Patrick Mendy

Professional career

Mendy began his professional career on 6 March 2009, losing his first two fights to debutants Travis Dickinson and Tobias Webb. He then won his next two bouts, both on points: against debutant Matt Jack and against Luke Allon, who had a 2–0 record. On 30 June 2010, after a loss to undefeated Kenny Anderson, Mendy entered the 13th series of Prizefighter. In his first fight he stopped Sam Horton by TKO in the first round, setting a Prizefighter record for fastest knockout at 82 seconds.

He defeated Daniel Cadman by unanimous decision (29–28 on all cards) in the semi-final, then beat Paul David by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) in the final, earning £32,000. During the tournament he set three Prizefighter records: youngest contestant (19 years, 276 days), youngest winner (19 years, 276 days), and fastest knockout. On 22 November 2014, Mendy fought Robert Swierzbinski in Białystok, Poland, winning by unanimous decision and claiming the WBF middleweight title, his first professional belt.