Quick Facts
Biography
Jean-Paul Mendy (born December 14, 1973 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines) is a professional boxer from France, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Amateur
The southpaw represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the first round by Germany's Sven Ottke 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 Sakio Bika on July 31 in Las Vegas, for an IBF #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 IBF Super Middleweight title against Lucian Bute in his native country, Romania, in an event which took place at Romexpo in the capital Bucharest. Jean-Paul Mendy lost the title match via knockout at 2:48 in the fourth round.
Professional boxing record
| 29 Wins (16 knockouts, 13 decisions), 1 Losses (1 knockout, 0 decision), 1 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 29-1-1 |  Lucian Bute | KO | 4 (12) | 2011-07-09 | Romexpo Dome, Bucharest, Romania | Lost IBF Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 29-0-1 |  Sakio Bika | DQ | 1 (12) | 2010-07-31 |  Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | IBF Super Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 28-0-1 |  Josival Lima Teixeira | KO | 9 (10) | 2010-03-20 |  La Palestre, Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Win | 27-0-1 |  Matthew Barr | TKO | 4 (8) | 2009-11-06 | Palais des Sports de Toulon, Toulon, Var | |
| Win | 26-0-1 | Nathan King | RTD | 6 (10) | 2009-09-10 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, Île-de-France | |
| Win | 25-0-1 |  Jason Naugler | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-10-25 | Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina | Won vacant IBF International Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 24-0-1 | Christopher Holt | TKO | 5 (8) | 2007-11-29 | The Plex, Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Draw | 23-0-1 | Anthony Hanshaw | SD | 12 (12) | 2007-01-05 | DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven, Mississippi | For vacant IBO Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 23-0-0 | Henry Buchanan | UD | 10 (10) | 2006-10-06 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California | |
| Win | 22-0-0 | Dallas Vargas | TKO | 1 (10) | 2006-07-28 | PFTC Sports Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 21-0-0 | Laurent Goury | PTS | 8 (8) | 2006-06-09 | Lucé, Eure-et-Loir | |
| Win | 20-0-0 | Travis Clybourn | TKO | 2 (5) | 2006-04-29 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Win | 19-0-0 | Carlton Holland | TKO | 2 (8) | 2005-07-01 | The Plex, Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Win | 18-0-0 | Akim Gros | TKO | 4 (10) | 2005-05-28 | Lucé, Eure-et-Loir | |
| Win | 17-0-0 | Octavian Stoica | TKO | 5 (8) | 2004-11-20 | Lucé, Eure-et-Loir | |
| Win | 16-0-0 | Frederic Esther | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-04-08 | Poitiers, Vienne | Retained France Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 15-0-0 |  Simon Mokoena | PTS | 8 (8) | 2004-02-20 | Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne | |
| Win | 14-0-0 | Rachid Kanfouah | PTS | 10 (10) | 2003-11-14 | Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme | Retained France Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 13-0-0 |  Sergey Karanevich | UD | 8 (8) | 2003-05-19 | Palais des Sports, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Win | 12-0-0 |  Eliseo Nogueira | PTS | 8 (8) | 2003-04-04 | Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Win | 11-0-0 | Eliseo Nogueira | PTS | 10 (10) | 2002-12-05 | Palais des Sports, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Youssef Temsoury | UD | 10 (10) | 2002-05-02 | Pont-Audemer, Eure | Retained France Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 9-0-0 | Rachid Kanfouah | MD | 10 (10) | 2002-02-26 | Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme | Won vacant France Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 8-0-0 |  Daniel Sackey | TKO | 5 (8) | 2001-12-14 | Béziers, Hérault | |
| Win | 7-0-0 | Richard Pokossi | PTS | 8 (8) | 2001-11-24 | Palais des Sports, Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis | |
| Win | 6-0-0 |  Ernest Barbarosa | TKO | 3 (6) | 2001-08-04 | Plages du Prado, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Win | 5-0-0 |  Mourad Djabrouhou | TKO | 3 (6) | 2001-05-28 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Win | 4-0-0 |  Milojko Pivljanin | TKO | 4 (6) | 2001-03-31 | Saint-Bonnet, Charente-Maritime | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Rachid Bakour | TKO | 2 (6) | 2001-03-12 | Palais des Sports, Paris | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Said Boukefous | TKO | 1 (6) | 2001-02-16 | Mont-de-Marsan, Landes | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Guy Dia Njoh | TKO | 2 (6) | 2000-12-22 | Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis | Pro debut. |