Steve Molitor

Infobox Boxer
name=Steve Molitor


realname=Steve Molitor
nickname=The Canadian Kid
weight=Super Bantamweight
height=5 ft. 7 in. (170 cm.)
nationality=Flagicon|CAN Canadian
birth_date=Birth date and age|1980|4|4|mf=y
birth_place=Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Southpaw
total=28
wins=28
losses=0
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=11|

Steve Molitor (born April 4, 1980, in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian professional boxer. He is currently the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight champion. He has a record of 28-0 (with 11 wins by KO).

Career history

Molitor began boxing at the age of nine, following in the footsteps of his brother, former commonwealth champion and convicted murderer Jack Molitor. He won five national titles at 112 pounds. He participated in the Olympic trials but lost a decision to the late great Mike Messel. His final amateur record was 93 wins and eleven losses. [Citation
last = Salgado
first = Paul
title = New Faces: Steve Molitor
journal = The Ring Extra
volume = 82, no. 9
page = 90
date = September 2003]

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. [ [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:1194163 Steve Molitor vs. Takalani Ndlovu - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia ] ] 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.

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.

See also

*List of current world boxing champions

External links

*
* [http://www.fightingalliance.ca Chris Johnson's Fighting Alliance] - Molitor's Boxing Club
* http://www.saddoboxing.com/6672-steve-molitor-vs-ricardo-castillo.html

References