Fran Mendoza, 26 years old, and 17 fights as a professional boxer since his debut in July 2018 in Ordizia (Gipuzkoa), will fight for his first title, the WBA Continental super bantamweight title, on October 21 in Liverpool. The youngest of the Mendozas counts all his fights as victories, as does his rival at the MGS Bank Arena in the Mersey city, local McGrail, left-handed and with exceptional experience in international amateur boxing despite his 7 only against as a professional. The clash is a real boost towards great WBA fights that will bring the World Cup dispute closer, which will open up for the winner.
The Mendoza team, led by former Vitorian professional boxer Andoni Alonso at the Gasteiz Sport Gym in the capital of Alava, knows the complexity of the challenge. “McGrail moves very well, taking care not to present an accessible target and concentrating on scoring each round of the 10 agreed upon,” he said. “But Fran has his weapons and, if he has this opportunity to broadcast an important evening worldwide on DAZN, it is because he has shown his class. Let’s go for it,” he added.
It is unusual for a Mendoza to be a candidate for an international title. The older brother, Natxo Mendoza, won a handful of them, including the Spanish super lightweight championship, he faced great boxing figures, and even competed in qualifying matches for the world championship .
What is unusual is that two brothers fight for the titles in 15 days. Because on November 4, in Alcalá de Guadaira, province of Seville, Kato Mendoza, the third professional boxer in the legend, although older than Fran, will have his first belt: the WBC Látino Silver of the rooster. The rival will be Alberto Márquez. Mendoza appears with 5 wins, one draw and one controversial loss since his professional debut less than two years ago. While Márquez would do it with 7 wins and one loss. “The size favors Márquez a priori, but we trust Kato’s strength and strategy,” Alonso advanced. “Kato and I ourselves do not want to give up the opportunity. And we are going for the title, which we hope will be the first of many,” he emphasizes.
“It is a pride to see that Fran and Kato are already taking important steps in the noble art. I go with them and pass on all my experiences to them. I know they will have a good fight,” concluded Natxo Mendoza.
Source: La Verdad
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