Byron Mitchell
Encyclopedia
Byron Tarone Mitchell was an American boxer of 182 cm (71.65 in) height in the super middleweight
division.
.
Super Middleweight title in 1999 after defeating the southpaw Frankie Liles
(32-1) by KO in the 11th round. Later that year, he drew with Bruno Girard
and lost the title to Girard the next year. He recaptured the belt the following year by beating Manny Siaca
then made defenses against Siaca, in a rematch, and Julio César Green
before losing a split decision in a unification bout to Sven Ottke
in Germany, 2003.
Later that year he lost to WBO title holder Joe Calzaghe
by KO in the 2nd round. He became the first man to floor the Welshman but was then on the receiving end of 26 unanswered punches and was stopped. He retired after the fight, then after more than four years away from the pro game returned to the ring in 2007. As of February 2010, Mitchell's comeback had netted him three wins and two losses, His last loss was to current WBA
light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov
, who won and lost two razor thin controversial decisions to Gabriel Campillo
.
His last win was against 30-7-0 David Telesco.
|-
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
division.
Amateur career
Mitchell was the 1996 National Golden Gloves Middleweight championNational Golden Gloves Middleweight Champions
Below is a list of National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Middleweight weight limit was 160 lbs until 1967, which a limit of 165 lbs was instituted....
.
Pro career
He turned professional in 1996 for Don King and won the World Boxing AssociationWorld Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Super Middleweight title in 1999 after defeating the southpaw Frankie Liles
Frankie Liles
Frank Liles is an American former boxer who held the WBA super middleweight title.- Amateur career :Liles won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games...
(32-1) by KO in the 11th round. Later that year, he drew with Bruno Girard
Bruno Girard
Bruno Girard was a French boxer at super middleweight and light heavyweight.The light-hitting Girard turned pro in 1991 and challenged Byron Mitchell for WBA Super Middleweight Title in 1999, in his first US fight...
and lost the title to Girard the next year. He recaptured the belt the following year by beating Manny Siaca
Manny Siaca
Manuel Alejandro Siaca, born , is a Puerto Rican boxer at super middleweight.Siaca was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He turned pro in 1997 and challenged Bruno Girard in 2000 for the WBA Super Middleweight Title, but lost a split decision...
then made defenses against Siaca, in a rematch, and Julio César Green
Julio Cesar Green
Julio Cesar Green was a professional boxer of height 173 cm in the middleweight division....
before losing a split decision in a unification bout to Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke, known as "The Phantom", is a German former professional boxer who was the IBF/WBA super middleweight champion...
in Germany, 2003.
Later that year he lost to WBO title holder Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a Welsh former professional boxer. He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring & British super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion....
by KO in the 2nd round. He became the first man to floor the Welshman but was then on the receiving end of 26 unanswered punches and was stopped. He retired after the fight, then after more than four years away from the pro game returned to the ring in 2007. As of February 2010, Mitchell's comeback had netted him three wins and two losses, His last loss was to current WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov
Beibut Shumenov
Beibut Shumenov, is a Kazakh professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is the current WBA Light Heavyweight Champion.-Amateur career:Shumenov represented Kazakhstan in the 2004 Summer Olympics...
, who won and lost two razor thin controversial decisions to Gabriel Campillo
Gabriel Campillo
Gabriel Campillo is a professional boxer from Spain. He resides in Madrid, Spain. His nickname is "Chico Guapo". His professional record includes 21 fights: 18 wins , 2 loss and 1 no-contest. He won the WBA light heavyweight title from Argentinian Hugo Hernán Garay on June 20, 2009...
.
His last win was against 30-7-0 David Telesco.
|-