Is Abel Mendoza boxing’s best-kept secret? Preventing between Light-weight and Tremendous Light-weight since 2016 Abel ‘El Zorro’ Mendoza out of El Paso, Texas in his final struggle elevated his unbeaten file to 41-0 with 30 stoppages.
With solely a dozen newbie bouts, a number of of his opponents now as execs are Romuel ‘Cuco’ Cruz (11-0-1) of Puerto Rico and Philadelphia, PA, in his ultimate match. One other is Michael ‘West Texas Warrior’ Dutchover (16-3) of Santa Fe Springs, CA, in his final two matches and earlier Maliek ‘Mayhem’ Montgomery (18-0) of Las Vegas, NV.
In March 2016, Mendoza turned professional in the US with three wins. He then went to Mexico for his subsequent 9 fights earlier than returning to the US. In June 2021, he received the vacant FECOMBOX Tremendous Featherweight title in his twenty-ninth straight win, knocking out Daniel ‘Dany’ Mendez Torres (18-3-1) of Mexico in three rounds in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Two bouts later, Mendoza stopped Victor ‘Nene’ Zaleta (20-5-1) in New Mexico in 3 rounds. In September of 2022, he received a cut up choice over Argentina’s former South American champion Alan ‘El Lumbriz’ Castillo (27-12-2) in Midland, Texas, who had fought for the IBF World title a yr beforehand with Mendoza bettering to 33-0.
In June 2023, Mendoza stopped Heiber ‘El Barbero’ Rojas (20-8-2) of Venezuela for the vacant WBA Fedebol Tremendous Light-weight title in Colombia in 8 rounds, bettering to 36-0. Subsequent, he received the vacant WBA Fedebol Light-weight title by stopping Colombian Luis Fabra (7-4) in Colombia. In November 2023, in Jamaica, to maintain busy, he stopped Colombian Aristides ‘Papa’ Perez (34-24-3) in 3 rounds.
In 2024, Mendoza had solely had a pair of fights and had issues getting matches with the contenders. In January, he defeated Colombian Diego Medina (11-1), bettering to 40-0.
In Mendoza’s subsequent and final struggle in June in El Paso, Texas, he defeated veteran German ‘Panteonero’ Meraz (65-69-3), who was coming off a win in his earlier struggle, bettering to 41-0.
At 28, Mendoza is on the best way to passing the file of retired boxers and former world champions Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 after which prime Floyd ‘Cash’ Mayweather’s 50-0. The unbeaten boxer was unavailable by cellphone to succeed in.
