Mitchell, Seth

Growing up in Virginia Beach , Virginia , Seth Mitchell earned the nickname "Little Superstar", surpassed the sports skills of senior athletes, was fond of football and basketball. At the age of 12, he moved to Brandywine, Maryland .

In the 9th grade, he weighed 90 kg, and was about 180 cm tall. In the tenth grade, his weight increased to 100 kg. Mitchell decided to play American football , and achieved good success in this sport. In 2005, he was injured, and was forced to take a break in sports. But after recovering, he did not return to American football.

In 2006 , Mitchell decided to go in for boxing. His amateur career was quite short, he spent only 10 fights, 9 of which he won, and all by knockout.

In 2008, Mitchell signed a contract with Golden Boy Promotions and made his debut in the professional ring.

He won 2 fights, and met with another novice boxer, the Mexican, Alvaro Morales. In the fight with him, Mitchell looked more convincing, but the judges awarded a draw. All subsequent battles Mitchell won, mainly by knockout.

On June 6, 2009 , Mitchell met again with Alvaro Morales. This time he confidently won on points, and took revenge on the only controversial fight in his career.

In December 2009 , Seth defeated Jornimen on points, Zack Page .

On May 7, 2010 , Seto in the second round knocked out a promising compatriot, Johnny White (22-1).

In December 2010 , Mitchell knocked out in the 5th round of Taurus Sykes .

In 2011, Mitchell defeated 3 rating boxers. March 5, Charles Davis, TKO in the 2nd round. Then on May 13th Evans Quinn, knocked out in the 1st round. And on September 16, Hector Ferreiro, by TKO in the 3rd round.

After that, Seth entered the ring against the first serious opponent, the Uzbek boxer, Timur Ibragimov .

Fight with Timur Ibragimov

On December 10, Seth Mitchell and Timur Ibragimov met in a rating match. At the end of the 2nd round, Ibragimov began to miss a lot of punches. Mitchell clamped Ibragimov in the corner of the ring, and as soon as he began to inflict a powerful series, the referee intervened and stopped the match. Mitchell won by TKO in the 2nd round, and became the first boxer who managed to defeat Ibragimov ahead of schedule. ^[one]

Fight with Chazz Witherspoon

In April 2012 , Mitchell met his second serious rival, compatriot Chazz Witherspoon in the fight for the vacant WBO NABO world champion title. The battle began actively. From the second half of the first round, Witherspoon began to attack Mitchell hard, and looked more confident. The first round came out with Witherspoon's advantage. In the second round, Mitchell began to attack more, and took the round. At the start of the 3rd round in close combat, Witherspoon missed a left hook and fell. He rose to the score of "6". Mitchell rushed to finish the opponent. The whole round, Mitchell beat Witherspoon. 30 seconds before the end of the round, the referee counted Witherspoon's standing knockdown. Looking into Witherspoon's eyes, the referee decided to end the match. Mitchell won by TKO, and won his first title, and great international fame and recognition. ^{[2] [3]}

On July 14, 2012, a battle was planned with the American Jonathon Banks . However, Mitchell was injured and the fight was canceled. ^{[4] [5]}

Fight with Jonathon Banks I

The battle was originally scheduled for July 14, then September 15. After that on October 6th. But Seth Mitchell was injured again, and the match was postponed for the fourth time. This time, on November 17th ^[6] . On November 17, 2012, the long-awaited duel of Jonathon Banks (28-1-1), with an undefeated prospect, an American, Seth Mitchell (25-0-1), took place. The last 10 fights, Mitchell won by knockout in the early rounds, although his rivals were quite strong and promising boxers. Banks once had a defeat in a champion fight in the first heavyweight. In 2010, he had a draw with Jornimen, and the last defense of the title of champion of North America held against the boxer of the second tier, which he won only on points. In addition, Banks prepared for the battle, Vladimir Klitschko , who took place just a week before his own, and Banks' level of training was doubtful, and given these facts, the forecasts were even more inclined to Seth Mitchell's victory. At stake were the WBO NABO titles held by Mitchell, the vacant WBC international world title , and the fight also had the status of a semi-final WBC qualifier. Mitchell’s win ratio was 1.3. Banks won 4.8.

The battle began actively. Mitchell acted first number, and stepped on Banks . Jonathan tried to retreat, but Seth often got him, going into close range. The first round remained unconditionally for Mitchell, who hit more often, and was more active. The second round began with the control of a long distance. Boxers held each other with jabs. In the second minute, Right Mitchall just hit the Banks corps, after that, Mitchall immediately rushed into the close range, and began to deliver sweeping strikes. Banks cleverly dodged them, and caught Mitchell with a counterattack, and then, in a long series, unexpectedly knocked Mitchell down. After the knockdown, Seth tried to escape in clinches, but Banks again sent Mitchell a long series of canvases. Mitchell did not expect a shock, and went for a bargain, instead of adopting defense tactics. At the end of the second round, Banks shocked Mitchell for the third time, after which the referee stopped the match. Banks made a sensation, and became one of the main contenders for the WBC world title ^[7] .

Fight with Jonathon Banks II

After Mitchell's unexpected loss, Seth decided to recover and hold several intermediate fights, but Banks agreed to give a rematch, which took place on June 22, 2013.

The fight was held with very little activity of both rivals, which caused dissatisfaction of the audience - they accompanied most of the battle with an unhappy whistle and shouts. In round 2, Banks shocked Mitchell several times, but did not force events and increase pressure, which allowed Mitchell to stand on his feet until the end of the round. In round 3, Banks were knocked down after hitting the back of the head, the judge considered the strike legal and counted 8 seconds. In the remaining time, the fighters did not take any active actions, which caused a puzzled reaction of boxing analysts and suspicions of the not entirely honest nature of the rivalry.

Fight Chris Arreola

On September 7, 2013, Mitchell entered the ring with an aggressive puncher, Chris Arrela . From the first round, Chris applied exact combinations to Mitchell's head, after which Seth tried to enter the clinch and only this saved him from knockdown. In the next attack, Chris knocked Seth, and by the end of the first round, a powerful combination forced the referee to stop the fight. Mitchell lost and suffered a second defeat in the professional ring.

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