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John Molina in Shocking Final Round KO of Mickey Bey

•Jul 19, 2013

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas - Lightweight contender John Molina (26-3, 21KOs) pulled a rabbit out of his hat and knocked out previously undefeated Mickey Bey (18-1-1, 9KOs) in the tenth and final round. Molina was way behind on the cards after being outboxed by the faster Bey. Molina was missing all night long, but he finally caught Bey in the final round to stun him bad - and then unloaded with a massive amount of punches to force the referee to jump in as Bey was out on his feet. The scores at the time of the stoppage were 90-81, 89-82, 88-83 - all for Bey.

Photos/Weights/Quotes: Bey vs. Molina, Jack vs. Ennis

Boxing Photos

•Jul 18, 2013

LAS VEGAS – The four boxers who will fight on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow, Friday, July 19, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Joint At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas are set to go following Thursday’s official weigh-in. All made the weight on their first attempts. A rising star in the lightweight division, Mickey “The Spirit” Bey (18-0-1, 9 KO’s), of Las Vegas by way of Cleveland, puts his undefeated record on the line against former world title challenger John “The Gladiator” Molina (25-3, 20 KO’s), of Covina, Calif., in the 10-round main event. Bey weighed 133 pounds; Molina 134½ pounds.

Video: John Molina is Ready To Rumble With Bey

BoxingScene Staff

•Jul 18, 2013

Ryan Burton catches up with John Molina to discuss his Showtime televised fight with Mickey Bey.

Video: Mickey Bey Ready To Put on a Show With Molina

BoxingScene Staff

•Jul 18, 2013

Ryan Burton catches up with Mickey Bey to discuss his Showtime televised fight with John Molina.

News: Ajose vs. Lundy, Burgos vs. Amidu, Bey and Jack

Random Hits

•Jul 16, 2013

PHILADELPHIA —Tough Yakubu Amidu has stepped in for the injured Daulis Prescott to face two-time world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-1, 20 KO’s) in a twelve round bout that will headline a great night of boxing at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Sacramento, California. The bout will take place on July 26th and will be broadcast live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. The fight is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. Amidu of Los Angeles via Ghana has an impressive mark of 20-4-1 with 18 knockouts and has faced solid opposition.

News: Toka Kahn-Clary; Bruno Escalante, Molina vs. Bey

Random Hits

•Jul 16, 2013

SAN CARLOS, CA - Hot prospect, Bruno Escalante (8-1-1, 4 KOs) is looking to make a name for himself in the Super flyweight division. Born in Cebu City, Philippines, Escalante now resides in Northern California where he trains with Nonito Donaire, Brian Schwartz and Mike Bazzel. Having won his last fight by knockout by way of a vicious body shot, Escalante feels his power will be more evident as he's been improving on his body attack. His next opponent will be Manuel Galaviz (7-10, 4 KOs) of Sonora, Mexico on July 26, 2013 at Fox Theater in Redwood City, California. Escalante vs. Galviz will be the co-main attraction of the night. "I know I have the ability to take out my opponents and slow them down with hard body shots," said Escalante. "I've been improving on body attack for the last few months and I can see why it's so important to go downstairs. With every fight I'm feeling more comfortable throwing my right hook to the ribs. I'm getting better every time I step in the ring."

Molina Says No Judges, Vows To Knock Mickey Bey Out

Ryan Burton

•Jul 14, 2013

Lightweight contender John Molina (25-3) is just days away from his crossroads battle against undefeated prospect Mickey Bey (18-0-1). The fight serves as the main event of next week's ShoBox card that takes place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Molina just fought on June 7th when he lost a majority decision to Andrey Klimov in a bout that was televised as part of ESPN's Friday Night Fights series. The Southern California native believes that he did enough to get the win in that fight.

Bey-Molina, Jack-Ennis is Officially Now a ShoBox Card

Showtime

•Jul 9, 2013

LAS VEGAS - Due to a cut sustained over IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion Ishe Smith's right eye while preparing for his title defense against Carlos Molina, their Friday, July 19 bout at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has been postponed. The SHOWTIME televised card will proceed as scheduled as a ShoBox: The New Generation televised event showcasing a doubleheader featuring undefeated prospect Mickey Bey against former world title challenger John Molina in a 10-round lightweight fight and unbeaten 2008 Olympian Badou Jack stepping up to face Philadelphia's Farah Ennis in a 10-round super middleweight bout. Information on the rescheduling of Smith vs. Molina will be released at a later date. Bey vs. Molina & Jack vs. Ennis will take place on Friday, July 19 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is presented by Mayweather Promotions, sponsored by Corona and will be televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Doors open at 5:25 p.m. PT and the first fight begins at 5:30 p.m. PT.

Mickey Bey Faces John Molina on Smith-Molina Card

Ryan Burton

•Jun 28, 2013

BoxingScene has been advised that Mickey Bey (18-0-1) will face John Molina (25-3) in the co-featured fight underneath the Ishe Smith-Carlos Molina main event on July 19th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Molina just fought on June 7th when he lost a tough majority decision to Andrey Klimov (16-0). Bey, who is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, will be fighting for the first time since February when his fight against Robert Rodriguez was ruled a no contest because Bey tested positive for elevated testosterone levels.

Insider Notebook: Ward-Froch II; Canelo-May; Molina

Robert Morales

•Jun 13, 2013

By Robert Morales - Golden Boy Promotions has a dilemma. On one hand, it wants to continue to help Floyd Mayweather Jr. promote his fights, which is a no-brainer. On the other hand, Oscar De La Hoya's company can't just cater to Mayweather, especially when it actually promotes - by contract - his opponent. In this case, that will be Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Sept. 14 in a junior middleweight title-unification fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas (on Showtime pay-per-view). No, Golden Boy must make sure both parties are happy. So De La Hoya basically takes the side of Alvarez, while CEO Richard Schaefer seems assigned the task of singing Mayweather's praises. De La Hoya told BoxingScene.com just the other day that he believes Mayweather's insecurties are showing because he asked for - and received - a catch-weight of 152 pounds for this fight. That's two under the limit, the idea obviously being that if Alvarez has to make 152, he might not be able to get back up over 170 by fight-time.