Beibis Mendoza

Beibis Antonio Mendoza (born 1974-06-20 in Arboletes, Antioquia) is a professional boxer from Colombia. He is a former WBA light-flyweight champion.

Amateur career

Mendoza was a member of the 1996 Colombian Olympic Team as a Light Flyweight. His results were:

Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada) 12-1
Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) 6-18

Professional career

Mendoza turned professional in 1996 and captured the vacant WBA light flyweight title with a DQ win in 2000 over Rosendo Alvarez. In the fight Alvarez suffered two point deductions and was eventually disqualified for low blows by referee Mitch Halpern, who committed suicide 8 days after the fight.

Preceded by Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan Stripped	WBA Light Flyweight Champion 2000 Aug 12 – 2001 Mar 3	Succeeded by Rosendo Alvarez

External links

Professional boxing record for Beibis Mendoza from BoxRec

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