Yvan Mendy (born 21 May 1985) is a French professional boxer of Senegalese descent, who has held amongst others, the WBC International lightweight title and the French Lightweight title.[1]
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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 shock split-decision victory over Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell.[2]