Jean Baptiste Mendy

French boxer (1963–2020)

5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)StanceSouthpaw Boxing recordTotal fights67Wins55Wins by KO31Losses8Draws3No contests1

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.^[1]

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 Orzubek Nazarov	WBA Lightweight Champion 16 May 1998 – 10 Apr 1999	Succeeded by Julien Lorcy

Personal life

He died at the age of 57 from cancer on 31 August 2020 in Paris, France^[2]

References

^ "BoxRec: List of European lightweight title fights". BoxRec. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ Ake Persson, Per (1 September 2020). "Jean Baptiste Mendy, 57, Passes Away Due To Cancer". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.