Editing John John Molina (section)

===Second title reign===
In early 1992, after [[Brian Mitchell (boxer)|Brian Mitchell]] (who had beaten Lopez), left the IBF title vacant due to retirement, Molina travelled to [[South Africa]], where he met Jackie Gunguzula for the vacant world title. He knocked Gunguzula out in the fourth round to become world champion once again, and, days later, he was the object of a large welcoming at [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport]] in San Juan. During this period of his reign, Molina made seven defenses, beating challengers like [[Bernard Taylor (boxer)|Bernard Taylor]], [[Floyd Havard]], [[Wilson Rodriguez]], former world Featherweight champion [[Gregorio Vargas]] and future world Featherweight champion [[Manuel Medina (boxer)|Manuel "Mantecas" Medina]], among others.

Around then, he became quite known by the mainstream [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] public, becoming one of the first boxers ever to be portrayed on the cover of ''[[Vea]]'' magazine, and dating a famous model.