Alyssa Mendoza

Alyssa Mendoza (born August 17, 2003) is an American boxer. She qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography Mendoza was born on August 17, 2003. She grew up in Caldwell, Idaho, and attended Middleton High School. Her father, JR, runs a gym and is a boxing trainer, and in 2015, at age 12, she first began training in the sport with him. Within a month, she fought her first bout and won, and by the age of 16, she had compiled a record of 28–12. She also competed at a Golden Gloves tournament in 2022 and won the event on her birthday, while being named the competition's best female boxer. In 2023, she won medals at three international events and participated at the Pan American Games. She was also named to the Elite High Performance Team by USA Boxing. By qualifying, she became the first Olympic boxer in her state's history.