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Sergio Mendoza defeats Ricardo Sandoval for flyweight titles

Overview

Ricardo Sandoval was scheduled to defend his unified WBA and WBC flyweight titles against Oscar Collazo on October 10 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Collazo withdrew due to a rib injury, leading to the selection of Sergio Mendoza as the new opponent.

Mendoza, standing approximately 5’8”, presented a different physical challenge for Sandoval compared to the shorter Collazo. On October 10, Mendoza secured the unified WBA and WBC flyweight titles by defeating Sandoval via a fifth-round stoppage.

Despite entering the bout as a heavy underdog and making his U.S. debut as a late replacement, Mendoza (28-1, 24 KOs) overcame an early setback. Sandoval (27-3, 18 KOs) initially appeared to take control in the second round after scoring a knockdown against Mendoza with a right hook. However, Mendoza recovered and utilized heavy pressure to drop Sandoval three times. The referee intervened in the fifth round, ending Sandoval’s reign as unified champion.

The loss marks a significant setback for Sandoval, who had been inactive for over a year following his July 2025 victory in Japan. Mendoza, who referred to himself as “Yoreme,” attributed his success to competing at his natural weight of 112 pounds.

Entities

Ricardo Sandoval · Wintrust Arena · Sergio Mendoza · Lucas Bahdi · Oscar Collazo

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 7 sources
    Sergio Mendoza upsets Ricardo Sandoval to claim unified flyweight titles

    Sergio Mendoza defeated Ricardo Sandoval via fifth-round TKO in Chicago to become the unified WBA and WBC flyweight champion, recovering from an early knockdown to secure the upset victory.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Ricardo Sandoval to defend flyweight titles against Sergio Mendoza

    Ricardo Sandoval will defend his WBA and WBC flyweight titles against Sergio Mendoza on October 10 in Chicago, replacing the injured Oscar Collazo.

  3. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Oscar Collazo withdraws from Ricardo Sandoval fight due to injury

    Oscar Collazo has withdrawn from his October 10 flyweight title fight against Ricardo Sandoval due to a training injury, leaving the unified champion without a scheduled opponent for the Chicago event.

  4. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Ricardo Sandoval to defend flyweight titles against Oscar Collazo in Chicago

    Ricardo Sandoval will defend his unified WBA and WBC flyweight titles against Oscar Collazo on October 10 in Chicago, co-featuring a vacant WBA lightweight title fight between Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi.

Sources

3kingsboxing.com · boxingnews.com · boxingnews24.com · eastsideboxing.com · estamosaqui.mx · fightmag.com · juanfutbol.com · middleeasy.com · norway.buddhism.com · skimag.com

This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history