# Jean Baptiste Mendy

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.

## Professional career

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.

### WBC lightweight title

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.

### WBA lightweight title

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.

## Professional boxing record

| 67 fights | 55 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 31 | 4 |
| By decision | 23 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 67 | Win | 55–8–3 (1) | Pedro García | PTS | 8 (8) | 2000-04-08 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | |
| 66 | Draw | 54–8–3 (1) | Djamel Lifa | PTS | 10 (10) | 2000-01-31 | Paris, France | |
| 65 | Win | 54–8–2 (1) | Agustin Lorenzo | TKO | 4 (?) | 1999-11-15 | Paris, France | |
| 64 | Loss | 53–8–2 (1) | Julien Lorcy | TKO | 6 (12) | 1999-04-10 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | Lost WBA lightweight title |
| 63 | Win | 53–7–2 (1) | Alberto Esteban Sicurella | UD | 12 (12) | 1999-01-25 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | Retained WBA lightweight title |
| 62 | Win | 52–7–2 (1) | Viktor Baranov | PTS | 10 (10) | 1998-10-10 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | |
| 61 | Win | 51–7–2 (1) | Orzubek Nazarov | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-05-16 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | Won WBA lightweight title |
| 60 | Loss | 50–7–2 (1) | Khalid Rahilou | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-02-21 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | For WBA light-welterweight title |
| 59 | Win | 50–6–2 (1) | Steve Valdez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1997-12-17 | Thiais, France | |
| 58 | Loss | 49–6–2 (1) | Stevie Johnston | SD | 12 (12) | 1997-03-01 | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France | Lost WBC lightweight title |
| 57 | Win | 49–5–2 (1) | Lamar Murphy | UD | 12 (12) | 1996-04-20 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Won vacant WBC lightweight title |
| 56 | Win | 48–5–2 (1) | Rimvydas Bilius | RTD | 6 (10) | 1995-07-04 | Thiais, France | |
| 55 | Win | 47–5–2 (1) | Oleg Marchenko | UD | 12 (12) | 1995-02-14 | Thiais, France | Retained European lightweight title |
| 54 | Win | 46–5–2 (1) | Racheed Lawal | TKO | 9 (12) | 1994-12-04 | Palais Omnisports de Thiais, Thiais, France | Won European lightweight title |
| 53 | Loss | 45–5–2 (1) | Miguel Ángel González | TKO | 5 (12) | 1994-03-29 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | For WBC lightweight title |
| 52 | Win | 45–4–2 (1) | Angel Mona | TKO | 9 (12) | 1993-10-05 | Dijon, France | Retained European lightweight title |
| 51 | Win | 44–4–2 (1) | Carl Crook | KO | 8 (12) | 1993-04-29 | Levallois-Perret, France | Retained European lightweight title |
| 50 | Win | 43–4–2 (1) | Antonio Renzo | TKO | 3 (12) | 1993-01-28 | Levallois-Perret, France | Retained European lightweight title |
| 49 | Win | 42–4–2 (1) | Paul Burke | UD | 12 (12) | 1992-11-17 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Retained European lightweight title |
| 48 | Win | 41–4–2 (1) | Angel Mona | PTS | 12 (12) | 1992-08-14 | Ajaccio, France | Retained European lightweight title |
| 47 | Win | 40–4–2 (1) | Stefano Cassi | RTD | 3 (12) | 1992-05-28 | Creil, France | Retained European lightweight title |
| 46 | Win | 39–4–2 (1) | Antonio Renzo | TKO | 9 (12) | 1992-03-27 | Creil, France | Won European lightweight title |
| 45 | Win | 38–4–2 (1) | Jeff Roberts | KO | 5 (8) | 1992-01-10 | Salle des sports Maurice Piot, Vitrolles, France | |
| 44 | Win | 37–4–2 (1) | Danilo Cabrera | TKO | 7 (8) | 1991-12-12 | Massy, France | |
| 43 | Win | 36–4–2 (1) | Angel Mona | TKO | 1 (10) | 1991-05-31 | Échirolles, France | Won French lightweight title |
| 42 | Win | 35–4–2 (1) | Christian Merle | KO | 10 (10) | 1991-04-12 | Salle du Cosec, Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 41 | Win | 34–4–2 (1) | Abdelak Lahmeri | TKO | 7 (8) | 1991-03-01 | Aix-en-Provence, France | |
| 40 | Loss | 33–4–2 (1) | Christian Merle | UD | 10 (10) | 1990-03-10 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 39 | Win | 33–3–2 (1) | Julio Cesar Miranda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1989-10-07 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 38 | Win | 32–3–2 (1) | Jesus Quinones | KO | 2 (?) | 1989-04-10 | Nogent-sur-Marne, France | |
