Argenis Mendez
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Name: Argenis Mendez
Alias: La Tormenta
Birth Name: Argenis Alexander Méndez Zapata
Hometown: Yonkers, New York, USA
Birthplace: San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 178cm
Reach: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
- Trainers: Virgil Hunter (2013-?), Lee Beard
- Promoter: Acquinity Sports
Olympic Games results
Represented Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, boxing as a Bantamweight (54 kg).
- Round 1/16 - Lost to Maksym Tretyak (Ukraine) 24-30
Other amateur achievements
- Versus reported his amateur record as 238-12.
- 2003 World Cadet Championships Silver medalist in Bucharest, Romania at 54 kg.
- Defeated Grigorij Tulakov (Germany) 25-16
- Defeated Imil Iksanov (Russia) 25-12
- Defeated Mihail Petrovschii (Moldavia) 23-12
- Defeated Elshan Ismailov (Azerbaijan) 16-15
- Lost to Yerkabulan Zhumanbayev (Kazakhstan) 26-27
- 2003 Pan American Games participant, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, at 54 kg.
- Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba) 2-17
- 2004 1st America´s Olympic Qualifier Bronze medalist in Tijuana, Mexico, at 54 kg.
- Defeated Yonnhy Perez (Colombia) 29-16
- Lost to Juan Manuel Lopez (Puerto Rico) 15-21
- 2004 2nd America´s Olympic Qualifier Gold medalist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 54 kg.
- Defeated Roberto Benitez (United States) 22-5
- Defeated Alexander Espinoza (Venezuela) 16-14
- 2004 World Junior Championships Silver medalist in Jeju Island, South Korea, at 57 kg.
- Defeated Gary Buckland (Wales) 37-13
- Defeated Syed Qarar Shah (Pakistan) 33-13
- Defeated Eric Mondou (Canada) 31-16
- Defeated Eddy Flores (Cuba) 27-26
- Lost to Eduard Ambartsumyan (Russia) 27-32
- 2005 Pan American Boxing Championships Gold medalist in Teresopolis, Brazil, at 57 kg.
- Defeated Eddy Flores (Cuba) 12-11
- Defeated Abner Cotto (Puerto Rico) 30-18
- Defeated Daniel Silva (Brazil) 18-11
- 2005 World Championships participant in Mianyang, China, at 57 kg.
- Defeated Jyri Naskali (Finland) 20-8
- Lost to Aleksei Tishchenko (Russia) 23-40
Regional & Minor Titles
World Titles
- IBF Super Featherweight Title (2013-14)
| Preceded by: Juan Carlos Salgado |
IBF Super Featherweight Champion 2013 Mar 9 – 2014 Jul 10 |
Succeeded by: Rances Barthelemy |