Unbeaten San Antonio featherweight prospect Rick Medina Jr returns to the ring on June 25th and will put his undefeated 13-0 record on the line when he battles Raymond Ford. He will fight on the undercard of fellow Alamo City native Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, who puts his WBC Super Flyweight title on the line against former world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai at the Tech Port Arena. Medina has predominantly fought in his home city and has built up a massive fan base. In becoming a local celebrity He has fought and beaten very solid competition for being 21-years old and just 13 fights into his professional career. Medina has beaten Omar Castillo of the Rio Grande Valley, Oscar Mojica, and Armando Frausto, in the last 12 months. Ford is ranked #8 by the WBA and holds the organization Continental Americas Featherweight strap will be a massive step up. Ford has an 11-0-1 (6). He was touted as one of the sports premier prospects when he made his pro debut back in 2019. He ran his record to 8-0 and then fought Aaron Perez to a draw in march of 2021. In his last outing, fFord was awarded a totally bogus decision against Fort Worth native Edward "Kid' Vazquez. A decision that was met with outrage from everyone in attendance and Ford's promoter Eddie Hearn, all agreed that Vazquez had clearly won the fight.
Medina, who is known as "El Castigo", last fought in March and took apart La Marque, native, Armando Frausto in seven rounds at the Scottish Rite Theatre in San Antonio. El Castigo has fought in the San Antonio area eight times during his professional career, winning them all. He also beat Omar Castillo in Houston at the Toyota Center on the undercard of Jermall Charlo vs Juan Macias Montiel. Medina and Bam Rodriguez fought on the same card back in the summer of 2019 on a Rick Monroes promoted card in Floresville. Both fighters scored impressive third-round knockouts.