Lucas Matthysse was the only opponent who made John Molina Jr. swallow blood. The nerve damage Molina suffered in his left eye during their brutal battle also is the reason why Molina wears glasses. As if that’s not bad enough, Molina had 17 staples...
Steve Farhood was mesmerized by what was unfolding right in front of him the night of April 26, 2014. The veteran Showtime analyst watched in amazement as hard-hitting former junior welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse and ever-courageous underdog J...
Barring injuries, illness or contract disputes, John Molina Jr. and Lucas Matthysse will have both had their first fight of 2015 by the time the annual Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Awards dinner rolls around. Whatever happens in t...
Junior welterweight contender John Molina (27-4, 22KOs) solidified his dangerous reputation in April, when he traded hard punches with one of the most feared boxers in the sport, Lucas Matthysse (35-3, 33KOs). After six rounds, Molina was on fire...
John Molina moved up in weight, yet was the bigger man- and fought that way through six rounds. After shaking off the rust and the effects of Molina's right hands, junior welterweight banger Lucas Matthysse had a 170-56 edge in punches landed over t...
by David P. Greisman - There is the joy of the great fight that breaks out when we wholly expect it to happen, when Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo go toe-to-toe, when Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward or Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez have us at...
StubHub Center, Carson, California - Luis Sandoval catches up with junior welterweight contender John Molina to discuss his eleventh round knockout loss to Lucas Matthysse in a Fight of The Year battle, what went wrong in the fight, what things were...
StubHub Center, Carson, Los Angeles - Luis Sandoval catches up with junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse to discuss his Fight of The Year knockout win over John Molina, getting up from two knockdowns, coming back to score three knockdowns of his own t...
The boxing world was treated to a great fight Saturday night as Lucas Matthysse and John Molina proved that they not only could give a shot but take one as well as both men took turns putting each other on the canvas. In a Fight of the Year candidate...
By Luis Sandoval - StubHub Center, Carson, California - Keith “One Time” Thurman made short work of veteran Julio Diaz as a fight that was just starting to heat up was abruptly stopped after the 3rd round when Diaz suffered a rib injury. A punch Thur...
Lucas Matthysse can add a Fight of the Year candidate to his resume as he and John Molina put on an action packed fire fight Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA. Both guys are known for packing a punch so it’s no surprise they both tas...
StubHub Center, Carson, California - Junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse (35-3, 33KOs) returned for the first time since last September's decision loss to Danny Garcia and survived two knockdowns to score three of his own for an eleventh round knocko...
LOS ANGELES --- John Molina is relishing his role as the underdog when he takes on Lucas Matthysse for the vacant WBC Continental Americas light-welterweight title on Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson on Showtime. "I've never been the favorite,...