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Jean-Baptiste Mendy

Jean-Baptiste Mendy
Statistics
Real name Jean-Baptiste Mendy
Weight(s) Lightweight
Nationality France French
Born (1963-03-16) March 16, 1963 (age 54)
Dakar, Senegal
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.

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.



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