Yvan Mendy

Yvan Mendy (born 21 May 1985) is a French professional boxer of Senegalese descent, who has held amongst others, the WBC International lightweight title and the French Lightweight title.^[1]

Pro

In June 2013, a year after unsuccessfully taking on Viktor Postol for the WBC International Silver super lightweight title, Mendy won the French lightweight title for the first time, beating Marvin Petit. He went on to defend this title four times before trying to become European champion.

In April 2015 Mendy fought Edis Tatli for the vacant EBU (European) lightweight title and was defeated by unanimous decision.

On December 12 2015 Mendy recorded a shock split-decision victory over Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell.^[2]

Professional boxing record

42 fights, 36 wins (18 knockouts), 4 loss, 1 draw, 1 NC
No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
42	Win	36-4-1 (1)	Massimiliano Ballisai	KO	5 (12)	10 Nov 2016	Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris XIII, Paris, France	Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Lightweight title.
41	Win	35-4-1 (1)	Francesco Patera	UD	12	13 May 2016	Salle Leo Lagrange, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise, France	Won vacant EBU-EU Lightweight title.
40	Win	34–4-1 (1)	Samir Kasmi	TKO	9 (12)	12 Mar 2016	Palais des sports, Hauts-de-Seine, France	Retained WBC International Lightweight title.
39	Win	33–4-1 (1)	Luke Campbell	SD	12	12 Dec 2015	Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom	Won WBC International Lightweight title.
38	Win	32–4-1 (1)	Reynaldo Mora	TKO	3 (6)	03 Oct 2015	Gymnase Royallieu, Compiègne, Oise, France
37	Win	31–4-1 (1)	Felix Lora	UD	6	13 Jun 2015	Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, Paris, France
36	Loss	30–4-1 (1)	Edis Tatli	UD	12	25 Apr 2015	Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland	For vacant EBU Lightweight title.
35	Win	30–3-1 (1)	Aboubeker Bechelaghem	UD	10	31 Oct 2014	Gymnase Michel Monard, Breuil le Sec, Oise, France	Retained France lightweight title.

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