Éric Molina
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Éric Molina | |
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Born | Éric Lee Molina April 26, 1982 Raymondville, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality | Mexican-American |
Other names | Drummer Boy |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 38 |
Wins | 29 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 9 |
Éric Lee Molina (born April 26, 1982) is a Mexican-American professional boxer. He has challenged twice for a world heavyweight title, in 2015 and 2016.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Molina turned professional on March 17, 2007, losing his first professional bout by knockout. Despite losing his first pro bout, Molina went on an 18-fight unbeaten streak. On January 18, 2012, he stepped up and fought former two-time world heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola. Despite losing the fight by first-round knockout, Molina did manage to hurt Arreola. Two and a half years later in May 2014, Molina scored his biggest professional career win by stopping former world heavyweight title challenger DaVarryl Williamson in five rounds.
On June 13, 2015, he fought for the WBC world heavyweight title against defending champion Deontay Wilder. Molina hurt the champion during the early rounds, but was knocked out in the ninth round. Molina scored the biggest win of his entire professional career in April 2016 by stopping former two-weight world champion Tomasz Adamek in the tenth round. Later that year, on December 10, he challenged for the IBF heavyweight title against champion Anthony Joshua in Manchester, England. Molina lost by third-round knockout.
On May 22, 2018, Molina was suspended from fighting in the United Kingdom for two years by the UK Anti-Doping organisation after testing positive for the prohibited substance dexamethasone, a substance that the World Anti-Doping Agency lists as being prohibited during the "in competition" period only,[2] following his December 10, 2016 world title fight with Anthony Joshua. The suspension will run from the date of an imposed provisional suspension, which began on October 28, 2017, and will end at midnight on October 27, 2019.[3]
On November 4, 2017, Molina, ranked #12 by the WBC at heavyweight, faced WBO #3, WBC #6 and IBF #7 Dominik Breazeale.[4] In the eighth round, Breazeale caught Molina with a right hand to Molina's side of his head, which prompted Molina to take a knee. Molina managed to beat the count, but didn't look fit enough to continue. Despite making it to the end of the round, Molina's corner decided to stop the fight.[5]
On December 7, 2019, Molina faced Filip Hrgovic, ranked #9 by the WBA and the IBF and #11 by the WBC.[6] Hrgovic dominated the fight, and finished Molina in the third.[7]
In his next fight, Molina fought heavyweight prospect Fabio Wardley. Molina caught Wardley with a right hand in the fifth round, which prompted Wardley to retaliate and floor Molina. Molina would not beat the count and Wardley was awarded the KO win against Molina.[8]
Professional boxing record
[edit]38 fights | 29 wins | 9 losses |
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By knockout | 21 | 9 |
By decision | 8 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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38 | Loss | 29–9 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (10), 2:39 | Mar 23, 2023 | ![]() | |
37 | Win | 29–8 | ![]() | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | Jul 30, 2022 | ![]() | |
36 | Loss | 28–8 | ![]() | KO | 2 (8), 2:33 | Oct 30, 2021 | ![]() | |
35 | Win | 28–7 | KO | 3 (8), 1:00 | Aug 28, 2021 | ![]() | ||
34 | Loss | 27–7 | ![]() | KO | 5 (10), 0:52 | Mar 27, 2021 | ![]() | |
33 | Loss | 27–6 | ![]() | KO | 3 (12), 2:02 | Dec 7, 2019 | ![]() | For WBC International heavyweight title |
32 | Win | 27–5 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Feb 15, 2019 | ![]() | |
31 | Loss | 26–5 | ![]() | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Nov 4, 2017 | ![]() | |
30 | Win | 26–4 | ![]() | MD | 6 | Sep 2, 2017 | ![]() | |
29 | Loss | 25–4 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (12), 2:02 | Dec 10, 2016 | ![]() | For IBF heavyweight title |
28 | Win | 25–3 | ![]() | KO | 10 (12), 3:00 | Apr 2, 2016 | ![]() | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
27 | Win | 24–3 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (6), 1:17 | Sep 10, 2015 | ![]() | |
26 | Loss | 23–3 | ![]() | KO | 9 (12), 1:03 | Jun 13, 2015 | ![]() | For WBC heavyweight title |
25 | Win | 23–2 | ![]() | TKO | 8 (8), 1:28 | Jan 17, 2015 | ![]() | |
24 | Win | 22–2 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (6), 1:55 | Aug 2, 2014 | ![]() | |
23 | Win | 21–2 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (10), 2:39 | May 10, 2014 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 20–2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Apr 27, 2013 | ![]() | Won NABF heavyweight title |
21 | Win | 19–2 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Jun 16, 2012 | ![]() | |
20 | Loss | 18–2 | ![]() | KO | 1 (12), 2:30 | Feb 18, 2012 | ![]() | Lost WBC–USNBC heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (12), 0:24 | Aug 13, 2011 | ![]() | Won vacant WBC–USNBC heavyweight title |
18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (6), 1:38 | Mar 12, 2011 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Dec 10, 2010 | ![]() | |
16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() | RTD | 3 (6), 0:10 | Sep 30, 2010 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (10), 0:48 | Jun 18, 2010 | ![]() | Retained WBC Latino cruiserweight title |
14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Feb 6, 2010 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | Sep 10, 2009 | ![]() | Won vacant WBC Latino cruiserweight title |
12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4), 2:38 | Jun 19, 2009 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8), 0:45 | May 15, 2009 | ![]() | Retained Texas cruiserweight title |
10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8), 2:14 | Feb 27, 2009 | ![]() | Retained Texas cruiserweight title |
9 | Win | 8–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (8), 2:51 | Sep 18, 2008 | ![]() | Won vacant Texas cruiserweight title |
8 | Win | 7–1 | ![]() | UD | 4 | Jul 4, 2008 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (6), 2:38 | Jun 21, 2008 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (6), 1:10 | Mar 28, 2008 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (8), 1:09 | Dec 20, 2007 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 3–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4), 0:44 | Sep 26, 2007 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 2–1 | ![]() | KO | 2 (4), 1:28 | Aug 10, 2007 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 1–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4), 2:02 | Jun 22, 2007 | ![]() | |
1 | Loss | 0–1 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4), 1:45 | Mar 17, 2007 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Staff (10 May 2011). "Eric "Drummer Boy" Molina: And the Beat Goes On – A Valley Boxer's Rise to Victory in Las Vegas". rgvisionmagazine.com.
- ^ Jay, Phil (27 July 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: I still use B12 UKAD banned me for today, says Eric Molina". Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ "Boxer banned for two years | UK Anti-Doping". 2019-08-05. Archived from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Breazeale vs Molina - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Idec, Keith (4 November 2017). "Dominic Breazeale Drops, Stops Eric Molina at Barclays". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Hrgovic vs Molina - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (7 December 2019). "Filip Hrgovic Drops, Stops Eric Molina in Third Round". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Povetkin-Whyte 2 undercard results: Cheeseman halts Metcalf in 11 rounds, Wardley KOs Molina in five". The Ring. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Éric Molina from BoxRec (registration required)
- Eric Molina - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live