John Molina: record, next fight and profile →
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is in the process of securing the next opponent for WBO/WBC junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford (29-0, 20KOs). Crawford is set to return on December 10th in an HBO televised fight from Omaha.
John Molina’s win over Ruslan Provodnikov this past June vaulted him back into contention not long after suffering three straight defeats. The WBA ranks him No. 2. The WBC and WBO have him at No. 3. The IBF has him at No. 12.
There was a time when the boxing world thought that Danny Garcia’s next fight would come against John Molina. That’s at least what some in the boxing media reported. It turned out not to be the case.
Top welterweight contender Errol Spence (21-0, 18KOs) is not exactly sure what to make of Danny Garcia's first defense of the WBC welterweight title - if the rumors prove to be true.
Junior welterweight Adrian Granados is beginning to see doors opening up for him. Granados continued his winning ways this past Saturday night, defeating Ariel Vasquez in a stay-busy fight at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Granados, 78-74, 78-74, and 79-73.
Ruslan Provodnikov, a former WBO junior welterweight champion, suffered a tough defeat last Saturday night at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. He was upset by dangerous contender John Molina, who pulled off the upset when he outboxed Provodnikov to win a twelve round unanimous decision.
This past Saturday night at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, junior welterweight contender John Molina pulled off an upset when he outboxed Ruslan Provodnikov to win a twelve round unanimous decision.
Molina Video Interview - VERONA, N.Y. – John Molina outpunched Ruslan Provodnikov in an all-action fight by revealing a new weapon in his arsenal, a sharp and steady jab. Molina captured a surprising unanimous decision in a 12-round junior welterweight bout that featured fierce exchanges throughout Saturday on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.
Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York - Saturday night was the heavily hyped Showtime televised debut of former WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (25-5, 18KOs).
Surprise. The expected war that was expected between Ruslan Provodnikov and John Molina never materialized. What might have been the bigger surprise was Molina sticking to his game-plan of using his jab and outboxing Provodnikov, especially during the second half of the fight.