Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-14, good fight between Yvan Mendy and Jesus Arevalo: it gets three stars.Yvan Mendy entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 39-4-1 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world. He lost to Edis Tatli in 2015 (=Tatli vs Mendy) but then he has won nine consecutive fights beating Luke Campbell in 2015 (=Campbell vs Mendy) and Florian Montels in his last one.
His opponent, Jesus Arevalo, has a record of 25-2-1 (15 knockouts) but he comes off the loss against Cristian Mijares (=Mijares vs Arevalo); before this bout, in 2017, he has won over Juan Beltran, Duni Linan, Jesus Soto and Angel Chavira. Mendy vs Arevalo is valid for the WBC Silver lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2017-12-14
Where: Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France
Division: lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg)
Title: WBC Silver lightweight title
Arevalo’s previous fight: Cristian Mijares vs Jesus Arevalo
Mendy’s next fight: Luke Campbell vs Yvan Mendy
Mendy vs Arevalo full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLV4Ve5Y3pc
Mendy is a solid contender and Arevalo was tough and game but he lacked enough punching power to hurt Mendy. Soild win but hopefully he gets another shot at a big name contender at lightweight.