Rogelio Medina

Rogelio Medina (born September 16, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer who challenged for the IBF super middleweight title in 2016.

Early life and amateur career[]

Medina started practicing boxing as a kid. Medina would sneak out of his parents' house to practice at a boxing gym. They were unaware of the fact that Medina practiced boxing until he made the newspapers due to his early success. Medina won multiple medals representing Sonora at nation-wide competitions.^[1]

Professional career[]

Medina debuted as a pro in June 2007, at the age of 19. In 2008, he won the WBC FECOMBOX super middleweight title. Following his March 2010 win over Demetrius Davis,^[2] Medina suffered two fractures in his right hand. The injury kept him sidelined for 8 months.^[3]

Medina won his first 22 fights, 16 of them by way of knockout. On December 17, 2010 Medina faced undefeated Gilberto Ramírez for the vacant WBC Youth middleweight title. The bout was held at the Gimnasio German Evers in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Medina was knocked down in round 6 before the referee waived the count, giving Ramírez the win.^[4] Medina then suffered another TKO loss to veteran Yori Boy Campas. Medina suffered a series of losses against the likes of José Uzcátegui and Badou Jack over the next few years, but a knockout win over highly-touted prospect J'Leon Love on August 2014 vaunted him into world title contention. Medina was able to corner Love against the ropes and then caught him with a left hook that knocked Love out cold.^[5]

After José Uzcátegui was sidelined due to illness, Medina became the mandatory challenger to IBF champion James DeGale. The fight was scheduled to take place on 30 April 2016 at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. DeGale outpointed Medina in a harder than expected fight. DeGale won on all three judges scorecards (117-111, 116-112 and 115-113). The fight averaged of 342,000 viewers and peaked at 397,000 on Showtime.^[6] Medina threw over a thousand punches during the fight and he had some success cutting off the ring and cornering DeGale, but DeGale was ultimately able to win the fight with his skills, landing about half of his punches.^[7]

