Things you didn't know about Fran Mendoza
Liverpool super-bantamweight sensation Peter McGrail (7-0, 5KO) will challenge for his first professional title on October 21 when he faces unbeaten Colombian Fran Mendoza (17-0, 7KO) for the vacant WBA Continental belt on the undercard of Jack Catterall vs Jorge Linares at the M&S Bank Arena, live on DAZN.
27-year-old McGrail is one of Merseyside's most decorated amateurs, the Tokyo 2020 Olympian trains out of the renowned Everton Red Triangle Gym under Paul Stevenson, alongside teammates WBC #1 Nick Ball, Andrew Cain and Bradley Strand. The hype surrounding the man nicknamed 'The Liverpool Lomachenko' means that he is well known on these shores, but his eighth opponent isn't as recognisable, so BBN have listed a whole host of facts about the visitor below:
Who is Fran Mendoza?
Fran Roque Mendoza Arroyo was born 01/03/1997 and is currently 26-years-old.
Mendoza was born in San Antero, Colombia but now resides in Vitoria, País Vasco, Spain.
His pro boxing debut on was on July 20, 2018, and he won his first three fights by knockout.
He has experienced six eight-rounders, all ending via unanimous decisions. His 18th bout against McGrail will be his first ever 10-round championship contest.
He has won all 17 of his pro fights, seven coming via stoppage. He has had four first-round stoppages, two in the second, and one third-round KO, which means all his knockouts have come before the halfway mark.
His combined opponents' records total up to 150-135-12.
He has fought against one unbeaten opponent before, Felix Garcia (7-0-1, 3KO), in February 2020 in Bilbao, winning via UD over six rounds.
Mendoza is the No.1 ranked bantamweight in Colombia and 4th in Spain. BoxRec list him as 34th in their world rankings. Peter McGrail is ranked 44th, just 10 places behind him.
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