Background
Molina was born in Commerce, California a small suburb 6 miles (97 km) east of Los Los Angeles
Molina was born in Commerce, California a small suburb 6 miles (97 km) east of Los Los Angeles
He participated at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships at Guadalajara, Mexico where he obtained the gold medal.
At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games he won the silver medal losing the final to local Christian Peguero. Later he achieved the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Mexico when he lost to Cuban Carlos Banteux. In May 2012, he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games at London, United Kingdom after achieving the silver medal at the Pre-Olympic tournament held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he lost to local Myke Carvalho.
