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'''Patrick Mendy''' (born September 26, 1990) is |
'''Patrick Mendy''' (born September 26, 1990) is an [[Gambian]] professional boxer who was born in [[Gambia]] and currently lives in [[Maidenhead, Berkshire|Maidenhead]]. |
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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, |
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 series|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.<ref>[http://www.saddoboxing.com/12431-matchroom-boxing-teenager-mendy-added.html ''Teenage Mendy added to Prizefighter super middleweights''] Saddoboxing.com, Retrieved 30 June 2010</ref> |
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== Early career == |
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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. |
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== Prizefighter == |
== Prizefighter == |
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*Fastest ever knockout (Vs Sam Horton in 82 seconds (1:22) |
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{{quote|I believed in myself and I said at the beginning I would win this - there were no doubts about it|Patrick Mendy |
{{quote|I believed in myself and I said at the beginning I would win this - there were no doubts about it|Patrick Mendy|<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12183_6239526,00.html ''Mendy makes history''] Sky Sports, Retrieved 01 July 2010</ref>}} |
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== Honours, awards and recognition == |
== Honours, awards and recognition == |
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|align=center colspan=8 |'''8 Wins''' (1 knockouts, 7 decisions) '''4 Loss''', '''0 Draws'''<ref>[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=487234&cat=boxer ''Boxrec bouts''] Boxrec.com, Retrieved 3 July 2010</ref> |
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|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Paul Samuels]] |
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|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Jamie Ambler]] |
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|6 November 2010 |
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|[[Newport Leisure Centre]] |
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|6 March 2009 |
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|[[Wigan]], Greater Manchester, England |
|[[Wigan]], Greater Manchester, England |
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[[Category:People from Reading, Berkshire]] |
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[[Category:Gambian boxers]] |
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Revision as of 17:14, 15 July 2011
Patrick Mendy | |
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Born | Patrick Taylor Mendy September 26, 1990 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Other names | The Tiger |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super middleweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 12 |
Wins | 8 |
Wins by KO | 1 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Patrick Mendy (born September 26, 1990) is an Gambian professional boxer who was born in Gambia and currently 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.[1]
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 June 30, 2010, Mendy competed in the 13th series of Prizefighter and came out the eventual winner of the competition. He came in to 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, [2]
Honours, awards and recognition
- 2010 - Prizefighter 13 (super-middleweights) champion
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ Teenage Mendy added to Prizefighter super middleweights Saddoboxing.com, Retrieved 30 June 2010
- ^ Mendy makes history Sky Sports, Retrieved 01 July 2010
- ^ Boxrec bouts Boxrec.com, Retrieved 3 July 2010
External links
- Boxing record for Patrick Mendy from BoxRec (registration required)