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Wilfredo Mendez

Wilfredo Mendez held the WBO minimumweight world title between 2019 and 2021. Mendez first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the WBO minimumweight world title by beating Victorio Saludar.

World title bouts
5
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
3–2
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBO minimumweight, 2019–2021)
2 years, 3 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2019 – Jan 2027

MinimumweightWBA Regular
2019age 222020age 232021age 242022age 252023age 262024age 272025age 282026age 292027age 30
2020202220242026

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Takeshi Ishii beats Wilfredo Mendez via knockout 1/12

    Minimumweight · WBA Regular

  3. 2024

  4. The Ring magazine rates Wilfredo Mendez No. 6 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  5. 2023

  6. The Ring magazine rates Wilfredo Mendez No. 8 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  7. 2022

  8. The Ring magazine rates Wilfredo Mendez No. 5 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  9. 2021

  10. The Ring magazine rates Wilfredo Mendez No. 5 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  11. Masataka Taniguchi beats Wilfredo Mendez via technical knockout 11/12

    Minimumweight · WBO

  12. 2020

  13. The Ring magazine rates Wilfredo Mendez No. 4 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  14. Wilfredo Mendez beats Gabriel Mendoza via knockout 9/12

    Minimumweight · WBO

  15. 2019

  16. The Ring magazine rates Wilfredo Mendez No. 3 at minimumweight in its annual ratings

  17. Wilfredo Mendez beats Axel Aragon Vega via technical decision 7/12

    Minimumweight · WBO

  18. Wilfredo Mendez beats Victorio Saludar via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBO