Patrick Mendy

British boxer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish boxer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth26 September 1990, Gambia
Age34 years
The details

Biography

Patrick Mendy (born 26 September 1990) is a Gambian-British professional boxer who lives in Maidenhead.

He made his debut as a professional boxer on 6 March 2009 against Travis Dickinson and lost on points. He then lost his next fight as well against Tobias Webb on points, with each of his first two opponents their debuts. He was picked as a contender for the 13th series of Prizefighter where he went on to win the competition. He was also the youngest fighter ever to take part in the competition at the age of 19.

Early career

Mendy fought his first professional fight on 6 March 2009 and had a bad start to his career losing his first two fights against debuters Travis Dickinson and Tobias Webb. But, he went on to win his next two fights, one against debuter Matt Jack on points and next against Luke Allon on points who had a record of two wins in two fights.

Prizefighter

On 30 June 2010 Mendy competed in the 13th series of Prizefighter and came out the eventual winner of the competition. He came into the competition following a loss from undefeated Kenny Anderson. In his first fight he beat Sam Horton by TKO in the 1st round and broke the record for the fastest ever knockout in Prizefighter at 82 seconds (1:22min). In the semi-final he beat Daniel Cadman by unanimous decision with all the scorecards reading 29-28 in favour of Mendy. In the final he fought in form Paul David and won on unanimous decision again and received £32,000 for his win, the judges scorecards were all in favour of Mendy, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27. In this series he broke an outstanding 3 Prizefighter records:

  • Youngest ever Prizefighter contestant (19 years and 276 days)
  • Youngest ever Prizefighter winner (19 years and 276 days)
  • Fastest ever knockout (Vs Sam Horton in 82 seconds (1:22)


I believed in myself and I said at the beginning I would win this - there were no doubts about it

— Patrick Mendy,

After Prizefighter

On 22 November 2014, Mendy fought against Polish boxer Robert Swierzbinski in Białystok, Poland. Mendy won by unanimous decision and received a first professional belt in his career - WBF in middleweight division.

Honours, awards and recognition

  • 2010 - Prizefighter 13 (super-middleweights) champion

Professional boxing record

31 fights, 17 wins (1 knockouts), 12 losses (1 knockouts), 2 draw
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
31Loss17-12-2 Ali AkhmedovUD811 Mar 2017 Hala MOSiR, Siemiatycze, Poland
30Draw17-11-2 Apti UstarkhanovSD1210 Dec 2016 Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow, RussiaFor IBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
29Loss17-11-1 Lolenga MockMD1004 Jun 2016 Frederiksberg-Hallerne, Frederiksberg, Denmark
28Win17-10-1 Oscar AhlinUD823 Apr 2016 Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden
27Loss16-10-1 Hassan N'Dam N'JikamUD812 Mar 2016 Palais des sports, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
26Loss16-9-1 Kamil SzeremetaUD826 Sep 2015 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
25Win16-8-1 Robert SwierzbinskiUD1222 Nov 2014 Sport Hall, Białystok, PolandWon vacant WBF Middleweight title.
24Loss15-8-1 Arif MagomedovUD1209 Aug 2014 Open-Air Bike Show, Sevastopol, Crimea, RussiaFor WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title.
23Win15-7-1 Virgilijus StapulionisPTS623 Feb 2014 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
22Loss14-7-1 Callum SmithTKO1 (10), 2:5321 Sep 2013 Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, United KingdomFor vacant BBBofC super middleweight title.
21Draw14-6-1 Dmitry ChudinovPTS820 Jul 2013 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
20Loss14-6-0 Patrick NielsenUD1209 Feb 2013 Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg, DenmarkFor WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title.
19Win14-5-0 Norbert SzekeresPTS602 Jun 2012 ExCel Arena, Dockland, London, United Kingdom
18Loss13-5-0 Bradley PrycePTS1024 Mar 2012 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
17Win13-4-0 Andrejs LoginovsPTS421 Nov 2011 Big Top, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom
16Win12-4-0 Tony RandellPTS427 Oct 2011 Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
15Win11-4-0 Paul SamuelsPTS630 Apr 2011 Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
14Win10-4-0 Ruslans PojonisevsPTS424 Mar 2011 Manor Park, Clydach, Wales, United Kingdom
13Win9-4-0 Jamie AmblerPTS406 Nov 2010 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
12Win8-4-0 Paul DavidUD330 Jun 2010 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
11Win7-4-0 Daniel CadmanUD330 Jun 2010 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
10Win6-4-0 Sam HortonTKO1 (3)30 Jun 2010 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
9Loss5-4-0 Kenny AndersonPTS815 Mar 2010 Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
8Win5-3-0 Ally MorrisonPTS401 Dec 2009 Sheraton Hotel, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
7Win4-3-0 Sam CouzensPTS418 Nov 2009 Royal Lancaster Hotel, Bayswater, London, United Kingdom
6Win3-3-0 Marlon ReidPTS424 Oct 2009 Riviera International Conference Centre, Devon, United Kingdom
5Loss2-3-0 Jez WilsonPTS818 Jul 2009 Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4Win2-2-0 Luke AllonPTS606 Jun 2009 Leisure Complex, Beverley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3Win1-2-0 Matt JackPTS422 Mar 2009 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
2Loss0-2-0 Tobias WebbPTS414 Mar 2009 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
1Loss0-1-0 Travis DickinsonPTS406 Mar 2009 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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