Kirkland / Molina - Garcia / Morales Set, January on SHOWTIME!

(Kirkland / Angulo-Molina Lara) 

 (December 10th) In a career directing bout Austin, Texas jr middleweight James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland is set to face Chicago's Carlos "King" Molina January 28th a venue still unannounced at this time.

Kirkland, 30-1, 27Ko's who in his only loss tasted upset recently being stopped by Japan's relatively unknown Nobuhiro Ishida has regrouped after returning to the guiding hand of trainer Anne Wolfe scoring KO victories in his last three outings over Dennis Sharpe, Alexis Hloros and in what some saw as an upset Alfredo Angulo in his last bout November 5th.

The 28 year old Molina, 119-4, 6Ko's absent from the game since June 2009 but returned hot and heavy last March battling Cuban star Erislandy Lara to a 95-95, 95-95, 97-93 majority draw. Staying active "The King" went on to stop Allen Conyers and score a ten round unanimous decision over former IBF Welterweight Champion Kermit "Killer " Cintron in July.

The Jr. middleweight match-up has Kirkland who some of his fame has come outside the ring meeting the relatively unknown Molina who had battled the likes of Ed Paredes, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Mike Alvarado while Kirkland was rehabilitating himself inside and outside the ring.

Molina needs to ride his recent high as the naturally heavy handed Kirkland coming in off a big come from behind stoppage of Alfredo Angulo will enter with a heavy advantage.

                            

The bout scheduled to be broadcast on HBO"s Boxing After Dark has Philadelphia's fast rising unbeaten light welterweight Danny "Swift" Garcia, 23-0, 14Ko's taking on Mexico's seven time world champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales, 52-7, 36Ko's for the WBC Light Welterweight Title.