Argenis Alexander Méndez Zapata (born June 3, 1986 in San Juan de la Maguana

San Juan de la Maguana

San Juan de la Maguana is the capital city and the largest city in the province of San Juan and is the 10th largest city in the Dominican Republic.-References:...

) is a Dominican boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the junior world championships 2004.

Amateur

Mendez won featherweight silver at the world junior championships 2004 where he beat the Cuban but lost to Russian Eduard Ambartsumyan.

He lost in the first round of the Olympics 2004 to the Ukrainian fighter. Mendez qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from April 4 to April 11, 2004. The competition was the final opportunity for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics...

 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In 2005 he beat Abner Cotto

Abner Cotto

Abner Cotto Román is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who currently competes in the lightweight division. He is a member of the Cotto family, which has produced a professional world champion and multiple amateur medalists. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in international competition...

 on his way to winning the PanAm Championships (not the PanAm Games).
He also holds several wins over Carlos Velazquez

Carlos Velázquez

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At the World Championships he lost early against Russian superstar Tishchenko who had beaten him earlier in the year.

External links

• Amateur record (Archived 2009-10-25)
• Pro record