Brian Marino Mendoza (born February 13, 1994) is an American professional boxer who held the WBC (Interim) light-middleweight in 2023 and challenged for the WBO light-middleweight title in 2023.
Professional career Mendoza turned pro in 2014 and currently trains with Cuban trainer Ismael Salas.
After compiling a record of 20–2, he knocked out former world titleholder Jeison Rosario on just 10 days notice. Mendoza followed up this upset victory with a stunning 7th round KO over previously undefeated Sebastian Fundora to win the World Boxing Council Interim Light Middleweight World Title. though his success was short-lived. In his next match he lost to WBO junior middleweight champ Tim Tszyu, being stripped of his own title in the process.
In 2024, he took a fight at short notice against Serhii Bohachuk 23-1(23) for the vacant WBC interim junior middleweight championship, which was his old title. He lost by a unanimous decision.
Mendoza facef Yoenis Tellez on March 28, 2026, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas He lost by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Loss23–5Yoenis TellezUD10Mar 28, 202627Win23–4Jesus Antonio RojasTKO4 (8), Jul 4, 202526Loss22–4Serhii BohachukUD12Mar 30, 202425Loss22–3Tim TszyuUD12Oct 15, 202324Win22–2Sebastian FundoraKO7 (12), Apr 8, 202323Win21–2Jeison RosarioKO5 (10), Nov 5, 202222Win20–2Benjamin WhitakerTKO5 (8), Mar 26, 202221Loss19–2Jesus RamosUD10Sep 5, 202120Win19–1Thomas LaMannaUD10Aug 29, 202019Loss18–1Larry GomezSD8Nov 30, 201918Win18–0Rosemberg GomezKO1 (8), Aug 17, 201917Win17–0Carlos Mohamed RodriguezKO2 (8), May 4, 201916Win16–0John David CharlesTKO3 (6), Nov 11, 201715Win15–0Tyler PoglineTKO2 (6)Mar 18, 201714Win14–0Daniel CalzadaUD6Jul 9, 201613Win13–0Joel VargasTKO3 (6), Feb 6, 201612Win12–0Francisco IsataTKO2 (4), Jan 16, 201611Win11–0Anthony HillUD4Dec 19, 201510Win10–0Eddie CordovaTKO1 (6), Nov 14, 20159Win9–0Michael PickettTKO1 (4), Oct 9, 20158Win8–0John RozemaTKO1 (4), Sep 5, 20157Win7–0Eric RosalesSD4Aug 22, 20156Win6–0Dontre KingKO3 (4), Jun 6, 20155Win5–0Ivan LuceroTKO1 (4), May 9, 20154Win4–0Javier Eduardo RiveraUD4Feb 28, 20153Win3–0Lazaro Jay DominguezUD4Nov 15, 20142Win2–0Jesus LopezKO1 (4), Jul 26, 20141Win1–0Daniel GonzalezTKO1 (4), May 10, 2014
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