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Steve Molitor
Born (1980-04-04) April 4, 1980 (age 44)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Other namesThe Canadian Kid
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins34
Wins by KO12
Losses3

Steve Molitor (born April 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012 and held the IBF super-bantamweight title twice between 2006 and 2011.

Career history

Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Molitor began boxing at the age of nine, following in the footsteps of his brother, former commonwealth champion Jeremy Molitor. He won five national titles at 112 pounds. He participated in the Olympic trials but lost a decision to Mike Messel. His final amateur record was 93 wins and eleven losses.[1]

Molitor became a professional boxer on May 18, 2000, with an eight-round decision over Julio Luna. In 2002 he scored his most notable win to date when he beat former Olympian Scotty Olson for the Canadian super bantamweight title. Later that year he beat Englishman Nicky Booth for the Commonwealth bantamweight championship. On April 21, 2004, Molitor defeated Hugo Dianzo for the vacated NABA North American title, by a unanimous decision.

On November 10, 2006, he knocked out Michael Hunter in the fifth round for the vacant IBF super bantamweight championship title. On July 14, 2007, Molitor dismantled South Africa's Takalani Ndlovu in his first title defense, by scoring a 9th round TKO at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.[2] He also defeated Thailand's Fahsan 3K Battery by unanimous decision on October 27 in his second defense, also at Casino Rama. On January 19, 2008 Molitor defended his title against Ricardo Castillo, with a unanimous decision victory.

On April 5, 2008, Molitor again defended his title defeating Fernando Beltran in a twelve round unanimous decision, running his record to 27–0. The fight took place at Casino Rama.

In the early summer of 2008, Molitor parted ways with his trainer Chris Johnson and replaced him by Stéphan Larouche.[3] On August 29 Molitor defended his title against the then unbeaten Ceferino Labarda. He won the match by TKO. The fight took place at Casino Rama.

On November 21, 2008, Molitor lost in his attempt to unify his IBF super bantamweight title with the WBA title against Celestino Caballero of Panama, the current defending WBA champion. Caballero won the fight in the fourth round by TKO at the Casino Rama, Ontario.[4]

Molitor next fought Heriberto Ruiz on June 26, 2009, again at Casino Rama. Molitor won the fight on a split decision.[5]

Molitor reunited with Chris Johnson before his 5th round knockout win against Feliciano Ledezma on September 4, 2009 at Casino Rama.

On November 21, 2009, Molitor beat Jose Saez in 8 rounds via a unanimous decision.

On March 27, 2010, Molitor regained the IBF Junior Featherweight championship, again defeating Takalani Ndlovu in 12 rounds by unanimous decision.

On March 26, 2011, in his third bout against Ndlovu, Molitor lost his title via unanimous decision. The judges' scores were 118-110, 116-112, and 118-110.

On September 22, 2012, Molitor challenged for the IBF Inter-Continental Super-Bantamweight title in Belfast against Carl Frampton in front of Frampton's home town crowd in the city's Odyssey Arena. Molitor lost the fight by TKO in the 6th round.

