Óscar Molina Casillas (born January 2, 1990) is a former American amateur and professional

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who qualified for the

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, representing Mexico. His twin brother, Javier, competed for the USA at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Career

Molina was born in

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, a suburb east of

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. He participated at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

, Mexico where he obtained the gold medal. At the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

he won the silver medal losing the final to local Christian Peguero. Later he achieved the silver medal at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

held in Mexico when he lost to Cuban Carlos Banteux.Resultados (Results)Boxing Results - Molina Oscar
/ref> In May 2012, he qualified for the

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after winning the silver medal at the Rio Pre-Olympic tournament where he lost to local

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. In London, he lost in the first round to Custio Clayton of Canada.

Professional career

Molina turned professional in January 2013, winning a unanimous decision over Hector Mendoza. He amassed a record of 13-2-1, but has not fought since 2017, suffering two consecutive defeats to

Jarrett Hurd Jarrett Hurd (born August 31, 1990) is an American professional boxer. He is a former unified light middleweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF and IBO titles between 2017 and 2019. As of September 2019, Hurd is ranked as th ...

and Levan Ghvamichava.

References

1990 births Living people American male boxers American boxers of Mexican descent Bantamweight boxers Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers of Mexico Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games People from Commerce, California Boxers from California Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub