Flyweight · Before the fight · First reported: 9 Oct, 20:47 · WBC
Ricardo Sandoval defends WBC and WBA flyweight titles against Sergio Mendoza
Ricardo Sandoval defends his flyweight world titles for the first time against Mexican Sergio Mendoza Cordova. The 26-year-old southpaw from California became champion after defeating Kenshiro Teraji in Yokohama in July 2025. Sources diverge on the date: some report October 10, others Saturday October 10, and the location is reported as Chicago by one source.
The WBC source mentions only the WBC title, while independent sources report that Sandoval holds both WBC and WBA titles.
How it ended Sergio Mendoza defeats Ricardo Sandoval by fifth-round TKONeutral summary generated from the sources below. No article is reproduced: headline, one line and link.
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WBC
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Sandoval and Mendoza Pass the Weigh-in
WBC · MX · first reported
Independent
2 sources
Ricardo Sandoval defends WBC and WBA flyweight titles against Mendoza tonight in Chicago
BoxeRingWeb · IT
original: Ricardo Sandoval difende i titoli Wbc e Wba dei pesi mosca contro Mendoza questa notte a Chicago
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FightNews · US
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Who reported it first
9 Oct · 20:47
WBC: Sandoval and Mendoza Pass the Weigh-in
10 Oct · 03:41
FightNews: Weights for "Rumble in Paradise 3" from Aguada, Puerto Rico
10 Oct · 08:19
BoxeRingWeb: Ricardo Sandoval defends WBC and WBA flyweight titles against Mendoza tonight in Chicago