
Video: John Molina Discusses DeMarco Title Bout - Part 2
Luis Sandoval talks further with John Molina Jr. as he gears up for high stakes fight with WBC world lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco.

Luis Sandoval talks further with John Molina Jr. as he gears up for high stakes fight with WBC world lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco.

On a hot summer Saturday morning I made my way to the Ten Goose Gym in Van Nuys, CA to go see John Molina Jr prepare for his showdown with WBC Lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco on September 8th in Oakland, CA. For Molina, this marks his first time being on HBO and his first opportunity to fight for a world title. It’s been a rough road recently for Molina who went through a long stretch of inactivity and legal issues. But everything seems on track now and he even got back with trainer Joe Goosen for the biggest fight of his career.

Lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco spoke to BoxingScene.com Thursday about his upcoming Sept. 8 defense against John Molina Jr. in the co-feature to Andre Ward-Chad Dawson’s “Made in America” card. Both bouts will be televised on HBO and will take place in Oakland’s Oracle Arena.

Luis Sandoval catches up with lightweight contender John Molina to discuss his upcoming challenge of WBC champion Antonio DeMarco on the Dawson vs. Ward undercard in Oakland.

Reigning WBC Lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco is preparing for his second title defense as he takes on the hard hitting John Molina Jr on September 8th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. The fight is an enticing one as both men have a fan friendly style and pack a hell of a punch. It’s almost hard to envision this fight going the distance but DeMarco actually wouldn’t mind if this fight reached the final bell. He loves to mix it up and give the fans a great show and if it meant going the full 12 rounds, he’s all for it.

Luis Sandoval catches up with WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco to discuss his upcoming fight with John Molina on the Ward vs. Dawson card at The Oracle in Oakland.

Luis Sandoval catches up with John Molina to discuss his upcoming fight with WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco on the Ward vs. Dawson card at The Oracle in Oakland.

Luis Sandoval catches up the press conference to announce the lightweight clash between WBC champion Antonio DeMarco and challenger John Molina on the Ward vs. Dawson card at The Oracle in Oakland.

By Robert Morales - Promoter Bob Arum on Tuesday said that he and his wife, Lovee, are leaving Saturday to the Philippines. Once there, Arum will talk to Manny Pacquiao about his next fight. The possibilities are a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, or a rematch with either Timothy Bradley or Miguel Cotto. Arum said he expects to have a decision by a week from Friday, Aug. 10. The topic of discussion was switched to 50 Cent, who has announced he is becoming a promoter and will team with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is due out of jail Friday. Since a bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao has not materialized through a couple of rounds of negotiations, Arum was asked what would happen if his Top Rank Inc. found itself in talks with 50 Cent for that fight. Keep in mind that Golden Boy Promotions has promoted Mayweather's past six fights. "Absolutely," said Arum, when asked if he thought that fight would get done under those circumstances. "I would think that it would come without a lot of baggage that Golden Boy brings for negotiations, issues that don't really affect fighters, but relate to business aspects of promoting. "So I think with 50 Cent representing Mayweather and him having confidence in his own promoter, and of course we're representing Pacquiao as his promoter, I think that traditional negotiations would take place and we'd get this thing done."

Molina on Target for DeMarco WBC Lightweight title Clash. Photos by German Villasenor ''I'm not gonna tell you what is gonna happen, what I can tell you is that we are training to win. That's all we do, train to win''- trainer Joe Goossen. John ''Gladiator'' Molina, 24-1 (19KOs) back with Joe Goossen after a brief separation is in the midst of his preparations towards his long – awaited first world title shot which takes place on September 8th, 2012.