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Beibis Mendoza

Colombian boxer

Beibis Antonio Mendoza (born 1974-06-20 in Arboletes, Antioquia) is a professional boxer from Colombia. He is a former WBA light-flyweight champion.

Amateur career

Mendoza was a member of the 1996 Colombian Olympic Team as a Light Flyweight. His results were:

  • Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (Canada) 12-1
  • Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) 6-18

Professional career

Mendoza turned professional in 1996 and captured the vacant WBA light flyweight *le with a DQ win in 2000 over Rosendo Alvarez. In the fight Alvarez suffered two point deductions and was eventually disqualified for low blows by referee Mitch Halpern, who committed suicide 8 days after the fight.


External links

  • Boxing record for Beibis Mendoza from BoxRec (registration required)