Luis Enrique Mendoza is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 1998.
Boxing career
Amateur career Mendoza participated in the 1983 Pan American Games, he would lose in the first round to Dominican boxer Laureano Ramírez.
Professional career Mendoza turned professional in 1985 & amassed a record of 26-2-2 before he challenged and beat compatriot Rubén Darío Palacio, to win the vacant WBA super bantamweight world title. Mendoza defended the title four times including against French boxer Fabrice Benichou. He would eventually lose the title to Mexico's Raúl Pérez.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47LossFreddie Norwood46Win38–6–2Edward Barrios45Loss37–6–2Regilio Tuur44Win37–5–2Ericel Nucamendi43Loss36–5–2Eloy Rojas42Win36–4–2Hilario Guzman41Win35–4–2José Sanabria40Loss34–4–2Wilfredo Vázquez39Win34–3–2Edgar Rodriguez38Win33–3–2Abenicio Gonzalez37Win32–3–2Mario Diaz36Loss31–3–2Raúl Pérez35Win31–2–2Joao Cardoso34Win30–2–2Carlos Uribe33Win29–2–2Visan Thummong32Win28–2–2Fabrice Benichou31Win27–2–2Rubén Darío Palacio30Draw26–2–2Rubén Darío Palacio29Draw26–2–1Carlos Rocha28Loss26–2Juan José Estrada27Win26–1Azael Moran26Win25–1Manuel Vilchez25Win24–1Enrique Sanchez24Win23–1Salatiel Palacios23Win22–1Jaime Castellon22Win21–1Miguel Maturana21Win20–1Enrique Sanchez20Win19–1Daniel Blanco19Win18–1Gilberto Barcenas18Win17–1Moises Fuentes Rocha17Win16–1Eudo Bermudez16Win15–1Rafael Martinez15Win14–1Alirio Macis14Win13–1Ezequiel Hernandez13Win12–1Gustavo Zabala12Win11–1Manuel Ariza11Win10–1Albeiro Arboleda10Win9–1Alejandro Pastrana9Win8–1Manuel Salgado8Win7–1Ezequiel Hernandez7Win6–1Tomas Maza6Loss5–1Jesse Williams5Win5–0Luis Monzote4Win4–0Darryl Pinckney3Win3–0Valerio Zea2Win2–0Onofre Valiente1Win1–0Luis Berrio
See also List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions
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