Carlos Molina (38-14-2, 12) was born in Pátzcuaro, Mexico on May 25, 1983. At the age of 20 years on October 23, 2003, he made his professional boxing debut against James Rice, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 29th career fight at 30 years old, Molina became a super-welterweight world champion on September 14, 2013 after defeating Ishe Smith via 12-round split decision to win the IBF title.
Molina's last fight was a 9th-round retirement loss to Ermal Hadribeaj at age 40 on November 17, 2023. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Carlos Molina's best fights have been against Kermit Cintrón, Cory Spinks, Julio César Chávez Jr., Ishe Smith and Erislandy Lara.
Molina has 14 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Nov 17, 2023 40 years, 5 months 38-14-2 (12) | Ermal Hadribeaj | SWL | 9 | RTD | LOSS |
53 | Nov 19, 2022 39 years, 5 months 38-13-2 (12) | Oziel Santoyo | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
52 | Sep 24, 2021 38 years, 3 months 38-12-2 (12) | Juan Carlos Raygosa | 10 | UD | WIN | |
51  | May 22, 2021 37 years, 11 months 37-12-2 (12) | 27 years, 7 months 29-7 (18) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS |
50 | Feb 6, 2021 37 years, 8 months 37-11-2 (12) | Edgar Ortega | 10 | UD | WIN | |
49 | Dec 18, 2020 37 years, 6 months 36-11-2 (12) | Josue Castaneda Perez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
48 | Nov 6, 2020 37 years, 5 months 35-11-2 (12) | Juan Carlos Raygosa | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Sep 12, 2020 37 years, 3 months 34-11-2 (12) | Hector Manuel Zepeda | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
46 | Jul 25, 2020 37 years, 2 months 33-11-2 (11) | Abraham Juarez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
45 | Jun 6, 2020 37 years 32-11-2 (11) | Michi Munoz | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
44 | Feb 14, 2020 36 years, 8 months 31-11-2 (10) | Nestor Fernando Garcia | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Jun 15, 2019 36 years 30-11-2 (9) | Luis Fernando Pina | 7 | KO | WIN | |
42  | Feb 16, 2019 35 years, 8 months 29-11-2 (8) | 24 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | SWL | 12 | UD | LOSS |
41 | Sep 14, 2018 35 years, 3 months 29-10-2 (8) | Juan Jesus Rivera | 10 | UD | WIN | |
40  | Jun 23, 2018 35 years 28-10-2 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
39  | Mar 31, 2018 34 years, 10 months 28-9-2 (8) | 24 years 5-0 (4) | WL | 10 | UD | LOSS |
38 | Oct 14, 2017 34 years, 4 months 28-8-2 (8) | Ahmed El Mousaoui | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
37  | Jul 26, 2017 34 years, 2 months 28-7-2 (8) | 23 years, 2 months 11-0 (10) | WL | 11 | UD | LOSS |
36 | Dec 17, 2016 33 years, 6 months 28-6-2 (8) | Diego Cruz | 8 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Aug 20, 2016 33 years, 2 months 27-6-2 (8) | Carlos Gorham | 8 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Jun 18, 2016 33 years 26-6-2 (8) | Javier Prieto | 8 | SD | WIN | |
33 | Apr 2, 2016 32 years, 10 months 25-6-2 (8) | Reyes Sanchez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Jan 23, 2016 32 years, 7 months 24-6-2 (8) | Jose Agustin Feria | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Sep 19, 2015 32 years, 3 months 23-6-2 (7) | Manuel Garcia | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
30  | Oct 11, 2014 31 years, 4 months 22-6-2 (6) | 41 years, 5 months 33-5 (19) | SWL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
29  | Sep 14, 2013 30 years, 3 months 22-5-2 (6) | 35 years, 1 months 25-5 (11) | SWL | 12 | SD | WIN Won IBF |
28  | Feb 1, 2013 29 years, 8 months 21-5-2 (6) | 34 years, 11 months 39-7 (11) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Aug 17, 2012 29 years, 2 months 20-5-2 (6) | Damian Frias | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Mar 24, 2012 28 years, 9 months 19-5-2 (6) | 28 years 30-1 (27) | SWL | 10 | DQ | LOSS |
25  | Jul 9, 2011 28 years, 1 months 19-4-2 (6) | 31 years, 8 months 32-3-1 (28) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Apr 29, 2011 27 years, 11 months 18-4-2 (6) | Allen Conyers | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
23  | Mar 25, 2011 27 years, 10 months 17-4-2 (5) | 27 years, 11 months 15-0 (10) | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
22 | Jun 5, 2009 26 years 17-4-1 (5) | Danny Perez Ramírez | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN |
21 | Apr 11, 2009 25 years, 10 months 16-4-1 (5) | Ed Paredes | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Feb 13, 2009 25 years, 8 months 15-4-1 (5) | Alexis Camacho | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Jan 10, 2009 25 years, 7 months 14-4-1 (5) | Jailer Berrio | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Dec 12, 2008 25 years, 6 months 13-4-1 (5) | Roberto Valenzuela | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Aug 8, 2008 25 years, 2 months 12-4-1 (4) | Donald Camarena | 8 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Jun 28, 2008 25 years, 1 months 11-4-1 (4) | Cedrick Armstrong | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Apr 11, 2008 24 years, 10 months 10-4-1 (4) | Luciano Perez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Feb 8, 2008 24 years, 8 months 9-4-1 (4) | Henry Mitchell | 6 | UD | WIN | |
13  | Feb 16, 2007 23 years, 8 months 8-4-1 (4) | 26 years, 6 months 15-0 (10) | 8 | MD | LOSS | |
12 | Dec 1, 2006 23 years, 6 months 8-3-1 (4) | Wayland Willingham | 8 | UD | LOSS | |
11  | Feb 18, 2006 22 years, 8 months 8-2-1 (4) | 20 years 23-0-1 (18) | 6 | MD | LOSS | |
10 | Dec 16, 2005 22 years, 6 months 8-1-1 (4) | 19 years, 10 months 23-0 (18) | 6 | PTS | DRAW | |
9 | Nov 10, 2005 22 years, 5 months 8-1 (4) | Loyal Goodman | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | May 31, 2005 22 years 7-1 (3) | Joseph Pujoe | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 24, 2005 21 years, 9 months 6-1 (3) | Antoine Elerson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jan 14, 2005 21 years, 7 months 5-1 (2) | Joe Lynch | 6 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Nov 12, 2004 21 years, 5 months 4-1 (2) | Adam Capo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 10, 2004 21 years, 3 months 3-1 (1) | Jonathan Ochoa | 4 | SD | LOSS | |
3 | Apr 1, 2004 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Nick Farrow | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Feb 27, 2004 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Vance Garvey | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Oct 23, 2003 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | James Rice | 4 | TKO | WIN |
