{"id":812077,"date":"2026-07-19T11:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812077\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:55:09","slug":"boxing-star-hannah-rapp-killed-by-alleged-road-rage-driver-while-cycling-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812077\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing star Hannah Rapp killed by alleged road rage driver while cycling in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A rising star boxer was killed after she was struck by an alleged road rage driver who deliberately reversed into her as she rode her bike along a Texas highway, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Rapp, 26, who challenged for the WBC women\u2019s featherweight championship last month, died Saturday morning after being struck by a car, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrazosCountySheriff\/posts\/pfbid0KZ5zxkde3sCc8MimdUBLAvJGxiV3EgQB2Q2eapxb2zv8J4Z7PrgzhjRD65QVzTRRl\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">statement from the Brazos County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the car, Charles Medina, 31, was later arrested and charged with manslaughter and was being held at the Brazos County Detention Center, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Rising boxing star Hannah Rapp was fatally struck by a road rage driver while she was cycling in Texas. Facebook\/Bryan Boxing<\/p>\n<p>Rapp, 26, challenged for the WBC women\u2019s featherweight championship last month. Facebook\/Bryan Boxing<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Medina passed two bicyclists, including Rapp, before stopping his vehicle and deliberately reversing, striking Rapp.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Yorktown, Indiana, Rapp ran track at Purdue University before she took up boxing.<\/p>\n<p>She relocated to College Station, Texas, turning pro in 2024 while still working full time as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&amp;M University, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/49397126\/boxer-rapp-struck-car-riding-bicycle-dies-age-26\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ESPN reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rapp started her boxing career 8-0-1, and, last month, challenged Tiara Brown for the WBC women\u2019s featherweight title at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, ultimately losing a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>Brown paid tribute to her former opponent, describing Rapp as \u201cthe best dance partner I have ever faced as a pro,\u201d in a comment on an Instagram post from Most Valuable Promotions announcing her death.<\/p>\n<p>Driver Charles Medina, 31, was later arrested and charged with manslaughter. Brazos County Detention Center<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she asked for my autograph, it filled my heart because we were getting ready for war, yet she was still asking for my autograph. It made me smile, we fought a GREAT fight for the fans from the 1st bell to the last! It was my honor to share the ring with her,\u201d Brown wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes were also paid to Rapp by WBC\u2019s President, Mauricio Sulaiman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loss of Hannah Rapp leaves us heartbroken. She was an exceptional boxer, but above all, an invaluable member of our boxing family,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe join in the grief that overwhelms her loved ones, her team, and all those who had the privilege of knowing and supporting her throughout her brilliant career,\u201d Sulaiman added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A rising star boxer was killed after she was struck by an alleged road rage driver who deliberately&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":812078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,635,12375,14403,82,544,886],"class_list":["post-812077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-deaths","tag-fights","tag-sports","tag-texas","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/812078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}