Jean Baptiste Mendy
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Jean-Baptiste Mendy | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Jean-Baptiste Mendy |
Rated at | Lightweight |
Nationality | French |
Born | Dakar, Senegal |
March 16, 1963
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 67 |
Wins | 55 |
Wins by KO | 31 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 3 |
No contests | 1 |
Jean-Baptiste Mendy (born 1963-03-16 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French former professional boxer of African origin. He's also a former WBC and WBA lightweight champion.
Professional career
Mendy turned pro in 1983 and captured the vacant WBC lightweight title with a win over Lamar Murphy in 1996. He lost the title in his first defense to Stevie Johnston the following year. In 1998, he captured the WBA lightweight title with a decision win over Orzubek Nazarov. He defended the belt once before losing it to Julien Lorcy in 1999. He retired the following year.
Preceded by
Miguel Ángel González
Vacates |
WBC Lightweight Champion 20 Apr 1996– 1 Mar 1997 |
Succeeded by Stevie Johnston |
Preceded by | WBA Lightweight Champion 16 May 1998 – 10 Apr 1999 |
Succeeded by Julien Lorcy |
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- 1963 births
- French boxers
- French people of Senegalese descent
- Sportspeople from Dakar
- Lightweight boxers
- Living people
- Southpaw boxers
- World Boxing Association champions
- World Boxing Council champions
- World lightweight boxing champions
- World boxing champions
- Male boxers
- French sportsmen
- African boxing biography stubs
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