Wilfredo Mendez (Bimbito) pugile

Wilfredo Méndez (born 10 November 1996) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held the WBO mini flyweight title between August 2019 to December 2021.As of September 2021, he was ranked as the fourth best strawweight in the world by TBRB and The Ring.Méndez made his professional debut against Jean Carlos Molina on July 9, 2016. He won the fight by a second-right knockout. He won his next eight fights, amassing a professional record of 9-0 after his first two years as a professional.Méndez was scheduled to fight Leyman Benavides on March 17, 2018, for the vacant WBA Fedelatin mini flyweight title. Benavides won the fight by unanimous decision. Méndez rebounded from this loss with a unanimous decision victory against Yenrry Bermudez.Méndez was scheduled to fight Axel Aragon Vega on September 28, 2018, for the vacant WBO–NABO mini flyweight title. Following a sixth-round knockout of Armando Vazquez in a non-title bout on March 8, 2019, Méndez was scheduled to defend his WBO-NABO title against Janiel Rivera on May 24, 2019. He won the fight by split decision.Méndez was scheduled to fight the reigning WBO mini-flyweight champion Vic Saludar on August 24, 2019. The fight was Saludar's second title defense and the first time that Méndez fought for a world title. Accordingly, Méndez came into the fight as the underdog to his more experienced opponent. Saludar’s coach Jojo Palacios was unable to secure a working visa, while Saludar’s manager Kenneth Rondal was also unable to go, as his father underwent brain surgery recently. As such, Saludar came into the fight without his usual corner. Throughout the bout, Méndez utilized outfighting tactics to keep distance from the pressuring Saludar, who scored the only knockdown of the fight in round 3. Despite being knocked down early in the fight, Méndez would nonetheless go on to win the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-110, 115-112, 116-111.