Mendy wins £32,000 Prizefighter event

Teenage boxing sensation Patrick 'Tiger' Mendy broke all Prizefighter records on his way to winning the super-middleweight title at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old from Maidenhead entered the tournament as the youngest ever boxer to fight in the competition and wasted little time in making further history after he stopped Dudley's Sam Horton just one minute and 26 seconds into their fight – the quickest win in the competition's 13 nights to date.

Mendy wasn't finished there though, and after holding off a spirited Daniel Cadman in the semi-final to gain a unanimous points win, he repeated that result in the final against Sheffield-based Northampton fighter Paul David to lift the trophy and pocket the £32,000 winner's cheque.

"I said in every interview I gave before Prizefighter that I was going to win this and tonight I proved that I have what it takes to go on to do big, big things," said Mendy.

"This is a dream come true – to fight in front of a great crowd, in a great venue and lift an important trophy means so much to me.

"The next two years are going to be very busy for me because with the Prizefighter title next to my name the sky is the limit – I'm not afraid to take anyone on and I cannot wait."

Mendy's trainer Jim Evans, who has a gym in Bray, described his latest protégé as "the best 19 year-old I've have seen since Errol Christie" before the fight and is excited about the future of after Mendy's victory.

"I've been in the game for 66 years and he is potentially the best prospect I've had," said Evans. "He's very raw and has a long way to go but now he's got a profile perhaps I can get some sponsorship or even a promotional deal for him and then I can groom him right.

"He's so strong that you can take a chance with him against well-known fighters. Tonight he fought every fight different – and in my eyes he won every round of the night. Paul was the favourite in the final and he's the older and bigger man, but Patrick dictated the fight. He's fearless."

Beaten finalist Paul David, 25, said: "It was his night tonight, he caught me with the better shots and he did well.

"He clipped me in the right eye at the start of the first round and it took me the rest of the round to recover. But I stuck to my game plan all night and I'm happy with how I did, but it wasn't to be for me."

FULL RESULTS:

Quarter-finals: Patrick Mendy bt Sam Horton – referee stopped in first round; Daniel Cadman bt Eddie McIntosh – unanimous decision 29-27, 29-28, 29-27; Jeff Evans bt Peter Fedorenko – split decision 29-28, 27-29, 29-28; Paul David bt Carl Drake – third round knockout.

Semi-finals: Patrick Mendy bt Daniel Cadman – unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28; Paul David bt Jeff Evans – unanimous decision 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.

Final: Patrick Mendy bt Paul David – unanimous decision 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.