John John Molina is a 59-year-old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former super-featherweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 2 months, and 10 days, Molina amassed a record of 52-7, which includes 33 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights.
John John Molina was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on March 17, 1965. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on February 25, 1986 against Job Walters. Molina defeated Walters via 4-round majority decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Molina got his first shot at a world title at the age of 23 after 19 professional fights. On October 27, 1988 Molina challenged Tony Lopez' IBF super-featherweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
In his next fight, he got another shot at the super-featherweight WBO title — this time against Juan Laporte. He defeated Laporte via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Molina then went on to successfully win the IBF super-featherweight world title as well.
Molina's last fight was an 11th-round TKO loss to Juan Lazcano at age 36, on May 5, 2001.
Some of John John Molina's best fights have been against Tony Lopez, Gregorio Vargas, Ben Tackie, Manuel Medina, Juan Laporte, and Emanuel Augustus. For a complete list of Molina's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of John John Molina".
Molina has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "John John Molina Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | May 05, 2001 | 36 | Juan Lazcano | loss | TKO 11 |
58 | Nov 11, 2000 | 35 | Ben Tackie 27 21-1 | win | SD 10 |
57 | May 12, 2000 | 35 | Emanuel Augustus 25 20-15-4 | win | UD 10 |
56 | Feb 16, 2000 | 34 | Juan Carlos Suarez | win | TKO 8 |
55 | Nov 14, 1999 | 34 | Manuel Garnica | win | UD 10 |
54 | Oct 20, 1999 | 34 | Javier Carmona | win | KO 1 |
53 | Jul 16, 1999 | 34 | James Crayton | win | UD 10 |
52 | Mar 20, 1999 | 34 | Ruben Nevarez | win | TKO 7 |
51 | Jan 16, 1999 | 33 | Robert Garcia 23 31-0 | loss | UD 12 |
50 | May 09, 1998 | 33 | Shane Mosley 26 26-0 | loss | TKO 8 |
49 | Dec 14, 1997 | 32 | Alex Perez | win | TKO 8 |
48 | Nov 11, 1997 | 32 | Moses James | win | UD 10 |
47 | Oct 02, 1997 | 32 | Joey Negron | win | RTD 6 |
46 | May 31, 1997 | 32 | Elias Quiroz | win | TKO 6 |
45 | Mar 22, 1997 | 32 | Isaac Cruz | win | DQ 4 |
44 | Jan 18, 1997 | 31 | James Crayton | win | UD 10 |
43 | Apr 10, 1996 | 31 | Jaime Balboa | win | PTS 10 |
42 | Dec 01, 1995 | 30 | Eduardo Perez | win | TKO 6 |
41 | May 08, 1995 | 30 | Mark Reels | win | PTS 10 |
40 | Feb 18, 1995 | 29 | Oscar De La Hoya 22 16-0 | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Nov 26, 1994 | 29 | Wilson Rodriguez | win | KO 10 |
38 | Apr 22, 1994 | 29 | Gregorio Vargas 23 29-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jan 22, 1994 | 28 | Floyd Havard | win | RTD 6 |
36 | Oct 09, 1993 | 28 | Bernard Taylor | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Jun 26, 1993 | 28 | Manuel Medina 22 47-4 | win | UD 12 |
34 | May 14, 1993 | 28 | Tony Duran | win | TKO 3 |
33 | Feb 13, 1993 | 27 | Francisco Segura | win | TKO 8 |
32 | Aug 22, 1992 | 27 | Fernando Caicedo | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Jul 02, 1992 | 27 | Donnie Parker | win | KO 7 |
30 | Feb 22, 1992 | 26 | Jackie Gunguluza | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Jan 14, 1992 | 26 | Francisco Ortiz | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Sep 13, 1991 | 26 | Rowdy Welch | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Jul 27, 1991 | 26 | Darryl Richardson | win | TKO 3 |
26 | Jun 29, 1991 | 26 | Victor Aponte | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Nov 03, 1990 | 25 | Mario Gomez | win | TKO 3 |
24 | May 20, 1990 | 25 | Tony Lopez 27 34-2 | loss | SD 12 |
23 | Jan 28, 1990 | 24 | Lupe Suarez | win | TKO 6 |
22 | Oct 07, 1989 | 24 | Tony Lopez 26 33-1 | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Apr 29, 1989 | 24 | Juan Laporte 29 34-8 | win | UD 12 |
20 | Oct 27, 1988 | 23 | Tony Lopez 25 30-1 | loss | UD 12 |
19 | Jul 16, 1988 | 23 | Miguel Medina | win | TKO 8 |
18 | Jun 06, 1988 | 23 | Rafael Solis | win | DQ 4 |
17 | Nov 28, 1987 | 22 | Fernando Maldonado | win | TKO 4 |
16 | Jul 25, 1987 | 22 | Richard Campbell | win | KO 4 |
15 | May 24, 1987 | 22 | Lupe Suarez | loss | TKO 9 |
14 | Mar 19, 1987 | 22 | Victor Aponte | win | TKO 10 |
13 | Feb 08, 1987 | 21 | Chris Silvas | win | KO 3 |
12 | Dec 20, 1986 | 21 | Carlos Albuerne | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Dec 11, 1986 | 21 | Kevin Marston | win | UD 8 |
10 | Nov 08, 1986 | 21 | Norris Gautier | win | KO 1 |
9 | Aug 16, 1986 | 21 | Na'eem Muhammad | win | KO 1 |
8 | Jul 12, 1986 | 21 | Don Doster | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jun 21, 1986 | 21 | Floyd Simmons | win | KO 2 |
6 | May 24, 1986 | 21 | Jose Gonzales | win | KO 5 |
5 | Apr 12, 1986 | 21 | Job Walters | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Apr 03, 1986 | 21 | John Wesley | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 09, 1986 | 20 | Darrell Jacobs | win | UD 4 |
2 | Mar 02, 1986 | 20 | Ricky West | win | UD 4 |
1 | Feb 25, 1986 | 20 | Job Walters | win | MD 4 |