Jean-Paul Mendy biography
Date of birth : 1973-12-14
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines
Nationality : French
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-06-10
Credited as : Middleweight boxer, Sakio Bika , Lucian Bute fight 2011
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Jean-Paul Mendy is a professional boxer from France, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The southpaw represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Germany's Sven Ottke on points (4-11).
Mendy made his professional debut on December 22, 2000, when he beat countryman Guy Dia-Njoh on knock-out in the second round. He is undefeated as a pro and has drawn with Anthony Hanshaw.
Mendy fought Sakio Bika on July 31 in Las Vegas, for an IBF #1 spot and a shot at the title. Bika lost the fight by disqualification in the 1st round after he knocked Mendy out with a punch following a knockdown and while Mendy was still on his knees.
Mendy will fight on July 9, 2011 in Bucharest with the Romanian-Canadian boxer, Lucian Bute which is the the current IBF Super Middleweight champion.
