During this period of his reign, Molina made seven defenses, beating challengers like Bernard Taylor, Floyd Havard, Wilson Rodriguez, former world Featherweight champion Gregorio Vargas and future world Featherweight champion Manuel "Mantecas" Medina, among others.
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Upon returning to Puerto Rico, the 20-year-old youngster announced to Rafael Bracero on TV he would be ready to fight professional world Featherweight champion Victor Luvi Callejas within a year.
John John Molina (Juan Molina, born 1965), Puerto Rican former boxer
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A very good fighter, just outside of the top tier for that division at the time, he nonetheless had numerous high profile title fights with John John Molina, Arturo Gatti, and Angel Manfredy.
Among the pugilists present were Félix Trinidad, Wilfredo Vázquez, Santos Cardona, John John Molina, Orlando Fernández, Daniel Jiménez, Rafael del Valle and Josué Camacho.