| Jean Baptiste Mendy | |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 9+1/2 in |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 67 |
| Wins: | 55 |
| Ko: | 31 |
| Losses: | 8 |
| Draws: | 3 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
Jean-Baptiste Mendy (16 March 1963 – 31 August 2020) was a Senegal-born French professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 2000. He was a two-time lightweight world champion, having held the WBC title from 1996 to 1997 and the WBA title from 1998 to 1999. At regional level he held the European lightweight title twice between 1992 and 1995.
Mendy turned professional in 1983 and compiled a record of 45–4–2 (1 NC) before facing Miguel Ángel González for the WBC lightweight title, he would lose via fifth round stoppage.[1]
Mendy would get another shot at the same title two years later but this time would be successful and won the belt vacated by González by beating Lamar Murphy. He lost the title in his first defense to Stevie Johnston the following year.[2]
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.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Win | 55–8–3 | Pedro García | PTS | 8 (8) | 2000-04-08 | |||
| 66 | Draw | 54–8–3 | Djamel Lifa | PTS | 10 (10) | 2000-01-31 | |||
| 65 | Win | 54–8–2 | Agustin Lorenzo | TKO | 4 (?) | 1999-11-15 | |||
| 64 | Loss | 53–8–2 | Julien Lorcy | TKO | 6 (12) | 1999-04-10 | |||
| 63 | Win | 53–7–2 | Alberto Esteban Sicurella | UD | 12 (12) | 1999-01-25 | |||
| 62 | Win | 52–7–2 | Viktor Baranov | PTS | 10 (10) | 1998-10-10 | |||
| 61 | Win | 51–7–2 | Orzubek Nazarov | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-05-16 | |||
| 60 | Loss | 50–7–2 | Khalid Rahilou | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-02-21 | |||
| 59 | Win | 50–6–2 | Steve Valdez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1997-12-17 | |||
| 58 | Loss | 49–6–2 | Stevie Johnston | SD | 12 (12) | 1997-03-01 | |||
| 57 | Win | 49–5–2 | Lamar Murphy | UD | 12 (12) | 1996-04-20 | |||
| 56 | Win | 48–5–2 | Rimvydas Bilius | RTD | 6 (10) | 1995-07-04 | |||
| 55 | Win | 47–5–2 | Oleg Marchenko | UD | 12 (12) | 1995-02-14 | |||
| 54 | Win | 46–5–2 | Racheed Lawal | TKO | 9 (12) | 1994-12-04 | |||
| 53 | Loss | 45–5–2 | Miguel Ángel González | TKO | 5 (12) | 1994-03-29 | |||
| 52 | Win | 45–4–2 | Angel Mona | TKO | 9 (12) | 1993-10-05 | |||
| 51 | Win | 44–4–2 | Carl Crook | KO | 8 (12) | 1993-04-29 | |||
| 50 | Win | 43–4–2 | Antonio Renzo | TKO | 3 (12) | 1993-01-28 | |||
| 49 | Win | 42–4–2 | Paul Burke | UD | 12 (12) | 1992-11-17 | |||
| 48 | Win | 41–4–2 | Angel Mona | PTS | 12 (12) | 1992-08-14 | |||
| 47 | Win | 40–4–2 | Stefano Cassi | RTD | 3 (12) | 1992-05-28 | |||
| 46 | Win | 39–4–2 | Antonio Renzo | TKO | 9 (12) | 1992-03-27 | |||
| 45 | Win | 38–4–2 | Jeff Roberts | KO | 5 (8) | 1992-01-10 | |||
| 44 | Win | 37–4–2 | Danilo Cabrera | TKO | 7 (8) | 1991-12-12 | |||
| 43 | Win | 36–4–2 | Angel Mona | TKO | 1 (10) | 1991-05-31 | |||
| 42 | Win | 35–4–2 | Christian Merle | KO | 10 (10) | 1991-04-12 | |||
| 41 | Win | 34–4–2 | Abdelak Lahmeri | TKO | 7 (8) | 1991-03-01 | |||
| 40 | Loss | 33–4–2 | Christian Merle | UD | 10 (10) | 1990-03-10 | |||
| 39 | Win | 33–3–2 | Julio Cesar Miranda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1989-10-07 | |||
