Beibis Antonio Mendoza (born 20 June 1974) is a Colombian
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. He is a former
WBA light-flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a Weight class (boxing), weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York (s ...
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
Oleh Stanislavovych Kiryukhin ( uk, Кирюхін Олег Станіславович; born January 1, 1975, in Mariupol) is a Ukrainian boxer, who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Olympic results
*Defeated Ab ...
(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
Mitchell Howard Halpern (July 14, 1967 – August 20, 2000) was an American boxing referee who officiated some of the sport's biggest matches.
Early career
Halpern began his career in March 1991 and went on to referee 87 championship fights and ...
, who committed suicide 8 days after the fight.
Professional boxing record
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1974 births
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Light-flyweight boxers
Living people
Olympic boxers for Colombia
World Boxing Association champions
World light-flyweight boxing champions
World boxing champions
Sportspeople from Antioquia Department
Colombian male boxers
20th-century Colombian people
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