Boxing is coming to Floresville this coming Saturday. “Small Town Big Showdown” presented by TMB & PRB Entertainment, will open it’s doors at 6 p.m. at the Floresville Event Center. This fight will air on KSAT-TV using a Roku, Amazon, Apple TV and KSAT.com. Medina will face 17-year-old Nuevo Laredo’s Jose Casiano who is 1-0-1.
The main event will feature a 10-round bout between bantamweights Jose Elizondo, who is from Mexico, and San Antonio’s own Felipe Castaneda, who is fighting for the first time since 2015.
The undercard feature’s an 18-year-old high schooler named Ricky Medina. The Lanier High School senior is already 2-0 professionally with two knockouts.
“My father was a boxer,” said Medina to KSAT 12 Sports on Friday after school. “It was already in my blood but it took a little bit to get in there. I didn’t want to at first. I was playing basketball and I noticed a boxing gym close by. I just told my dad, ‘I want to try it out’ and from there it just took off.”
“Small Town Big Showdown” takes place at the Floresville Event Center on Feb. 23, 2019. Tickets priced $25 General Admission, $80 Ringside and $800 VIPTables (10 seats) are on sale now and can be purchased by calling (210) 449-5599 or (210) 322-9974. The Floresville Event Center is located at 600 SH 97West, Floresville, TX 78114. Doors open at 6:00 PM, first bell at 7:30 PM.
