Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Undefeated Iraqi-American boxer Jonny Mazen Mansour extended his spotless professional record to 9–0 on Saturday, October 10, 2026, delivering a dominant unanimous decision victory over Colombian contender Jorge Rodrigo in a 65-kilogram bout in California.
The rising lightweight, whose family roots trace directly to the historic town of Alqosh in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, continues to make rapid strides across the United States professional circuit while flying the Iraqi flag on the global stage.
Mansour represents a central figure within Iraq’s Olympic Champion development initiative, an ambitious athlete-support framework spearheaded by the National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOCI).
The state-backed program is structured to prepare elite diaspora and domestic talents for international representation, with Mansour targeting a medal run at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games before mounting a full challenge for world championship belts.
Beyond tactical ring craft, Mansour’s career carries profound personal resilience. Following the loss of his mother to cancer, the fighter pledged to honor her memory by reaching the absolute pinnacle of world boxing.His long-term ambitions extend into structural sports philanthropy, with active plans to establish community boxing gyms and athletic training facilities across Iraq to mentor and empower the next generation of youth.
