Noel fights for Fedecaribe belt

And Claude Noel will be the corner man for his nephew during the bout, which takes place in Panama.

With a record of 27 wins, including 17 knockouts, eight defeats and one draw, Noel won the Fedelatin crown in Venezuela in 1997 with a second-round beating of Guillermo Jones of Panama in the WBA Knock Out Drug Games Festival. But Jones gained revenge in a rematch, which was also staged in Panama.

And Noel is making a comeback to the sport, after competiting in the super middleweight ranks, where he got the better of Guyanese Troy Lewis in his last encounter.

Mendoza, who has a record of 31 victories (24 knockouts) and seven defeats, recently lost to Luis Pineda for the Fedelatin cruiserweight belt.