The time has come for samuel molina (25-2-0, 11 KO) fight for the European crown. The man from Malaga was named an official contender to fight for the title, and he already has a date and a rival for his fight. He will face Franck Petitjean (23-6-3, 6 KO) for the EBU super lightweight division on June 10 in Paris, France. The Danish Enock Poulsen (12-0-0, 4 KO) relinquished his belt yesterday due to injury, and was unable to make the defense he had scheduled with the Frenchman. The winner of the match will have Poulsen as official candidate.
Samuel Molina is very clear about it: he is going to be world champion. He was already telling AS when he won his first defense of the Spanish Championship against Rikar Urrutia (6-2-0, 0 KO) by split decision at the WiZink Center in Madrid, who had his sights set on the European Championship and on continuing to grow. . He will fight for his first international belt, the super lightweight EBU in Paris on June 10 against local Franck Petitjean. Your opponent has been three times champion of France in the division and twice of the European Union.
The title was in the hands of the Dane Enock Poulsen. He was proclaimed champion in April at defeat Petitjean via unanimous decision in a close bout. The rematch between both fighters and the applicant’s team won the auction, but Poulsen relinquished his belt yesterday due to injury and could not carry out the defense that was agreed. Samuel Molina will be Petitjean’s rival, and the winner of the match will have to face the former Danish champion.
The man from Malaga was proclaimed Spanish super lightweight champion in December 2022 in front of his people. He took the title in a very close fight against Jon Fernández (24-3-0, 21 KO), who was the champion at the time. It was a fight that the public had been asking for for a long time, and now they want a rematch. At the event of the sports brand specialized in boxing Leone, which was held a month ago in Barcelona, both went up to the ring and starred in a face-to-face, assuring that they wanted to face each other again. But this matchup will have to wait, as Molina is facing a great opportunity.
