John Molina, Jr.
| John Molina Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Gladiator |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (179 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
December 28, 1982 Covina, California, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 7 |
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.
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.
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