Steve Molitor Dropped, Manages To Beat Jose Saez

Nov 21, 2009 • 12:00 AM ET

By Mark Vester

At Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada, former super bantamweight champion Steve Molitor (31-1-0, 12 KOs)survived a serious scare by winning a unanimous eight-round decision over fringe contender Jose Saez (17-8-4, 8 KOs).

After getting off to a great start in the first four rounds where he outboxed and confused Saez, he was dropped bad by a left hook in the fifth and went into survival mode for the rest of the contest. Saez would take over the fight and began stalking and trying to pound Molitor for the remainder of the contest. When the Molitor was announced as the winner, he was showered with boos by the hometown crowd.