| 37 | Loss | 31–3–2 (1) | Lofti Ben Sayel | KO | 8 (8) | 1988-11-14 | Pavillon Baltard, Nogent-sur-Marne, France | |
| 36 | Win | 31–2–2 (1) | Jose Rojas | KO | 3 (?) | 1988-09-26 | Pavillon Baltard, Nogent-sur-Marne, France | |
| 35 | Win | 30–2–2 (1) | Refugio Alvarado | TKO | 5 (?) | 1988-05-26 | Paris, France | |
| 34 | Win | 29–2–2 (1) | Angel Luis Garcia | KO | 3 (8) | 1988-03-12 | Stade de Levallois, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 33 | NC | 28–2–2 (1) | Angel Luis Garcia | NC | 2 (10) | 1988-02-27 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 32 | Win | 28–2–2 | Chris Silvas | TKO | 4 (8) | 1987-12-19 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | |
| 31 | Win | 27–2–2 | Kevin Pritchard | KO | 5 (8) | 1987-11-06 | Salle Sallusse Santoni, Antibes, France | |
| 30 | Win | 26–2–2 | Jose Mosqueda | PTS | 8 (8) | 1987-10-10 | Le Zénith, Paris, France | |
| 29 | Win | 25–2–2 | Sebastian Wilburn | KO | 4 (?) | 1987-07-12 | Sports Complex, Mérignac, France | |
| 28 | Win | 24–2–2 | Arturo Hernandez | KO | 5 (?) | 1987-06-08 | Mérignac, France | |
| 27 | Win | 23–2–2 | Aristides Acevedo | PTS | 8 (8) | 1987-05-25 | Villeurbanne, France | |
| 26 | Win | 22–2–2 | Mario Salazar | KO | 2 (?) | 1987-05-12 | Le Mans, France | |
| 25 | Win | 21–2–2 | Rafael Gandarilla | KO | 7 (?) | 1987-02-28 | Paris, France | |
| 24 | Win | 20–2–2 | Vicente Macias | KO | 5 (?) | 1987-02-06 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 23 | Win | 19–2–2 | Mike Durvan | KO | 3 (10) | 1986-12-08 | Usines Center, Paris, France | |
| 22 | Win | 18–2–2 | Ilaitia Vaka | TKO | 6 (10) | 1986-06-07 | Omni Sports Stadium, Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 21 | Win | 17–2–2 | Vicente Jorge | DQ | 3 (?) | 1986-05-23 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 20 | Win | 16–2–2 | Michele Siracusa | RTD | 6 (?) | 1986-04-05 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 19 | Win | 15–2–2 | Rafael Sanchez Munoz | TKO | 4 (?) | 1986-03-14 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 18 | Win | 14–2–2 | Raffaele Paoletti | PTS | 8 (8) | 1986-02-03 | Paris, France | |
| 17 | Win | 13–2–2 | Edgar Castro | PTS | 8 (8) | 1985-06-01 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | |
| 16 | Win | 12–2–2 | Sanna Kabore | PTS | 8 (8) | 1985-05-17 | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | Win | 11–2–2 | Jesus Bezanilla | KO | 1 (?) | 1985-03-29 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 14 | Win | 10–2–2 | Vicente Macias | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-12-07 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 13 | Win | 9–2–2 | Dusan Radosavljevic | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-06-26 | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | |
| 12 | Win | 8–2–2 | Antoine Vivarelli | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-04-13 | Salle Sallusse Santoni, Antibes, France | |
| 11 | Win | 7–2–2 | Dzavid Mahmutovic | TKO | 8 (?) | 1984-03-25 | Podgorica, SFR Yugoslavia | |
| 10 | Loss | 6–2–2 | Vicente Macias | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-03-02 | Bayonne, France | |
| 9 | Draw | 6–1–2 | Nihat Er | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-01-21 | Montargis, France | |
| 8 | Loss | 6–1–1 | Lahcen Oumghar | TKO | 3 (?) | 1983-11-14 | Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Abdel Chahboune | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-10-10 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Jean Luc Sautreau | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-08-06 | Dijon, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Norbert Alcade | TKO | 2 (?) | 1983-06-13 | Paris, France | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Lexter Boucaud | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-03-14 | Paris, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tiburce Mondelice | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-03-07 | Paris, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Yannick Blandin | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-02-28 | Paris, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gilles Beaurain | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-01-15 | Guise, France | |

## Personal life

He died at the age of 57 from cancer on 31 August 2020 in Paris, France.