Jean Baptiste Mendy
French boxer (1963–2020)
Jean-Baptiste Mendy · ジャン＝バチスト・メンディ · 장바티스트 멘디
- Born
- 16 March 1963, Dakar
- Died
- 31 August 2020, 12th arrondissement of Paris
- Citizenship
- France, Senegal
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Jean-Baptiste Mendy (16 March 1963 – 31 August 2020) was a Senegal-born French professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 2000. He was a two-time lightweight world champion, having held the WBC title from 1996 to 1997 and the WBA title from 1998 to 1999. At regional level he held the European lightweight title twice between 1992 and 1995.
Awards and honours
- WBA World Lightweight Champion
- WBC World Lightweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3164279 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.