| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Chispa ("Spark") |
| Born | Christian Medina Jiménez (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | Bantamweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Win by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 4 |
Christian Medina Jiménez (born 22 April 2000) is a Mexican professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title since September 2025.
Boxing career
Medina faced Ryosuke Nishida in an IBF bantamweight title eliminator on 11 August 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–110, 117–111 and 116–112.[1]
Medina faced Ivan Meneses in an eight-round super bantamweight bout on 26 January 2024, at El Domo del Code Jalisco in Guadalajara. He won the bout by TKO in the first round at 2 minutes and 59 seconds.[2]
Medina faced Alexis Molina Aguirre for the WBO Latin American Bantamweight Championship on 22 November 2024, in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He won the bout by TKO in 1 minute and 4 seconds of the 5th round and successfully capturing the title.[3][4]
WBO Bantamweight Championship
Medina vs. Takei
Medina challenged Yoshiki Takei for the WBO bantamweight title on 14 September 2025, at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan. He upset the odds and won the bout by TKO in the fourth round, winning the world title in the process.[5][6]
Professional boxing record
| 30 fights | 26 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 19 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Win | 26–4 | Yoshiki Takei | TKO | 4 (12), 1:21 | 14 Sep 2025 | IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan | Won WBO bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–4 | Juan Ramirez Marquez | TKO | 2 (10), 2:16 | 30 May 2025 | CODE Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 24–4 | Alexis Molina Aguirre | TKO | 5 (10), 1:04 | 22 Nov 2024 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Won vacant WBO Latino bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–4 | Victor Trejo Garcia | TKO | 7 (10), 2:43 | 17 May 2024 | San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 22–4 | Ivan Meneses | TKO | 1 (8), 2:59 | 26 Jan 2024 | CODE Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 25 | Loss | 21–4 | Ryosuke Nishida | UD | 12 | 11 Aug 2023 | EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan | |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Jorge Alberto Sanchez Zarate | UD | 8 | 7 Oct 2022 | Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 20–3 | Alejandro Espinoza Tinoco | UD | 10 | 1 Jul 2022 | Gimnasio Revolucion, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 19–3 | Angel Aviles Armenta | TKO | 6 (10), 1:19 | 11 Feb 2022 | Arena Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 18–3 | Edinso Torres | KO | 1 (10), 2:44 | 12 Nov 2021 | Centro Internacional de Convenciones, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Youth bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–3 | Axel Ahumada | TKO | 1 (10), 2:12 | 8 Oct 2021 | Arena Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Noe Robles Salas | TKO | ? (10), 2:59 | 25 Jun 2021 | Grand Hotel, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Marvin Noe Diaz Canales | TKO | 2 (8), 2:06 | 26 Mar 2021 | Lienzo Charro de Ajijic, Jocotepec, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Cristian Cortes Gonzalez | UD | 8 | 26 Feb 2021 | Lienzo Charro, Talpa de Allende, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Marvin Noe Diaz Canales | KO | 1 (8), 2:06 | 18 Jan 2020 | Centro de Convenciones, Tamazula de Gordiano, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Jorge Alberto Sanchez Zarate | UD | 6 | 26 Oct 2019 | Plaza de Toros La Union, Ameca, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Brian Rodriguez Esquivel | TKO | 3 (10), 2:58 | 4 Oct 2019 | Gimnasio Mexico 68, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Martin Jimenez Delgado | UD | 6 | 10 Aug 2019 | Estadio Antonio R. Marquez, San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–3 | Ruben Gustavo Vega | SD | 8 | 1 Jun 2019 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–2 | Benito Sanchez Garcia | UD | 10 | 16 Feb 2019 | Unidad Deportiva Río de Janeiro, Guadalajara, Mexico | For vacant WBC FECOMBOX bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Victor Orozco Mendoza | TKO | 1 (8), 2:22 | 21 Dec 2018 | Palenque de la Feria, Tlaquepaque, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Sergio Flores Aguilar | UD | 6 | 6 Oct 2018 | Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Ugo Fougeras | TKO | 3 (6), 0:22 | 18 Aug 2018 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Carlos Roberto Perez | TKO | 1 (4), 0:46 | 21 Jul 2018 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Juan Diego Zaragoza | UD | 4 | 9 Jun 2018 | Unidad Deportiva Río de Janeiro, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Cristian Moises Lopez | TKO | 3 (4) | 7 Apr 2018 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Mario Victorino Vera | UD | 4 | 10 Mar 2018 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jose Antonio Santos | TKO | 1 (4), 1:19 | 24 Feb 2018 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alfonso Garcia | TKO | 1 (4), 1:13 | 10 Feb 2018 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Moises Corona | TKO | 1 (4), 1:52 | 9 Dec 2017 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico |
See also
- List of male boxers
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of world bantamweight boxing champions
References
- ^ "西田凌佑が8戦目でIBFバンタム級挑戦者決定戦制す メディナに3ｰ0明白勝ち". boxingnews.jp. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "The Prevention System Against Unequal Fights Recommends Suspension of Iván Meneses". World Boxing Council. 30 January 2024.
- ^ Vázquez, Fernando (22 November 2024). "Box Televisa: No fue un simple KO: ¡Fue un 'Chispazo'! Y Medina gana a Molina" (in Spanish). TUDN.
- ^ "Te decimos quién se coronó este viernes 22 de noviembre en la función de Box Televisa" (in Spanish). sdpnoticias.
- ^ Palafox Aguilar, César Alejandro (14 September 2025). "Naoya Inoue vs Murodjon Akhmadaliev LIVE Result Updates in Boxing Fight 2025". Vavel.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (14 September 2025). "Christian Medina drops and stops Yoshiki Takei to claim WBO 118lbs title". Boxing Scene.
External links
- Boxing record for Christian Medina from BoxRec (registration required)
- Christian Medina - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
