Carlos Molina was born in Pátzcuaro, Mexico on May 25, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 23, 2003 against James Rice. Molina defeated Rice via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Molina became a world champion at the age of 30 after 28 professional fights. He challenged Ishe Smith for the IBF super-welterweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Molina's latest fight was a 9th-round RTD loss to Ermal Hadribeaj at age 40, on November 17, 2023.
Some of Carlos Molina's best fights so far have been against Erislandy Lara, Ishe Smith, Julio César Chávez Jr., Kermit Cintrón, and Cory Spinks. For a complete list of Molina's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carlos Molina".
Molina has 14 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Molina Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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54 | Nov 17, 2023 | 40 | Ermal Hadribeaj | loss | RTD 9 |
53 | Nov 19, 2022 | 39 | Oziel Santoyo | loss | SD 10 |
52 | Sep 24, 2021 | 38 | Juan Carlos Raygosa | win | UD 10 |
51 | May 22, 2021 | 37 | Sam Eggington | loss | UD 12 |
50 | Feb 06, 2021 | 37 | Edgar Ortega | win | UD 10 |
49 | Dec 18, 2020 | 37 | Josue Castaneda Perez | win | UD 10 |
48 | Nov 06, 2020 | 37 | Juan Carlos Raygosa | win | UD 10 |
47 | Sep 12, 2020 | 37 | Hector Manuel Zepeda | win | RTD 6 |
46 | Jul 25, 2020 | 37 | Abraham Juarez | win | UD 10 |
45 | Jun 06, 2020 | 37 | Michi Munoz | win | RTD 5 |
44 | Feb 14, 2020 | 36 | Nestor Fernando Garcia | win | TKO 10 |
43 | Jun 15, 2019 | 36 | Luis Fernando Pina | win | KO 7 |
42 | Feb 16, 2019 | 35 | Abass Baraou | loss | UD 12 |
41 | Sep 14, 2018 | 35 | Juan Jesus Rivera | win | UD 10 |
40 | Jun 23, 2018 | 35 | Souleymane Cissokho | loss | UD 10 |
39 | Mar 31, 2018 | 34 |
Josh Kelly 24 5-0 | loss | UD 10 |
38 | Oct 14, 2017 | 34 | Ahmed El Mousaoui | loss | UD 10 |
37 | Jul 26, 2017 | 34 |
Carlos Adames 23 11-0 | loss | UD 11 |
36 | Dec 17, 2016 | 33 | Diego Cruz | win | UD 8 |
35 | Aug 20, 2016 | 33 | Carlos Gorham | win | UD 8 |
34 | Jun 18, 2016 | 33 | Javier Prieto | win | SD 8 |
33 | Apr 02, 2016 | 32 | Reyes Sanchez | win | UD 8 |
32 | Jan 23, 2016 | 32 | Jose Agustin Feria | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Sep 19, 2015 | 32 | Manuel Garcia | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Oct 11, 2014 | 31 |
Cornelius Bundrage 41 33-5 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Sep 14, 2013 | 30 |
Ishe Smith 35 25-5 | win | SD 12 |
28 | Feb 01, 2013 | 29 |
Cory Spinks 34 39-7 | win | UD 12 |
27 | Aug 17, 2012 | 29 | Damian Frias | win | UD 10 |
26 | Mar 24, 2012 | 28 |
James Kirkland 28 30-1 | loss | DQ 10 |
25 | Jul 09, 2011 | 28 |
Kermit Cintrón 31 32-3-1 | win | UD 10 |
24 | Apr 29, 2011 | 27 | Allen Conyers | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Mar 25, 2011 | 27 |
Erislandy Lara 27 15-0 | draw | MD 10 |
22 | Jun 05, 2009 | 26 | Danny Perez Ramírez | win | UD 12 |
21 | Apr 11, 2009 | 25 | Ed Paredes | win | UD 10 |
20 | Feb 13, 2009 | 25 | Alexis Camacho | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jan 10, 2009 | 25 | Jailer Berrio | win | UD 10 |
18 | Dec 12, 2008 | 25 | Roberto Valenzuela | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Aug 08, 2008 | 25 | Donald Camarena | win | UD 8 |
16 | Jun 28, 2008 | 25 | Cedrick Armstrong | win | UD 10 |
15 | Apr 11, 2008 | 24 | Luciano Perez | win | UD 8 |
14 | Feb 08, 2008 | 24 | Henry Mitchell | win | UD 6 |
13 | Feb 16, 2007 | 23 |
Mike Alvarado 26 15-0 | loss | MD 8 |
12 | Dec 01, 2006 | 23 | Wayland Willingham | loss | UD 8 |
11 | Feb 18, 2006 | 22 |
Julio César Chávez Jr. 20 23-0-1 | loss | MD 6 |
10 | Dec 16, 2005 | 22 |
Julio César Chávez Jr. 19 23-0 | draw | PTS 6 |
9 | Nov 10, 2005 | 22 | Loyal Goodman | win | TKO 3 |
8 | May 31, 2005 | 22 | Joseph Pujoe | win | UD 6 |
7 | Mar 24, 2005 | 21 | Antoine Elerson | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jan 14, 2005 | 21 | Joe Lynch | win | UD 6 |
5 | Nov 12, 2004 | 21 | Adam Capo | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Sep 10, 2004 | 21 | Jonathan Ochoa | loss | SD 4 |
3 | Apr 01, 2004 | 20 | Nick Farrow | win | UD 6 |
2 | Feb 27, 2004 | 20 | Vance Garvey | win | UD 4 |
1 | Oct 23, 2003 | 20 | James Rice | win | TKO 4 |