Steve Molitor (born April 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012 and held the IBF super-bantamweight title twice between 2006 and 2011.
Career history Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Molitor began boxing at the age of nine, following in the footsteps of his brother, former commonwealth champion Jeremy Molitor. He won five national titles at 112 pounds. He participated in the Olympic trials but lost a decision to Mike Messel. His final amateur record was 93 wins and eleven losses.
Molitor became a professional boxer on May 18, 2000, with an eight-round decision over Julio Luna. In 2002 he scored his most notable win to date when he beat former Olympian Scotty Olson for the Canadian super bantamweight title. Later that year he beat Englishman Nicky Booth for the Commonwealth bantamweight championship. On April 21, 2004, Molitor defeated Hugo Dianzo for the vacated NABA North American title, by a unanimous decision.
On November 10, 2006, he knocked out Michael Hunter in the fifth round for the vacant IBF super bantamweight championship title. On July 14, 2007, Molitor dismantled South Africa's Takalani Ndlovu in his first title defense, by scoring a 9th-round TKO at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.Steve Molitor vs. Takalani Ndlovu - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia He also defeated Thailand's Fahsan 3K Battery by unanimous decision on October 27 in his second defense, also at Casino Rama. On January 19, 2008, Molitor defended his title against Ricardo Castillo, with a unanimous decision victory.
On April 5, 2008, Molitor again defended his title defeating Fernando Beltran in a twelve-round unanimous decision, running his record to 27–0. The fight took place at Casino Rama.
In the early summer of 2008, Molitor parted ways with his trainer Chris Johnson and replaced him by Stéphan Larouche. On August 29 Molitor defended his title against the then unbeaten Ceferino Labarda. He won the match by TKO. The fight took place at Casino Rama.
On November 21, 2008, Molitor lost in his attempt to unify his IBF super bantamweight title with the WBA title against Celestino Caballero of Panama, the current defending WBA champion. Caballero won the fight in the fourth round by TKO at the Casino Rama, Ontario. Panama's Caballero snatches boxing's IBF title from Molitor
Molitor next fought Heriberto Ruiz on June 26, 2009, again at Casino Rama. Molitor won the fight on a split decision.Molitor wins split decision over Ruiz
Molitor reunited with Chris Johnson before his 5th-round knockout win against Feliciano Ledezma on September 4, 2009, at Casino Rama.
On November 21, 2009, Molitor beat Jose Saez in 8 rounds via a unanimous decision.
On March 27, 2010, Molitor regained the IBF Junior Featherweight championship, again defeating Takalani Ndlovu in 12 rounds by unanimous decision.
On March 26, 2011, in his third bout against Ndlovu, Molitor lost his title via unanimous decision. The judges' scores were 118–110, 116–112, and 118–110.
On September 22, 2012, Molitor challenged for the IBF Inter-Continental Super-Bantamweight title in Belfast against Carl Frampton in front of Frampton's home town crowd in the city's Odyssey Arena. Frampton scored an impressive sixth-round TKO and had Molitor on the canvas three times during the one-sided bout.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37Loss34–3Carl FramptonTKO6 (12), 22 Sep 201236Win34–2Sebastien GauthierSD105 Nov 201135Loss33–2Takalani NdlovuUD1226 Mar 201134Win33–1Jason Booth1211 Sep 201033Win32–1Takalani NdlovuUD1227 Mar 201032Win31–1Jose SaezUD821 Nov 200931Win30–1Feliciano Dario AzuagaKO5 (8), 4 Sep 200930Win29–1Heriberto Ruiz1226 Jun 200929Loss28–1Celestino CaballeroTKO4 (12), 21 Nov 200828Win28–0Ceferino LabardaTKO10 (12), 29 Aug 200827Win27–0Fernando Beltrán Jr.UD125 Apr 200826Win26–0Ricardo CastilloUD1219 Jan 200825Win25–0Fahsan 3K BatteryUD1227 Oct 200724Win24–0Takalani NdlovuTKO9 (12), 14 Jul 200723Win23–0Michael HunterKO5 (12), 10 Nov 200622Win22–0Jorge Antonio ParedesTKO3 (8), 21 Oct 200521Win21–0Debendra ThapaTKO8 (10), 19 Aug 200520Win20–0Henry ArjonaUD818 Feb 200519Win19–0Pedro Javier TorresUD1025 Jun 200418Win18–0Hugo DianzoUD1221 Apr 200417Win17–0John MackayPTS816 Jan 200416Win16–0Fausto del RosarioTKO10 (12), 17 Sep 200315Win15–0Julio CoronelUD1025 Apr 200314Win14–0Vicente Luis BurgoTKO4 (10), 7 Mar 200313Win13–0Nicky Booth1221 Sep 200212Win12–0Jose de Jesus LopezUD1021 Jun 200211Win11–0Teofilo Manzueta3 (12), 10 Apr 200210Win10–0Scotty OlsonTKO5 (12)15 Feb 20029Win9–0Silvio LuzonUD124 Apr 20018Win8–0Shane LangfordUD419 Jan 20017Win7–0Steve TrumbleUD615 Dec 20006Win6–0Jason AdamsUD43 Nov 20005Win5–0Shane LangfordUD628 Sep 20004Win4–0Joel LopezUD48 Sep 20003Win3–0Thierry NaulleauTKO2 (4), 16 Aug 20002Win2–0Mark McQueen3 (4), 29 Jul 20001Win1–0Julio Luna818 May 2000
References
External links
Chris Johnson's Fighting Alliance – Molitor's Boxing Club
Official Site