Yvan Mendy (born 21 May 1985) is a French professional boxer of Senegalese descent.
Professional career In June 2013, a year after unsuccessfully taking on Viktor Postol for the WBC International Silver super lightweight title, Mendy won the French lightweight title for the first time, beating Marvin Petit. He went on to defend this title four times before trying to become European champion.
In April 2015 Mendy fought Edis Tatli for the vacant EBU (European) lightweight title and was defeated by unanimous decision.
On December 12, 2015, Mendy recorded a split-decision victory over Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte.
Mendy fought Sam Noakes for the vacant European lightweight title at York Hall in London, England, on 20 April 2024, losing by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes58WinMaycol EscobarUD67 Dec 202457Loss48–7–1 Sam NoakesUD1220 Apr 202456Win48–6–1 Bastien BallestaSD1211 May 202355Loss47–6–1 Denys BerinchykUD123 Dec 202254Win47–5–1 Gianluca CegliaUD1230 Apr 202253Win46–5–1 Miguel Cesario AntinUD85 Dec 202052Win45–5–1 Alain Christian SangueUD817 Oct 202051Win44–5–1 Jaider ParraKO6 (12)13 Dec 201950Win43–5–1 Diego Fabian EligioUD1218 Jul 201949Win42–5–1 Hakim Ben AliTKO8 (12)28 Mar 201948Win41–5–1 Achiko OdikadzeTKO6 (8)26 Jan 201947Loss40–5–1 Luke CampbellUD1222 Sep 201846Win40–4–1 Jesus ArevaloKO8 (12)14 Dec 201745Win39–4–1 Florian MontelsUD1012 Oct 201744Win38–4–1 Javier Jose ClaveroUD1226 Jun 201743Win37–4–1 Juan OcuraUD1026 Mar 201742Win36–4–1 Massimiliano BallisaiKO5 (12)10 Nov 201641Win35–4–1 Francesco PateraUD1213 May 201640Win34–4–1 Samir KasmiTKO9 (12)12 Mar 201639Win33–4–1 Luke CampbellSD1212 Dec 201538Win32–4–1 Reynaldo MoraTKO3 (6)03 Oct 201537Win31–4–1 Felix LoraUD613 Jun 201536Loss30–4–1 Edis TatliUD1225 Apr 201535Win30–3–1 Aboubeker BechelaghemUD1031 Oct 201434Win29–3–1 Sebastien BenitoTKO2 (10)15 May 201433Win28–3–1 Sylvain ChapelleUD1017 Jan 201432Win27–3–1 Sebastien BenitoTKO8 (10)22 Nov 201331Win26–3–1 Marvin PetitUD1014 Jun 101330Loss25–3–1 Viktor PostolUD1227 Jun 201229Win25–2–1 Denis Farias2 (8)4 May 201228Win24–2–1 Nugzar MargvelashviliPTS611 Feb 201227Win23–2–1 Tarik MadniKO4 (12)16 Dec 201126Win22–2–1 Mladen ZivkovTKO3 (6)12 Nov 201125Loss21–2–1 Abdoulaye SoukounaUD1018 Jun 201124Draw21–1–1 Abdoulaye Soukouna101 Apr 201123Win21–1 Sam RukundoUD1210 Dec 201022Win20–1 Peter McDonaghUD124 Jun 201021Win19–1 Beka SajaiaKO5 (8)2 Apr 201020Win18–1 Bismarck AlfaroPTS626 Feb 201019Win17–1 Almin Kovacevic5 (8)11 Dec 200918Win16–1 Konstantins SakaraTKO4 (8)6 Nov 200917Win15–1 Araik SachbazjanPTS65 June 200916Win14–1 Marian CazacuPTS618 Apr 200915Win13–1 Kirkor KirkorovTKO2 (6)3 Apr 200914Loss12–1 Abdoulaye Sokouna617 May 200813Win12–0 Wladimir BorovPTS64 Apr 200812Win11–0 Abendi AalamPTS629 May 20071110–0 Mourad Sabry El MalkiNC3 (6)11 May 200710Win10–0Lubomir Wejs2 (6)16 Mar 20079Win9–0Akim MehadjiTKO3 (6)24 Feb 20078Win8–0Alexis WernetTKO2 (6)30 Jan 20077Win7–0Mohamed BoulakhrasPTS615 Dec 20066Win6–0Tibor RafaelTKO3 (6)17 Nov 20065Win5–0Krasimir DimitrovTKO1 (4)17 June 20064Win4–0Milan RybarTKO43 June 20063Win3–0Veselin VasilevPTS419 May 20062Win2–0Mahamadou Traore429 Apr 20061Win1–0Faisal Bahache2 (4)25 Mar 2006
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