Jean-Paul Mendy (born December 14, 1973 in

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from France, who won the bronze medal in the

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division (– 75 kg) at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in

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Amateur

The southpaw represented his native country at the

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, where he was defeated in the first round by Germany's

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on points (4-11).

Pro

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

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on July 31 in

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, for an

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#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.

Challenging Bute

On July 9, 2011, Mendy fought for the

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title against

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in his native country,

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, in an event which took place at

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in the capital

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. Jean-Paul Mendy lost the title match via

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at 2:48 in the fourth round.

Professional boxing record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendy, Jean-Paul 1973 births Living people People from Mantes-la-Jolie French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Middleweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for France French male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Yvelines Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games