On October 7, 1989, John John Molina and Tony Lopez met again in a rematch.
Molina came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Lopez was on a 7-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 19 days.
In the rematch, John John Molina stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new IBF super-featherweight champion. Molina improves his record to 20-2 (13 KOs), while Lopez adds a loss to his record at 33-2.
On January 28, 1990, John John Molina and Lupe Suarez met again in a rematch.
Molina came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days.
In the rematch, John John Molina stopped Lupe Suarez via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Molina improves his record to 21-2 (14 KOs)
On August 22, 1992, the 27-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, John John Molina (28-3, 20 KOs), faced Fernando Caicedo, in a title defense fight.
Molina came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 20 days.
John John Molina stopped Fernando Caicedo via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Molina improves his record to 29-3 (21 KOs)
On February 22, 1992, 26-year-old John John Molina (26-3, 18 KOs) and Jackie Gunguluza fought for the vacant IBF super-featherweight title.
Molina came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days.
John John Molina stopped Jackie Gunguluza via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Molina improves his record to 27-3 (19 KOs)
On January 22, 1994, the 28-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, John John Molina (33-3, 24 KOs), faced Floyd Havard, in a title defense fight.
Molina came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and John John Molina is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Molina improves his record to 34-3 (25 KOs)
On October 9, 1993, the 28-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, John John Molina (32-3, 23 KOs), faced Bernard Taylor, in a title defense fight.
Molina came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
John John Molina stopped Bernard Taylor via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Molina improves his record to 33-3 (24 KOs)
On February 13, 1993, the 27-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, John John Molina (29-3, 21 KOs), faced Francisco Segura, in a title defense fight.
Molina came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.
John John Molina stopped Francisco Segura via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Molina improves his record to 30-3 (22 KOs)
On November 26, 1994, the 29-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, John John Molina (35-3, 25 KOs), faced Wilson Rodriguez, in a title defense fight.
Molina came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days.
John John Molina stopped Wilson Rodriguez via KO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Molina improves his record to 36-3 (26 KOs)
On April 29, 1989, 24-year-old John John Molina (18-2, 12 KOs) and 29-year-old Juan Laporte (34-8, 19 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO super-featherweight title.
Molina came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 2 days. Laporte was on a 5-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 2 days.
John John Molina defeated Juan Laporte via unanimous decision . Molina improves his record to 19-2, while Laporte adds a loss to his record at 34-9.
On June 26, 1993, the 28-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, John John Molina (31-3, 23 KOs), faced a 22-year-old Mexican boxer Manuel Medina (47-4, 23 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Molina came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days. Medina was on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 15 days.
John John Molina defeated Manuel Medina via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-featherweight title. Molina improves his record to 32-3, while Medina adds a loss to his record at 47-5.