Javier Molina Casillas (born January 2, 1990) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the 2007 U.S. National Championships at the age of 17 and represented the United States the following year at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Personal life Molina's father, Miguel, had a successful amateur boxing career in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, before he migrated to the United States. His older brother Carlos is a highly regarded prospect with a 17-1-1 record, and his twin brother, Oscar Molina, fights on the Mexican Olympic team.
Amateur career With a Vicente Fernández ring entrance song of "No Me Se Rajar", a tune that reflects the macho culture that prevails in Mexico, Molina finished his amateur career with a record of 111-12. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Cadet World Championships at lightweight and a national title at the 2006 Junior Olympic International Invitational. He knocked down Karl Dargan (a two-time 141-pound U.S. champion and winner of the 2007 Pan American Games) twice at the U.S. championships. He then won against Jeremy Bryan and Dan O'Connor, followed by Brad Solomon in the finals, to win the junior welterweight title. At the World Championships in 2007, he beat Azerbaijan's Emil Maharramov, the 2005 bronze medalist, 27-10, but lost to England's 2008 Olympian Bradley Saunders.
2008 Olympics At the Olympic qualifier, Molina beat Myke Carvalho and then sealed his qualification with a win over Canada's Kevin Bizier. He lost his Olympic debut 1:14 to Boris Georgiev of Bulgaria. According to at least one doctor, it was a fight that never should have taken place. After it was over, Coach Dan Campbell said Molina had gone into the bout with a small hole in his lung, which allowed air to seep out beneath the skin.
Professional career Molina is signed to the promotional company Goossen Tutor. In his third fight, he got a second round K.O. over veteran Miguel Garcia.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26Loss22–4Jesus Alejandro RamosUD101 May 202125Loss22–3José PedrazaUD1019 Sep 202024Win22–2Amir ImamUD822 Feb 202023Win21–2Hiroki OkadaKO1 (10)2 Nov 201922Win20–2Manuel MendezUD817 Aug 201921Win19–2Abdiel RamírezUD823 Mar 201920Win18–2Jessie RomanUD81 Jun 201819Loss17–2Jamal JamesUD1019 Jan 201618Win17–1Lenwood DozierRTD7 (10)13 Oct 201517Win16–1Luis PrietoSD6 (6)1 Nov 201416Win15–1Jorge PimentelKO3 (8)6 Sep 201415Win14–1Francisco Javier ParraKO1 (6)8 Jun 201314Win13–1Joseph ElegeleUD89 Mar 201313Win12–1Fernando SilvaMD624 Nov 201212Win11–1Octavio NarvaezTKO3 (6)22 Jun 201211Win10–1Alberto HerreraUD620 Jan 201210Loss9–1Artemio ReyesUD828 Oct 20119Win9–0John RevishUD615 Sep 20118Win8–0Hector AlatorreUD624 Jun 20117Win7–0David LopezUD627 May 20116Win6–0Danny DiazUD414 May 20115Win5–0Francisco RíosUD427 Nov 20104Win4–0Antonio ArauzTKO1 (0:39)7 Oct 20103Win3–0Miguel GarciaTKO2 (2:42)27 Nov 20092Win2–0Gerald ValdezTKO2 (2:39)23 Apr 20091Win1–0Jaime CabreraTKO2 (1:50)27 Mar 2009
References
External links Javier Molina's Amateur Record