Byron Mitchell | |
Realname: | Byron Deangelo-Tarone Mitchell |
Birth Date: | October 31, 1973 |
Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Nickname: | The Hammer from Bama |
Weight: | |
Height: | 5 ft 11+1/2 in |
Reach: | 71 in |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 41 |
Wins: | 29 |
Ko: | 22 |
Losses: | 11 |
Draws: | 1 |
Byron Deangelo-Tarone Mitchell (born October 31, 1973) is an American former professional boxer who fought from 1996 to 2012. He was the Lineal and two-time WBA super middleweight champion, winning the titles in 1999 and 2001.
September 1991 Byron Mitchell first started boxing at Johnny Trawick's Wolfpack Boxing Gym in Ozark, Alabama. Mitchell was the 1996 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion
He turned professional in 1996 for Don King and won the World Boxing Association and Lineal Super Middleweight titles 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 WBA 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.[1]
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 later stopped on his feet,[2] he retired after the fight. After more than four years away from the pro game returned to the ring in 2007 to face former interim WBA light-heavyweight champion Richard Hall, he lost via fourth round stoppage.[3]
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
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41 | Loss | 29–11–1 | Michael Seals | TKO | 1 (8) | 2012-12-08 | |||
40 | Loss | 29–10–1 | Andrzej Fonfara | TKO | 3 (10) | 2012-03-16 | |||
39 | Loss | 29–9–1 | Dawid Kostecki | KO | 4 (10) | 2011-12-03 | |||
38 | Win | 29–8–1 | Shannon Miller | KO | 2 (6) | 2011-11-22 | |||
37 | Loss | 28–8–1 | Zsolt Erdei | TKO | 6 (10) | 2011-06-04 | |||
36 | Loss | 28–7–1 | Luis Garcia | TKO | 2 (10) | 2010-11-06 | |||
35 | Loss | 28–6–1 | Otis Griffin | TKO | 8 (12) | 2010-05-07 | |||
34 | Win | 28–5–1 | David Telesco | TKO | 2 (8) | 2009-10-21 | |||
33 | Loss | 27–5–1 | Beibut Shumenov | TKO | 4 (12) | 2009-05-09 | |||
32 | Win | 27–4–1 | Zach Walters | RTD | 6 (12) | 2009-02-20 | |||
31 | Win | 26–4–1 | Etianne Whitaker | TKO | 1 (8) | 2008-11-15 | |||
30 | Loss | 25–4–1 | Richard Hall | TKO | 4 (8) | 2007-11-21 | |||
29 | Loss | 25–3–1 | Joe Calzaghe | TKO | 2 (12) | 2003-06-28 | |||
28 | Loss | 25–2–1 | Sven Ottke | SD | 12 (12) | 2003-03-15 | |||
27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Julio César Green | TKO | 4 (12) | 2002-07-27 | |||
26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Manny Siaca | SD | 12 (12) | 2001-09-29 | |||
25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Manny Siaca | TKO | 12 (12) | 2001-03-03 | |||
24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Anton Robinson | UD | 10 (10) | 2001-02-03 | |||
23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Vinson Durham | UD | 10 (10) | 2000-09-16 | |||
22 | Loss | 20–1–1 | Bruno Girard | UD | 12 (12) | 2000-04-08 | |||
21 | Draw | 20–0–1 | Bruno Girard | SD | 12 (12) | 1999-12-11 | |||
20 | Win | 20–0 | Frankie Liles | TKO | 11 (12) | 1999-06-12 | |||
19 | Win | 19–0 | Carlos Sanabria | KO | 3 (10) | 1999-03-06 | |||
18 | Win | 18–0 | Michael Gordon | TKO | 1 (6) | 1998-08-28 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | Adam Garland | TKO | 1 (10) | 1998-05-30 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | Arthur Willis | KO | 1 (8) | 1998-01-31 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | Guy Stanford | TKO | 1 (?) | 1997-12-13 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | Octavian Stoica | PTS | 8 (8) | 1997-10-14 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | Charles Towns | KO | 2 (8) | 1997-09-11 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | Orlando Wiet | PTS | 8 (8) | 1997-07-08 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Arthur Willis | KO | 7 (8) | 1997-05-31 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Guy Stanford | TKO | 1 (?) | 1997-04-19 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Zaurbek Khetagurov | UD | 6 (6) | 1997-04-01 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Joe Potts | TKO | 1 (6) | 1997-02-22 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Leon Shavers | KO | 1 (4) | 1996-11-30 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Vince Foster | TKO | 1 (6) | 1996-11-15 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Tony Golden | UD | 6 (6) | 1996-10-18 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Patrick Hutchinson | TKO | 1 (4) | 1996-10-11 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Leon Shavers | KO | 1 (4) | 1996-09-24 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Robert Cameron | TKO | 1 (4) | 1996-08-23 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Tyrone Bledsoe | KO | 2 (?) | 1996-06-25 |