Christophe Mendy won the bronze medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he was defeated in the semifinals by Cuban legend Felix Savon.
15 Facts About Christophe Mendy
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Christophe Mendy was born in Rouen, Normandy, a region of Western France.
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Christophe Mendy began boxing at the age of 10 and soon came to be noticed by the local trainers, becoming an amateur boxer in the cruiser-weight division at the age of 17.
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Christophe Mendy won various local championships and became vice-champion of France.
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Christophe Mendy then came to be noticed by scouts for the French national team.
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Christophe Mendy beats Raymond Meygerse and Igor Andreev to gain the silver medal.
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Christophe Mendy loses a decision in the final bout to Arnold Vanderlijde.
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In 1993, the French national team asked Christophe Mendy to rejoin to take part in several important competitions.
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Christophe Mendy meets an Australian fighter, the famous Ukrainian Champ Vitali Klitschko and in the finals, the Pakistani Safarash Khan.
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Christophe Mendy is, again, the gold medallist of the super heavyweight class.
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Subsequently, Christophe Mendy requested the national team return him to the Heavyweight class.
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Christophe Mendy then meets the 1993 French title holder and finally wins the Heavyweight title.
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Felix Savon, during a TV interview, would go on to say that Christophe Mendy is the only boxer able to beat him.
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Christophe Mendy finished his amateur career with 88 fights under his belt, 73 wins, 14 losses, 1 draw.
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Christophe Mendy had limited success as a pro, and retired in 2000 after having won 14 lost 4 with 2 KO-losses, and 1 draw.