Seth Mitchell: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated up and coming heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell (25-0, 19KOs) spoke with BoxingScene.com to give us his thoughts on the upcoming fight between IBO/WBA/WBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50KOs) and mandatory contender Tony Thompson (36-2, 24KOs).
Bill Emes catches up with undefeated heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell to discuss his injury, when he plans to return to the ring and more.
BoxingScene.com: What’s been going on? I know you had a fight scheduled for July 14 against Johnathon Banks that had to be canceled due to your hand injury. What happened, and how do you feel about that?
BoxingScene.com has been advised by both sides that heavyweight Seth Mitchell (25-0, 19KOs) has sufferered a right hand injury in training and he will not be able to move forward with a scheduled fight against Johnathon Banks (28-1-1, 18 KOs) on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Mitchell-Banks was the HBO televised co-feature to the junior welterweight fight between Amir Khan and Danny Garcia. Mitchell's hand will take at least 6 to 8 weeks to heal.
According to Amir "King" Khan (26-2), the Briton's upcoming HBO televised fight against WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0) will take place at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The doubleheader is scheduled for July 14th. The fight was originally slated to take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 7th - but when the pay-per-view involving Juan Manuel Marquez fell through for July 14th - Golden Boy took over the date.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has advised BoxingScene.com that a deal has been reached for Amir "King" Khan (26-2, 18KOs) to challenge WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14KOs) in an HBO televised main event on July 14th, either from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California or the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Heavyweight propsect Seth Mitchell (25-0-1, 19KOs) will open up the broadcast against Johnathan Banks (28-1-1, 18KOs).
ATLANTIC CITY — As impressive as Seth Mitchell’s comeback from first-round adversity was two weeks ago, his third-round technical knockout victory over Chazz Witherspoon provided plenty of proof that Mitchell is nowhere near ready to challenge one of the Klitschko brothers.
Ryan Burton catches up with heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell to discuss his win over Witherspoon, what's next for his career, possibly fighting Michael Grant next, and more.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The stars are starting to pour into Las Vegas for this Saturday's big junior middleweight fight between undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) and WBA 154-pound king Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs). Some of the star witnessed walking around include unbeaten heavyweight Seth Mitchell, WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi, WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward and several others.
It was a packed scene at the weigh-in for Saturday night’s ‘Ring Kings’ event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto junior welterweight title fight. Such luminaries as Bernard Hopkins, Erik Morales, Roy Jones Jr., Paulie Malignaggi, Andre Ward, Harold Lederman, Roger Mayweather, Devon Alexander, Zab Judah, and several others were on hand to make for a lively environment.