Professional boxing record

37 fights 34 wins 3 losses
By knockout 12 2
By decision 22 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
37 Loss 34–3 Carl Frampton TKO 6 (12), 2:21 22 Sep 2012 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland For Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight titles
36 Win 34–2 Sebastien Gauthier SD 10 5 Nov 2011 Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
35 Loss 33–2 Takalani Ndlovu UD 12 26 Mar 2011 Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa Lost IBF super-bantamweight title
34 Win 33–1 Jason Booth MD 12 11 Sep 2010 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
33 Win 32–1 Takalani Ndlovu UD 12 27 Mar 2010 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada Won vacant IBF super-bantamweight title
32 Win 31–1 Jose Saez UD 8 21 Nov 2009 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
31 Win 30–1 Feliciano Dario Azuaga KO 5 (8), 1:50 4 Sep 2009 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
30 Win 29–1 Heriberto Ruiz SD 12 26 Jun 2009 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
29 Loss 28–1 Celestino Caballero TKO 4 (12), 0:52 21 Nov 2008 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada Lost IBF super-bantamweight title;
For vacant WBA (Super) super-bantamweight title
28 Win 28–0 Ceferino Labarda TKO 10 (12), 2:34 29 Aug 2008 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
27 Win 27–0 Fernando Beltrán Jr. UD 12 5 Apr 2008 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
26 Win 26–0 Ricardo Castillo UD 12 19 Jan 2008 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
25 Win 25–0 Narongrit Pirang UD 12 27 Oct 2007 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
24 Win 24–0 Takalani Ndlovu TKO 9 (12), 1:42 14 Jul 2007 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada Retained IBF super-bantamweight title
23 Win 23–0 Michael Hunter KO 5 (12), 1:32 10 Nov 2006 Borough Hall, Hartlepool, England Won vacant IBF super-bantamweight title
22 Win 22–0 Jorge Antonio Paredes TKO 3 (8), 2:05 21 Oct 2005 Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
21 Win 21–0 Debendra Thapa TKO 8 (10), 3:00 19 Aug 2005 Hanover Marriott, Whippany, New Jersey, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Henry Arjona UD 8 18 Feb 2005 The Docks Nightclub, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19 Win 19–0 Pedro Javier Torres UD 10 25 Jun 2004 Sports & Entertainment Centre, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
18 Win 18–0 Hugo Dianzo UD 12 21 Apr 2004 Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won vacant WBA–NABA bantamweight title
17 Win 17–0 John Mackay PTS 8 16 Jan 2004 Town and Country Club, Bradford, England
16 Win 16–0 Fausto del Rosario TKO 10 (12), 1:50 17 Sep 2003 Diamond Aircraft Hangar, London, Ontario, Canada
15 Win 15–0 Julio Coronel UD 10 25 Apr 2003 Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Vicente Luis Burgo TKO 4 (10), 3:00 7 Mar 2003 Niagara Falls Arena, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
13 Win 13–0 Nicky Booth PTS 12 21 Sep 2002 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England Won Commonwealth bantamweight title
12 Win 12–0 Jose de Jesus Lopez UD 10 21 Jun 2002 Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Retained WBF (Federation) bantamweight title
11 Win 11–0 Teofilo Manzueta KO 3 (12), 2:15 10 Apr 2002 Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won vacant WBF (Federation) bantamweight title
10 Win 10–0 Scotty Olson TKO 5 (12) 15 Feb 2002 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Won vacant Canada super-bantamweight title
9 Win 9–0 Silvio Luzon UD 12 4 Apr 2001 Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8 Win 8–0 Shane Langford UD 4 19 Jan 2001 Hevan's Banquet Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7 Win 7–0 Steve Trumble UD 6 15 Dec 2000 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Jason Adams UD 4 3 Nov 2000 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Shane Langford UD 6 28 Sep 2000 Fort Garry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4 Win 4–0 Joel Lopez UD 4 8 Sep 2000 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Thierry Naulleau TKO 2 (4), 2:55 16 Aug 2000 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Mark McQueen TKO 3 (4), 2:57 29 Jul 2000 Antheniem Greektown Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Julio Luna UD 8 18 May 2000 Fort Garry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

References

  1. ^ Salgado, Paul (September 2003). "New Faces: Steve Molitor". The Ring Extra. 82 (9): 90.
  2. ^ Steve Molitor vs. Takalani Ndlovu - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
  3. ^ "Steve Molitor to team with trainer Larouche". CBC Sports. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  4. ^ Panama's Caballero snatches boxing's IBF title from Molitor
  5. ^ Molitor wins split decision over Ruiz
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Israel Vázquez 		IBF super-bantamweight champion
November 10, 2006 – November 21, 2008 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Celestino Caballero 		IBF super-bantamweight champion
March 27, 2010 – March 26, 2011 		Succeeded by
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