Ambrose Mendy

Ambrose Mendy (b. 1954) is a Black British boxing promoter and sports agent. He represented boxer Nigel Benn and footballer Paul Ince, but spent much of the 1990s imprisoned for fraud. As of 2007, he was acting as a consultant to promoter Dennis Hobson. [cite news |title=Novel approach to the WAGs' antics |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-432360/Novel-approach-WAGs-antics.html |work=The Mail |date=2007-01-30 |quote=Ambrose Mendy, colourful sports agent now acting as a consultant to promoter Dennis Hobson, played a significant part in persuading the BBC to dip their toe back into big-time boxing by showing a re-run of Ricky Hatton's last fight and interviewing the world champion. ]

Biography

Career

Ambrose Mendy was amongst the first Black sports promoters/agents to successfully break into the scene during the late 1980s. Sporting personalities he represented include boxer Nigel Benn [cite news |first=Ron |last=Borges |title=Prince could be a crown jewel for Epstein |work=Boston Globe |date=1989-06-25 |quote=Benn and his manager, Ambrose Mendy, ha ve been telling people Benn will soon fight again on NBC and plans to move to Florida to train at NBC's expense. ] , athlete Linford Christie and footballers John Barnes, John Fashanu and Paul Ince.

His career was dogged by a string of convictions and he was jailed for 30 months in 1991 on charges of fraud, then convicted again four years later on additional fraud charges and sentenced to seven years. [cite news |title=Swindler jailed |work=The Independent |date=1995-03-04 |quote=The sports agent Ambrose Mendy, 40, of Wanstead, east London, was jailed for seven years at Middlesex... ] He was released from prison in 1999. In December 2002, he was sentenced to 21 months for attempted bank fraud. [cite news |title=Mendy in jail again |work=The Mirror |date=2003-03-25 |quote=Convicted fraudster Ambrose Mendy, 48, burgled City of London offices in July 2001. He was later identified by DNA from his hair.]

Awards

Mendy set a world record for eating three Jacob's cream crackers without drinking in 49.15 seconds on October 29, 2002. [cite news |first=Brian |last=McIver |title=50 Years of Utter Nutters |work=Daily Record |date=2004-08-31 ] The record stood until October 2004, when Jeffery Koh completed the same task in 14.45 seconds. [cite news |title=Singapore scoffs at burger record |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/452651 |publisher=TVNZ |date=2004-10-11 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.blackinbritain.co.uk/AmbroseMendy.htm Black in Britain: Ambrose Mendy]