World Boxing News 2010-2013

Steve Molitor has warned Carl Frampton he is too big a step-up for the Belfast man as they prepare to fight for the Commonwealth and IBF Inter Continental super bantamweight titles at the top of Betfair’s ‘Judgement Day’ bill at the Odyssey Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. ‘The Canadian Kid’ stepped in for the injured Kiko Martinez last month and ahead of Saturday’s title bout has warned Frampton that he is a greater fighter than the man originally lined up to face ‘The Jackal’. “I’m a massive step up from Martinez,” said Molitor, a 12-5 shot with Betfair to beat Frampton. “He’s European level and I’m World level and come fight night everyone will realise that. This is too soon for Frampton. He has never been in the ring with someone on my level. “He is a good boxer, very aggressive, but he makes a lot of mistakes that I plan on capitalising on. The plan is to win convincingly here against a young undefeated prospect and that will put me in line ...

Phil D. Jay WBN Editor 'The Canadian Kid' denies retirement rumours Two-time IBF super-bantamweight champion Steve Molitor has called out newly crowned WBO champion Jorge Arce for a November showdown on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s WBO weltwerweight title defence against Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marqueaz in Las Vegas. The 31 year-old, who recently lost his title to Takalani Ndlovu in South Africa, had been the subject of speculation that he may retire after his wife gave birth to his third child just days after his defeat, but “The Canadian Kid” has called for an immediate title challenge after a few months away from the sport. “I’m taking the summer off to spend with my family, I had a baby girl on March 30th and I already have 2 boys,” Molitor told World Boxing News. “I would love, love, love a fight with WBO champ Jorge Arce! That’s the fight that makes me hungry, real hungry! “Let’s do it on the Pacman v Marquez undercard! They are having an world wide pr...

Phil D. Jay WBN Editor Steve Molitor was born in Ontario, Canada and began boxing as a youngster, following in his older brother Jeremy’s footsteps by taking up the sport. Steve fought over 100 fights at amateur level, winning a hefty percentage and acquiring numerous national titles before narrowly missing out on the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. After the disappointment of the Olympic Trials, Steve decided to turn professional and in May 2000 defeated Julio Luna in an eight-round contest via unanimous decision. This would set Steve up on an unbeaten, five year, twenty one fight winning streak as he picked up the Canadian Super-Bantamweight and Commonwealth, WBF and NABA Bantamweight Titles, beating British hot prospect Nicky Booth in his home country along the way. Steve had already beaten another Briton, John Mackay on his home-soil two years before he travelled to the UK for the third time to challenge Michael Hunter for the vacant IBF Super-Bantamweight Title in...