Tag: Carlos Molina

Carlos Molina vs. Michi Munoz $5 PPV show set for Saturday

Carlos Molina will face Michi Munoz in a 10-round 154-pound bout in Mexico at 9  p.m. ET on the interactive Facebook series Fightnight Live.

Boxing returns to Mexico on Saturday. And you can watch for $5.

Former junior middleweight titleholder Carlos Molina, who is promoting the show, will face Michi Munoz in a 10-round 154-pound bout at 9 p.m. ET from Patzcuaro, Michoacan on the interactive Facebook series Fightnight Live.

The five-bout pay-per-view event will have no spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic and will have Spanish-language commentary.

“Amidst this global pandemic, we’re delighted to help boxers get back into the ring to entertain fight fans everywhere for only $5,” said Mark Fratto, principal and director of business development, Linacre Media. “We do hope that Fightnight Live PPV can be a path forward for regional promoters, and we have contracts coming in for our traditional shows in the coming weeks.

“For this first one, it’s a Spanish-language broadcast, so we hope everyone gets a chance to brush up on their Espanol, and of course our comments section will be rowdy with fans providing their own commentary.”

Molina (31-11-2, 10 KOs) stopped Nester Garcia in 10 rounds on Feb. 14 in Patzcuaro, Molina’s birthplace, which is about 225 miles west of Mexico City. He held a 154-pound title in 2013-14.

Munoz (27-10-1, 18 KOs) is coming of a sixth-round knockout loss to Clove Drolet in May of last year in Montreal. Molina is 37, Munoz 39.

“I’m excited for King Carlos Promotions to be promoting this live boxing event and grateful to have been able to create opportunities for other boxers to stay active and fight, as well as myself during these difficult times,” Molina said. “I’m thrilled that this show will be the very first on the new Facebook PPV platform and that we can bring boxing back to the fans.”

In the 10-round co-featured bout, Alejandro Davila (19-1-2, 7 KOs) will face Garcia (23-20-1, 17 KOs).

Here is the link to Fightnight Live: https://www.facebook.com/Facefightnightlive.

 

Report: Carlos Molina to stage, fight on card in Mexico on May 23

Former champion Carlos Molina is planning to stage a televised four-bout boxing card without spectators in Mexico on May 23.

Carlos Molina is a taking bold step amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The former junior middleweight titleholder is planning to stage a televised four-bout boxing card without spectators in Patzcuaro – a town between Guadalajara and Mexico City – on May 23, ESPN Deportes is reporting.

Molina says he is taking all necessary precautions to protect participants. That includes himself: He is scheduled to fight Michel Munoz in a 10-round welterweight main event.

“The function will be in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, where the authorities have given me their support as long as all the participants’ health and safety details are taken care of,” Molina said. “We will test fighters and trainers to detect the coronavirus, and the event will not take place before the public.

“The plan is, that at the time of the event, there are no more than 20 people in the place among boxers, trainers, doctors and judges.”

Molina said it’s important to “go on with life.”

“I am aware of the coronavirus problem,” he said. “This is real, but we also have to go on with life, we have to find a job and my job is boxing, as a boxer and promoter. I explained the plan to the authorities in Patzcuaro and I think it is very feasible.

“As a boxer I always dreamed of being a champion and I did it. Now, as a promoter, I want to make my mark and at the same time give the fighters a job.”

Molina, who was born in Patzcuaro but has lived in Chicago, said he will provide more details in the coming days.

“I think boxing behind closed doors is a good option, at least for now, as long as conditions allow and under strict control of sanitation and supervision of the participants,” Molina said. “… That’s what was requested by the municipal president of Patzcuaro, Víctor Baez.”