Manuel Medina
- January 6, 2024
- Boxer
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Manuel Medina Biography
| Name | Manuel Medina |
| Birthday | Mar 30 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Tecuala |
| Home Town | Tecuala |
| Birth Country | Mexico |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Manuel Medina is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on March 30, 1971 in Tecuala, Tecuala, Mexico. On 31-05-2006 he fought Cassius Baloyi for the IBF super featherweight title, the same title he’d challenged Molina for back in 1993, and lost by 11th-round TKO.
After losing to Madrid, Medina had a streak of twenty seven wins in a row. That streak was stopped by Juan C. Salazar, who outpointed Medina over ten rounds on July 10, 1989, in Tijuana. After two more victories, however, Medina contended for his first championship belt, the regional WBA “International” super featherweight title, which he won by a seventh round disqualification victory against Edgar Castro, on December 11 of that same year, in Inglewood. Medina retained that title twice, then defeated Tyrone Jackson on May 21, 1990, also at Inglewood by a twelve-round decision. In his next fight on 5 July, he outpointed former world featherweight champion and Barry McGuigan conqueror, Steve Cruz over ten rounds.
Medina lost the championship to Johnson by a twelve-round decision on their February 26, 1993 rematch, held in France. He turned to the super featherweight division, where he won one fight, then attempted to become world champion there also. But, on June 26 of the same year, he lost to IBF super featherweight champion John John Molina by a twelve-round decision, in Atlantic City.
Medina then returned to featherweight, where he won two more fights before facing Johnson in a rubber match, held on January 28, 1995 at Atlantic City. Johnson retained the IBF featherweight title he had won from Medina by beating him via a twelve-round decision. In his next fight, Medina won the WBC’s regional Fecarbox title by defeating Juan Polo Perez by a twelve-round unanimous decision on March 15 in Miami, Florida.
Medina won one more fight, then lost two bouts in a row: on December 5, he lost a four-round decision to Gerardo Martinez in his first fight abroad, held in San Jose, California, United States. On January 16, 1986, he suffered his first knockout defeat, being stopped because of a cut by Alex Madrid in San Diego.
Manuel Medina Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Manuel Medina is one of the richest Boxer from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Manuel Medina 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Juan Manuel Rubio Medina (born March 30, 1971, in Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico) is a boxer, who is better known as Manuel Medina. He is a five-time world featherweight champion. His nickname is “Mantecas”, which can be loosely translated to “lard”. And is now a trainer
Manuel Medina began his professional boxing career on September 9, 1985, beating Daniel Flores by a four-round decision in Mexicali, Mexico. Medina was only fourteen years old when his first professional fight took place.
Medina won four bouts, then had his first chance at becoming a world champion, when, on August 12, 1991, he faced IBF featherweight champion Troy Dorsey in Inglewood. Medina was knocked down twice early, but became a world champion by getting up and defeating Dorsey by a twelve-round decision. He made four defenses of his title, including victories against Tom Johnson, beaten by a nine rounds technical decision and Fabrice Benichou, another world champion boxer, outpointed by Medina over twelve rounds. His first reign as world featherweight champion took him to places like France and Italy.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Manuel Medina height 5 ft 8 in Manuel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Manuel Medina Dating?
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His next fight was filled with controversy. Faced against former two division world champion Johnny Tapia on April 27, 2002, Medina lost the title by a twelve-round majority decision at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The decision was criticized for months to come by writers from such publications as Ring and KO Magazine. The official scorecards reflected a very close fight, with two judges scoring it 115-113 for Tapia and a third scoring the fight a 114-114 tie.
Facts & Trivia
Manuel Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Manuel Medina celebrates birthday on March 30 of every year.
Medina only fought once in 2004, defeating Leonardo Resendiz on July 23 at Rancho Mirage, California by a third-round knockout, to win the WBA’s regional NABA super featherweight title.