Wilfredo Mendez

Ohashi Promotions presenting world championship doubleheader in Yokohama

This Wednesday, September 2, a world championship twinbill will be presented by Ohashi Promotions at the Yokohama Buntai Arena in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, featuring WBA No. 2-ranked Takeshi Ishii and former WBO champion and WBA No. 3-ranked Wilfredo Mendez clashing for the vacant WBA 'regular' minimumweight title, while WBA No. 1-ranked Daiya Kira will face No. 2-ranked Carlos Canizales for the vacant WBA light flyweight championship.

Wilfredo Mendez chasing junior flyweight gold after beating Nelvis Rodriguez

fter debuting in a second weight class, Wilfredo Mendez says he’s ready to make another run at a world title.

Yudai Shigeoka Floors Wilfredo Mendez, Stops Him In 7th Round To Win Interim WBC Title

Yudai Shigeoka didn't waste any time to join his younger brother in the title hunt. The brotherly tandem both claimed interim strawweight titles as part of Kameda Promotions' 3150Fight Vol. 5  show Sunday evening on Abema TV from Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium. Yudai Shigeoka did his part with a seventh-round knockout of former WBO 105-pound titlist Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez.

Shigeoka-Mendez Interim WBC Title Fight Set; Pradabsri Mandated To Face Winner

Yudai Shigeoka will face a former beltholder to hold his place in line for a shot at the main prize. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez is set to face the unbeaten Shigeoka atop 3150Fight Vol. 5 this Sunday on Abema TV from Yoyogi National 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo. The WBC-approved interim

Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez (Back) Injured, Oscar Collazo To Now Face Yudel Reyes On Jan. 28

Plans for an all-Boricua title eliminator have now shifted to the long-running Puerto Rico-Mexico in-ring rivalry. BoxingScene.com has learned that the previously announced Oscar Collazo-Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez WBO strawweight title eliminator is no longer in play. A back injury forced Mendez—a 26-year-old southpaw and former WBO titlist from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico—to withdraw from their planned January 28 clash at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.

Alexis Rocha vs. Anthony Young - DAZN Undercard Information

Golden Boy will kickstart 2023 with dynamite, as Santa Ana’s very own ace Alexis “Lex” Rocha (21-1, 13 KOs) is scheduled to defend his NABO Welterweight Title and level up against Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Anthony “Juice” Young (24-2, 8 KOs) in a 12-round main event presented in association with Hard Hitting Promotions. The welterweights will go head-to-head on Saturday, January 28 at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, and the event will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. 

Melvin Jerusalem Wins WBO Strawweight Title With Stunning 2nd Round Knockout of Masataka Taniguchi

Melvin Jerusalem has restored glory in the Philippines. The WBO strawweight title changed hands in dramatic fashion, as Jerusalem dethroned reigning titlist Masataka Taniguchi with a second-round knockout. Taniguchi was dropped hard by a straight right hand in round two, and wobbly on his feet in a failed bid to beat the count as he was deemed unfit to continue at 1:04 of the second round in their Abema TV-aired title fight Friday at EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan.

Wilfredo Mendez Injures Knee, Upcoming Fight is Pushed Back

Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico – Former 105-pound world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Méndez from Trujillo Alto, suffered a knee injury so his main fight next Saturday, August 20th in Trujillo Alto against Israel Vázquez, from Bayamón, has been postponed until further notice.

Norbelto Jimenez-Keyvin Lara, Shuan Boxing Undercard Weigh-In Results From Santo Domingo

Wilfredo Mendez Working With Roman Martinez, Aims To Regain WBO Strap

Wilfredo "Bimbito" Méndez , former world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at 105 pounds, aims to return to the ring on April 8 in the Dominican Republic for the first time since he lost the aforementioned title at the hands of Japan's Masataka Taniguchi last December.