Javier Molina | |
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| Born | Javier Molina Casillas January 2, 1990 Commerce, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | El Intocable |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
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[1] and represented the United States the following year at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2]
Molina's father, Miguel, had a successful amateur boxing career in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, before he migrated to the United States.[3] His older brother Carlos is a highly regarded prospect with a 17-1-1 record,[4] and his twin brother, Oscar Molina, fights on the Mexican Olympic team.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] He then won against Jeremy Bryan and Dan O'Connor, followed by Brad Solomon in the finals, to win the junior welterweight title.[8] 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.[9][10]
At the Olympic qualifier, Molina beat Myke Carvalho and then sealed his qualification with a win over Canada's Kevin Bizier.[11] 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.[12] 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.[12]
Molina is signed to the promotional company Goossen Tutor.[13] In his third fight, he got a second round K.O. over veteran Miguel Garcia.[14]