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| Full name | Jean-Paul Mendy | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | France | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 14, 1973 Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Middleweight | |||||||||||||||
| Club | BA les Mureaux 78 | |||||||||||||||
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Jean-Paul Mendy (born December 14, 1973 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines) 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.
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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).
Jean-Paul made his professional debut on December 22, 2000, when he beat countryman Guy Dia-Njoh on knock-out in the second round. He was undefeated as professional for 29 matches.
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.
On July 9 2011, Mendy fought for the IBF Super Middleweight title against Lucian Bute in his native country, Romania, in an event which took place at Romexpo in the capital Bucharest. Jean-Paul Mendy lost the title match via knockout at 2:48 in the fourth round.[1]