Argenis Mendez
| Argenis Méndez | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Argenis Alexander Méndez Zapata |
| Rated at |
Super featherweight Lightweight |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Born |
July 3, 1986 San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan, Dominican Republic |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Argenis Méndez (born Argenis Alexander Méndez Zapata; July 3, 1986 in San Juan de la Maguana) is a Dominican professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the junior world championships in 2004. He is a former IBF Super Featherweight champion.
Argenis Mendez started boxing at the age of 12. Mendez won featherweight silver at the World Junior Championships 2004 where he beat Eddy Flores Cotilla but lost to Eduard Ambartsumyan, in the final.
He lost in the first round of the Olympics in 2004 against the Ukrainian, Maksym Tretyak. Mendez qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 2005, he beat Abner Cotto on his way to winning the PanAm Championships).
He also holds several wins over Carlos Velasquez.
Defeated Naskali Jyri Jarmo on points, 20-8 at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships, but lost early against Russian amateur standout Aleksei Tishchenko who had beaten him earlier in the year.
He debuted in 2006, knocking out Jose Fonseco in the second round at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Achieving a 12 fight win streak, mainly at super featherweight, until losing a close split decision to Jaime Sandoval, wherein he knocked down Sandoval in the first round.
He came back to win 6 consecutive fight including 12-round decision victories over fringe contender Martin Honorio and former IBF super featherweight champion Cassius Baloyi. Mendez fought Honorio on May 8, 2010 in the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, winning a close majority decision with scores, of 114-114,116-112, and 116-112. Honorio pressured Mendez using body attacks, while Mendez used his superior hand speed and combination punching to counter Honorio. In an IBF super featherweight title eliminator, Mendez fought Baloyi in Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa on January 29, 2011. Mendez won a unanimous decision victory, with scores of 117-110, 117-110, and 117-111, outclassing the former champion with his speed, and combination punching.
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