Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
‘Black Panther’ on the prowl for big name in MMA
Former two-weight world boxing champion Lovemore Ndou is
aiming high after winning his debut fight in MMA, with the 41 year-old calling out UFC star Chad Mendes to fight him.
Ndou, who won his maiden MMA bout by submission earlier this
month, watched on last night as Mendes, 27, defeated late replacement Yaotzin
Meza via first round KO in Australia and now wants to face
the American.
“I want to challenge Chad Mendes,” Ndou told World Boxing
News. “It was a good win by him at the Gold Coast, but I know for a fact that
if we fought he wouldn’t lay a glove on me!”
Mendes has lost just once in fourteen contests so far when
challenging featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 142 and has since bounced
back with two straight opening session knockouts.
Australia-based Ndou, who last boxed in August, is hoping to join the ranks of the UFC
himself in the near future and may have more to prove before a clash with
Mendes comes close to a reality for the all-round fighter.