Rogelio Medina was born on September 16,1988 and is a Mexican professional boxer who challenged for the IBF super middleweight title in 2016.
10 Facts About Rogelio Medina
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Rogelio Medina debuted as a pro in June 2007, at the age of 19.
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Rogelio Medina won his first 22 fights, 16 of them by way of knockout.
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On December 17,2010, Rogelio Medina faced undefeated Gilberto Ramirez for the vacant WBC Youth middleweight title.
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Rogelio Medina was knocked down in round 6 before the referee waived the count, giving Ramirez the win.
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Rogelio Medina then suffered another TKO loss to veteran Yori Boy Campas.
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Rogelio Medina suffered a series of losses against the likes of Jose Uzcategui and Badou Jack over the next few years, but a knockout win over highly touted prospect J'Leon Love in August 2014 vaunted him into world title contention.
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Rogelio Medina was able to corner Love against the ropes and then caught him with a left hook that knocked Love out cold.
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Rogelio 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.
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Rogelio Medina was knocked out by David Benavidez in May 2017 in a WBC eliminator.