Mendez, Argenis
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Born:
3-Jul-1986
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Number of Weight Divisions in which boxer was a World Champion:
1
Argenis Mendez - Title Statistics
CHAMPION
OPPONENT
TOTAL
2
3
WBA
0
0
WBC
0
0
IBF
2
3
WBO
0
0
Fights' Stats
International Boxing Federation
Junior lightweight
Junior lightweight
Rances Barthelemy knocked out Argenis Mendez, but the win was considered controversial, as Barthelemy knocked Mendez out seconds after the bell to signal the end of the second round came. Mendez and his team filled an appeal that was successful in January 2014, the result was changed to a no decision and Mendez was reinstated as the IBF junior lightweight champion.
Bout was a draw and Argenis Mendez retained his IBF junior lightweight title.
Juan Carlos Salgado won vacant IBF junior lightweight title after Mzonke Fana was stripped of his belt for failure to comply with his mandatory title defense against Argenis Mendez.