Medina was knocked out by David Benavidez on May 2017 in a WBC eliminator. On round 8, Benavidez landed an incredible flurry of punches to Medina's face that ended the fight in dramatic fashion. Medina was dropped twice during the fight.^[8]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
47	Loss	38-9	Caleb Plant	UD	12	17 February 2018	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
46	Win	38-8	Christian Solorzano	TKO	3 (8), 1:38	1 September 2017	Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
45	Loss	37-8	David Benavidez	KO	8 (12), 1:01	20 May 2017	Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas, USA
44	Win	37-7	Ramon Olivas	TKO	2 (10), 0:39	23 December 2016	Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
43	Loss	36-7	James DeGale	UD	12	30 April 2016	D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., USA	For IBF super middleweight title
42	Win	36-6	Samuel Miller	KO	2 (8), 1:13	May 9, 2015	State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
41	Win	35-6	Luis Acevedo	TKO	2 (10), 2:23	January 25, 2015	Auditorio de la UAZ, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
40	Win	34-6	Ernesto Aboyte	KO	1 (6), 1:55	January 22, 2015	Club Deportivo Tecate de Bachoco, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico
39	Win	33-6	J'Leon Love	KO	3 (10), 0:39	August 8, 2014	Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
38	Loss	32-6	Jonathan González	SD	10	May 1, 2014	Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, USA
37	Win	32-5	Fortino Lugo	KO	1 (8), 2:59	March 21, 2014	Gimnasio del Estado, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
36	Loss	31-5	Badou Jack	TKO	6 (10), 2:30	December 6, 2013	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, USA
35	Loss	31-4	Marcos Reyes	MD	12	October 5, 2013	Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico	For vacant WBC FECOMBOX super middleweight title
34	Win	31-3	Victor Alfonso León	KO	1 (10), 2:43	September 13, 2013	Gimnasio del Estado, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
33	Loss	30-3	José Uzcátegui	UD	10	February 16, 2013	Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
32	Win	30-2	Jaudiel Zepeda	TKO	3 (10), 2:15	December 7, 2012	Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
31	Win	29-2	Luis David Serrano	RTD	5 (10), 3:00	September 1, 2012	Arena TKT Box Tour, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	Won WBC Silver Super Middleweight title.
30	Win	28-2	Leonardo Resendiz	TKO	3 (8), 1:05	July 19, 2012	Las Pulgas, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
29	Win	27-2	José Pinzón	TKO	1 (10), 2:50	March 31, 2012	Poliforum Zamna, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
28	Win	26-2	Jorge Montoya	TKO	4 (8), 2:26	March 9, 2012	Expo Forum, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
27	Loss	25-2	Yori Boy Campas	TKO	6 (10), 1:18	June 17, 2011	Explanada Tecate, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
26	Win	25-1	Joel Juarez	TKO	1 (10), 0:38	May 27, 2010	Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
25	Win	24-1	Arsenio Terrazas	TKO	1 (10)	March 11, 2010	Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
24	Loss	23-1	Gilberto Ramírez	TKO	6 (10), 2:14	December 17, 2010	Gimnasio German Evers, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico	For vacant WBC Youth Middleweight title
23	Win	23-0	Luis Ignacio Castro	TKO	4 (6)	2010-11-05	Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
22	Win	22-0	Demetrius Davis	UD	10	2010-03-05	San Carlos Nuevo Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
21	Win	21-0	Eduardo Ayala	UD	8	2009-12-12	Gimnasio Municipal, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
20	Win	20-0	Rogelio Sanchez	KO	2 (8)	2009-10-16	Malecon Turistico, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
19	Win	19-0	Jose Humberto Corral	TKO	2 (8)	2009-07-31	Malecon Turistico, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
18	Win	18-0	Jesus Arras Perea	UD	6	2009-06-06	Explanada Tecate, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
17	Win	17-0	Christian Solano	UD	8	2009-03-28	Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
16	Win	16-0	Joel Juarez	RTD	2 (8), 3:00	2009-02-14	Expo Forum, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
15	Win	15-0	Eliu Dueñas	TKO	1 (10), 1:35	2008-12-13	Gimnasio Municipal, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
14	Win	14-0	Daniel Yocupicio	RTD	1 (8), 3:00	2008-11-14	Gimnasio German Evers, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
13	Win	13-0	Jose Humberto Corral	UD	6	2008-10-04	Expo Forum, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
12	Win	12-0	Arturo Lopez	TKO	3 (12), 2:20	2008-08-30	Expo Forum, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico	Won vacant WBC FECOMBOX super middleweight title
11	Win	11-0	Jesus Raul Paez	RTD	4 (6), 3:00	2008-07-12	Palenque De La Expo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
10	Win	10-0	Javier Arce	KO	1 (4), 2:55	2008-06-13	Gimnasio Polifuncional, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
9	Win	9-0	Rogelio Sanchez	UD	6	2008-05-30	Arena La Sauceda, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
8	Win	8-0	Fausto Sandoval Lopez	TKO	1 (6), 0:49	2008-04-25	Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
7	Win	7-0	Noe Flores	KO	1 (6), 0:32	2008-03-14	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
6	Win	6-0	Benito Abel Ruiz	KO	1 (4), 0:58	2008-03-06	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
5	Win	5-0	Armando Campas	TKO	1 (6), 0:50	2008-02-22	Expo Forum, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
4	Win	4-0	Jesus Esquer	KO	1 (4), 1:09	2007-11-16	Parque La Sauceda, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
3	Win	3-0	Antonio Contreras	KO	1 (4), 1:16	2007-09-28	Salon Eventos Modelo, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico
2	Win	2-0	Jesus Esquer	TKO	1 (4), 1:17	2007-09-14	Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
1	Win	1-0	Alberto Lopez	KO	1 (4), 1:40	2007-06-29	Cesar Palace, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Rogelio Medina from BoxRec