Carlos Amado Molina (born May 25, 1983) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former IBF light middleweight champion.
Amateur career Molina started his amateur career at age eighteen, amassing a 6–1 record before turning professional after only two years.
Professional career In December, 2005, Molina fought the undefeated Julio César Chávez, Jr. to a controversial draw, a fight which many observers felt Molina won. In February 2006, he lost to Chavez in a rematch by a six-round majority decision. This bout was held at The Aladdin in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Molina then lost another majority decision, this time to Mike Alvarado, before scoring 9 consecutive wins, including a unanimous decision victory over Danny Perez for the WBO NABO light middleweight title. However, he would remain inactive for the following year and a half after a dispute with his promoter Don King.
On March 25, 2011, Molina fought undefeated Olympic gold medalist Erislandy Lara to a disputed majority draw. The final scores were 97-93 for Molina and 95–95 on the two other scorecards.
In his next fight, Molina scored a TKO victory over Allen Conyers.
On the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez superfight, on September 14, 2013, Molina defeated Ishe Smith by split decision to win the IBF Junior Middleweight title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes55WinCristian ArrazolaTKO3 (10)2024-03-0954Loss38–14–2Ermal HadribeajTKO9 (10)2023-11-1753Loss38–13–2Oziel SantoyoSD10 (10)2022-11-1952Win38–12–2Juan Carlos RaygosaUD10 (10)2021-09-2451Loss37–12–2Sam EggingtonUD12 (12)2021-05-2250Win37–11–2Edgar OrtegaUD10 (10)2021-02-0649Win36–11–2Josue Castaneda PerezUD10 (10)2020-12-1848Win35–11–2Juan Carlos RaygosaUD10 (10)2020-11-0647Win34–11–2Hector Manuel ZepedaRTD6 (10)2020-09-1246Win33–11–2Abraham JuarezUD10 (10)2020-07-2545Win32–11–2Michi MunozRTD5 (10)2020-06-0644Win31–11–2Nestor Fernando GarciaTKO10 (10)2020-02-1443Win30–11–2Jesus Pina NajeraKO7 (10)2019-06-1542Loss29–11–2Abass BaraouUD12 (12)2019-02-1641Win29–10–2Juan Jesus RiveraUD10 (10)2018-09-1440Loss28–10–2Souleymane CissokhoUD10 (10)2018-06-2339Loss28–9–2Josh KellyUD10 (10)2018-03-3138Loss28–8–2Ahmed El MousaouiUD10 (10)2017-10-1437Loss28–7–2Carlos AdamesUD11 (11)2017-07-2636Win28–6–2Diego CruzUD8 (8)2016-12-1735Win27–6–2Carlos GorhamUD8 (8)2016-08-2034Win26–6–2Javier PrietoSD8 (8)2016-06-1833Win25–6–2Reyes SanchezUD8 (8)2016-04-0232Win24–6–2Jose Agustin FeriaTKO8 (10)2016-01-2331Win23–6–2Manuel GarciaTKO3 (10)2015-09-1930Loss22–6–2Cornelius BundrageUD12 (12)2014-10-1129Win22–5–2Ishe SmithSD12 (12)2013-09-1428Win21–5–2Cory SpinksUD12 (12)2013-02-0127Win20–5–2Damian FriasUD10 (10)2012-08-1726Loss19–5–2James KirklandDQ10 (12)2012-03-2425Win19–4–2Kermit CintrónUD10 (10)9 Jul 201124Win18–4–2Allen ConyersTKO7 (10)2011-04-2923Draw17–4–2Erislandy LaraMD10 (10)2011-03-2522Win17–4–1Danny Perez RamírezUD12 (12)2009-06-0521Win16–4–1Ed ParedesUD10 (10)2009-04-1120Win15–4–1Salvador Camacho VelazquezUD10 (10)2009-02-1319Win14–4–1Jailer BerrioUD10 (10)2009-01-1018Win13–4–1Roberto ValenzuelaTKO5 (6)2008-12-1217Win12–4–1Donald CamarenaUD8 (8)2008-08-0816Win11–4–1Cedrick ArmstrongUD10 (10)2008-06-2815Win10–4–1Luciano PerezUD8 (8)2008-04-1114Win9–4–1Henry MitchellUD6 (6)2008-02-0813Loss8–4–1Mike AlvaradoMD8 (8)2007-02-1612Loss8–3–1Wayland WillinghamUD8 (8)2006-12-0111Loss8–2–1Julio César Chávez Jr.MD6 (6)2006-02-1810Draw8–1–1Julio César Chávez Jr.PTS6 (6)2005-12-169Win8–1Loyal GoodmanTKO3 (8)2005-11-108Win7–1Joseph PujoeUD6 (6)2005-05-317Win6–1Antoine ElersonTKO1 (4)2005-03-246Win5–1Joe LynchUD6 (6)2005-01-145Win4–1Adam CapoTKO3 (6)2004-11-124Loss3–1Jonathan OchoaSD4 (4)2004-09-103Win3–0Nick FarrowUD6 (6)2004-04-012Win2–0Vance GarveyUD4 (4)2004-02-271Win1–0James RiceTKO4 (4)2003-10-23
See also List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
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