo boxing
- Anatomy of a comeback john molina jr showtime boxing
- Professional career
- First world title shot
- References
Anatomy of a comeback john molina jr showtime boxing
Professional career
On April 24, 2010 in the HBO undercard of Chris Arreola vs Tomasz Adamek, Molina beat veteran Jose Antonio Izquierdo by second round K.O.
He fought against undefeated Henry Lundy on ESPN's Friday Night Fights for the WBO NABO Lightweight Championship. During the fight with Lundy, Molina would pressure him and would knockout the Philadelphia fighter in the eleventh round.
In May 2011, John stopped the tough veteran Alejandro Rodríguez to win the vacant WBC USNBC Lightweight Championship with his next fight was a T.K.O. victory on ESPN against Robert Frankel.
After knocking out Danny Williams in another Friday Night Fights appearance in January 2013, Molina would lose to an undefeated Andrey Klimov by majority decision in June 2013.
After the Klimov loss, Molina fought unbeaten Cleveland lightweight Mickey Bey on the main event of a Mayweather Promotions card broadcast on ShoBox from Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, July 19, 2013. Bey controlled most of the bout up until the 10th and final round, in which Molina hurt Bey with a left hook, and then continued to pound him with hard shots until referee Vic Drakulich stepped in to call a halt to the bout at 2:01 of the 10th round. This round is to be considered by many round of the year for 2013.
Molina was defeated by Adrien Broner via unanimous decision in the first episode of the Premier Boxing Champions series of fights on NBC.
First world title shot
On September 8, 2012, John Molina Jr. got his first world title shot, in a bout against Mexican Antonio DeMarco for the WBC Lightweight Title. Immediately, Molina was tagged and hurt by a straight left hand from DeMarco, the first shot DeMarco landed. Molina covered up in his corner as DeMarco pelted him until Referee Jack Reiss called a halt to the bout. The end came before 44 seconds had passed in the first round, handing Molina his second career loss. The stoppage would not come without protest where Molina Jr was sitting on the ropes during this time and was expecting to get a standing eight count.