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John Molina Jr.

John Molina Jr.

American boxer

This article is about the American boxer. For the Puerto Rican boxer, see John John Molina.

John Molina Jr. (born December 28, 1982) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2019. He challenged twice for world titles; the WBC lightweight title in 2012 and the unified WBC and WBO light welterweight titles in 2016.

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Professional career

On April 24, 2010[2] in the HBO undercard of Chris Arreola vs Tomasz Adamek, Molina beat veteran Jose Antonio Izquierdo by second round K.O.[3]

He fought against undefeated Henry Lundy on ESPN's Friday Night Fights for the WBO NABO Lightweight Championship.[4] During the fight with Lundy, Molina would pressure him and would knockout the Philadelphia fighter in the eleventh round.[5]

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.[6][7]

After knocking out Dannie Williams in another Friday Night Fights appearance in January 2013, Molina would lose to an undefeated Andrey Klimov by majority decision in June 2013.[8]

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.[9]

Molina was defeated by Adrien Broner via unanimous decision in the first episode of the Premier Boxing Champions series of fights on NBC.[10]

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.

Second world title shot

On December 10, 2016, Molina Jr fought Terence Crawford for the WBC, WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles. Crawford dominated throughout the fight. In the eighth round, Crawford hurt Molina Jr badly with a body shot, which made Molina Jr backtrack, and paved the way for a finish for Crawford. Crawford was hitting Molina Jr from all sides which made the referee stop the fight.[11]

Molina Jr bounced back in his next fight, against Ivan Redkach. Molina Jr once agan was a part of a very entertaining fight. After he got dropped in the second round by Redkach, Molina Jr returned the favor, once in the third and once in the fourth round. The referee stopped the fight in the fourth, with 1:27 left on the clock.[12]

In his next fight, Molina Jr faced Omar Figueroa Jr. Figureoa Jr outperfmored Molina Jr, and controlled the pace for most of the fight with his superior jab. All three judges had scored the fight comfortably in favor of Figueroa Jr, 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.[13][14]

On September 28, 2019, Molina Jr battled former world title challenger Josesito Lopez. Lopez dropped Molina Jr twice in the opening round, and controlled most of the opening rounds of the fight. Molina Jr showed some fight during the middle rounds, but Lopez managed to drop him for the third time in the seventh round. As Molina Jr looked hurt, the referee informed him that the first clean shot he takes in the following rounds, would mean an end to the fight. That is exactly what happened in the eighth, and Lopez was awarded the eighth-round TKO win.[15]

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References

  1. [1]
    Fox Sports tale of the tape prior to the Omar Figueroa Jr. fight.
  2. [2]
    Seckbach, Elie (2009-10-28). "What's next for Molina". Fan House. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
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    Mulei, Alessandro (2010-06-30). "Molina with Oscar de la Hoya". EastSide Boxing. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
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    Seckbach, Elie (2010-07-01). "Molina jr. vs Henry Lundy". Fan House. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
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    Woods, Michael (2010-07-09). "Undefeated Hank Lundy Gets Mouth Smacked Shut By John Molina jr". The Sweet Science. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  6. [6]
    "John Molina vs. Robert Frankel en Viernes de Combates". ESPNdeportes.com. 22 June 2011.
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    "John Molina Looks to Kick His Career into High Gear - Boxing News". www.doghouseboxing.com.
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    "BoxRec". boxrec.com.
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    "Stiff Jab — John Molina Jr Stops Mickey Bey In the Final Round". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  10. [10]
    "Broner defeats Molina by unanimous decision".
  11. [11]
    "Terence Crawford Dominates John Molina; Stops Him in 8th Round". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  12. [12]
    "John Molina Gets Off The Floor, Drills Ivan Redkach in Epic Slugfest". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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    "Figueroa Jr vs Molina Jr - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  14. [14]
    "Omar Figueroa Jr. outhustles John Molina Jr. in slugfest to remain undefeated". The Ring. 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  15. [15]
    Christ, Scott (2019-09-28). "Josesito Lopez overpowers John Molina Jr in PPV opener". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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