| 38 | Win | 32–3–2 | Jesus Quinones | KO | 2 (?) | 1989-04-10 | |||
| 37 | Loss | 31–3–2 | Lofti Ben Sayel | KO | 8 (8) | 1988-11-14 | |||
| 36 | Win | 31–2–2 | Jose Rojas | KO | 3 (?) | 1988-09-26 | |||
| 35 | Win | 30–2–2 | Refugio Alvarado | TKO | 5 (?) | 1988-05-26 | |||
| 34 | Win | 29–2–2 | Angel Luis Garcia | KO | 3 (8) | 1988-03-12 | |||
| 33 | style=background:#DDD | NC | 28–2–2 | Angel Luis Garcia | NC | 2 (10) | 1988-02-27 | ||
| 32 | Win | 28–2–2 | Chris Silvas | TKO | 4 (8) | 1987-12-19 | |||
| 31 | Win | 27–2–2 | Kevin Pritchard | KO | 5 (8) | 1987-11-06 | |||
| 30 | Win | 26–2–2 | Jose Mosqueda | PTS | 8 (8) | 1987-10-10 | |||
| 29 | Win | 25–2–2 | Sebastian Wilburn | KO | 4 (?) | 1987-07-12 | |||
| 28 | Win | 24–2–2 | Arturo Hernandez | KO | 5 (?) | 1987-06-08 | |||
| 27 | Win | 23–2–2 | Aristides Acevedo | PTS | 8 (8) | 1987-05-25 | |||
| 26 | Win | 22–2–2 | Mario Salazar | KO | 2 (?) | 1987-05-12 | |||
| 25 | Win | 21–2–2 | Rafael Gandarilla | KO | 7 (?) | 1987-02-28 | |||
| 24 | Win | 20–2–2 | Vicente Macias | KO | 5 (?) | 1987-02-06 | |||
| 23 | Win | 19–2–2 | Mike Durvan | KO | 3 (10) | 1986-12-08 | |||
| 22 | Win | 18–2–2 | Ilaitia Vaka | TKO | 6 (10) | 1986-06-07 | |||
| 21 | Win | 17–2–2 | Vicente Jorge | DQ | 3 (?) | 1986-05-23 | |||
| 20 | Win | 16–2–2 | Michele Siracusa | RTD | 6 (?) | 1986-04-05 | |||
| 19 | Win | 15–2–2 | Rafael Sanchez Munoz | TKO | 4 (?) | 1986-03-14 | |||
| 18 | Win | 14–2–2 | Raffaele Paoletti | PTS | 8 (8) | 1986-02-03 | |||
| 17 | Win | 13–2–2 | Edgar Castro | PTS | 8 (8) | 1985-06-01 | |||
| 16 | Win | 12–2–2 | Sanna Kabore | PTS | 8 (8) | 1985-05-17 | |||
| 15 | Win | 11–2–2 | Jesus Bezanilla | KO | 1 (?) | 1985-03-29 | |||
| 14 | Win | 10–2–2 | Vicente Macias | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-12-07 | |||
| 13 | Win | 9–2–2 | Dusan Radosavljevic | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-06-26 | |||
| 12 | Win | 8–2–2 | Antoine Vivarelli | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-04-13 | |||
| 11 | Win | 7–2–2 | Dzavid Mahmutovic | TKO | 8 (?) | 1984-03-25 | |||
| 10 | Loss | 6–2–2 | Vicente Macias | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-03-02 | |||
| 9 | Draw | 6–1–2 | Nihat Er | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-01-21 | |||
| 8 | Loss | 6–1–1 | Lahcen Oumghar | TKO | 3 (?) | 1983-11-14 | |||
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Abdel Chahboune | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-10-10 | |||
| 6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Jean Luc Sautreau | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-08-06 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Norbert Alcade | TKO | 2 (?) | 1983-06-13 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Lexter Boucaud | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-03-14 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tiburce Mondelice | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-03-07 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Yannick Blandin | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-02-28 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gilles Beaurain | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-01-15 |
He died at the age of 57 from cancer on 31 August 2020 in Paris, France.[3] [4]
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