Patrick Mendy
| Patrick Mendy | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Patrick Taylor Mendy |
| Nickname(s) | The Tiger |
| Rated at | Super middleweight |
| Nationality | Gambian |
| Born |
September 26, 1990 The Gambia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 16 (KO 1) |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
Patrick Mendy (born September 26, 1990) is an Gambian professional boxer who was born in Gambia and currently lives in Maidenhead.
He made his debut as a professional boxer on 6 March 2009 against Travis Dickinson and lost on points. He then lost his next fight as well against Tobias Webb on points, with each of his first two opponents their debuts. He was picked as a contender for the 13th series of Prizefighter where he went on to win the competition. He was also the youngest fighter ever to take part in the competition at the age of 19.[1]
Early career
Mendy fought his first professional fight on 6 March 2009 and had a bad start to his career losing his first two fights against debuters Travis Dickinson and Tobias Webb. But, he went on to win his next two fights, one against debuter Matt Jack on points and next against Luke Allon on points who had a record of two wins in two fights.
Prizefighter
On June 30, 2010, Mendy competed in the 13th series of Prizefighter and came out the eventual winner of the competition. He came in to the competition following a loss from undefeated Kenny Anderson. In his first fight he beat Sam Horton by TKO in the 1st round and broke the record for the fastest ever knockout in Prizefighter at 82 seconds (1:22min). In the semi-final he beat Daniel Cadman by unanimous decision with all the scorecards reading 29-28 in favour of Mendy. In the final he fought in form Paul David and won on unanimous decision again and received £32,000 for his win, the judges scorecards were all in favour of Mendy, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27. In this series he broke an outstanding 3 Prizefighter records:
- Youngest ever Prizefighter contestant (19 years and 276 days)
- Youngest ever Prizefighter winner (19 years and 276 days)
- Fastest ever knockout (Vs Sam Horton in 82 seconds (1:22)
I believed in myself and I said at the beginning I would win this - there were no doubts about it
After Prizefighter
In 22 November 2014., Mendy fought against Polish boxer Robert Swierzbinski in Białystok, Poland. Mendy won by unanimous decision and received a first professional belt in his career - WBF in middleweight division.
Honours, awards and recognition
- 2010 - Prizefighter 13 (super-middleweights) champion
Professional boxing record
| 8 Wins (1 knockouts, 7 decisions) 4 Loss, 0 Draws[3] | |||||||
| Res. | Opponent | Type | Rounds fought (rounds scheduled) | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win |  Paul David |
UD | 3 (3) | 30 June 2010 | York Hall | Bethnal Green, London, England | Prizefighter Tournament super-middleweight final. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | Daniel Cadman |
UD | 3 (3) | 30 June 2010 | York Hall | Bethnal Green, London, England | Prizefighter Tournament super-middleweight semi-final. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | Sam Horton |
TKO | 1 (3) | 30 June 2010 | York Hall | Bethnal Green, London, England | Prizefighter Tournament super-middleweight quarter-final. Fastest ever Prizefighter knockout (82 seconds) |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Loss | Kenny Anderson |
PTS | 8 (8) | 15 March 2010 | Radisson Hotel | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | Ally Morrison |
PTS | 4 (4) | 1 December 2009 | Sheraton Hotel | London, England | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | Sam Couzens |
PTS | 4 (4) | 18 November 2009 | Royal Lancaster Hotel | Bayswater, London, England | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | Marlon Reid |
PTS | 6 (6) | 24 October 2009 | Riviera International Conference Centre | Torquay, Devon, England | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Loss | Jez Wilson |
PTS | 8 (8) | 18 July 2009 | Doncaster Racecourse | Doncaster, Yorkshire, England | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | Luke Allon |
PTS | 6 (6) | 6 June 2009 | Leisure Complex | Beverley, Yorkshire, England | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | Matt Jack |
PTS | 4 (4) | 22 March 2009 | York Hall | Bethnal Green, London, England | Pro debut for Matt Jack. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Loss | Tobias Webb |
PTS | 4 (4) | 14 March 2009 | M.E.N. Arena | Manchester, England | Pro debut for Tobias Webb. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Loss | Travis Dickinson |
PTS | 4 (4) | 6 March 2009 | Robin Park Centre | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | Pro debut for both Travis Dickinson and Patrick Mendy. |
References
- ↑ Teenage Mendy added to Prizefighter super middleweights Saddoboxing.com, Retrieved 30 June 2010
- ↑ Mendy makes history Sky Sports, Retrieved 01 July 2010
- ↑ Boxrec bouts Boxrec.com, Retrieved 3 July 2010