Carlos Amado Molina (born May 25, 1983) is a Mexican professional

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. He is a former IBF light middleweight champion.

Amateur career

Molina started his amateur career at age eighteen, amassing a 6–1 record before turing professional after only two years.

Professional career

In December, 2005, Molina fought the undefeated

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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

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. Molina then lost another majority decision, this time to

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, before scoring 9 consecutive wins, including a unanimous decision victory over

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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

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to a disputed majority draw — another fight which those at ringside thought Molina deserved. The final scores were 97-93 for Molina and 95-95 on the two other scorecards. Molina then scored a TKO victory over Allen Conyers. In his next fight, Molina upset former world champion

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, on

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. On the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez superfight, on September 14, 2013, Molina defeated

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by split decision to win the IBF Junior Middleweight title.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molina, Carlos 1983 births Living people People from Pátzcuaro Boxers from Michoacán Mexican male boxers Welterweight boxers Light-middleweight boxers Middleweight boxers World light-middleweight boxing champions International Boxing Federation champions

Amateur career

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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