Kevin Mitchell (boxer)

Kevin Mitchell
Statistics
Real name	Kevin Martin Mitchell
Nickname(s)	Mighty, The Dagenham Destroyer, The Hammer
Rated at	Super featherweight Lightweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nationality	English
Born	(1984-10-29) 29 October 1984 Romford, London, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	41
Wins	39
Wins by KO	29
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Kevin Martin Mitchell (born 29 October 1984) is a British professional boxer based in Dagenham, London, England. In 2003 whilst still an amateur, he won the ABA featherweight championship when aged 18.^[1] After considering offers from various promoters, Mitchell decided to sign professional forms with Frank Warren's Sports Network.

Boxing career

British champion

Mitchell added the British super-featherweight title to his Commonwealth belt when he stopped Carl Johanneson in the ninth round of his fight on 9 March 2008. The fight was on the undercard of the David Haye Enzo Macarrinelli unification fight. Mitchell was 26-0 and British and Commonwealth champion.^[2] On 7 June 2008 Mitchell beat Walter Estrada in Atlantic City, New Jersey on the undercard of Kelly Pavlik's middleweight title fight with Gary Lockett in a fifth round TKO. Mitchell continued chopping Estrada down, until a right hand followed by a left to the body sank Estrada in the closing seconds of the round. When Estrada got up, the referee took a long look before waving it off to extend Mitchell's unbeaten record to 27-0. After this fight Mitchell was out of action for just under a year with a hand injury, putting his world title ambitions on hold. His return on 22 May 2009 was a comfortable third round stoppage win over little known Lanquaye Wilson. Two months later on the Khan vs Kotelnik undercard Mitchell recorded an eighth-round win over Rudy Encarncion.

Stepping up to lightweight

Mitchell fought Amir Khan's conqueror Breidis Prescott, on the Khan vs Salita undercard on 5 December 2009 in Newcastle, winning by unanimous decision and producing a performance that many didn't believe him capable of. Kevin fought at Wembley Arena just two months later, impressively knocking out Ignacio Mendoza in two rounds appearing to be a tune up fight. This ultimately proved to be the case as promoter Frank Warren revealed that he would challenge Australian interim WBO Lightweight World Champion Michael Katsidis at Boleyn Ground on 15 May 2010. Full-time WBO champion Juan Manuel Marquez is expected to vacate, promoting the fight to a full world title bout. The fight was billed as 'Hammer Time', due to Mitchell's West Ham roots.^[3] Mitchell was stopped in the third round after Katsidis hit him with two huge lefts.^[4] After this disappointing loss, Mitchell admitted stemmed from out of the ring problems. He surprised many in his next fight by stopping rising star John Murray in the 8th round. He then beat Felix Lora a ranked opponent in 10 rounds. Mitchell was then lined up to challenge Scotland's Ricky Burn's for his WBO title. This was unsuccessful and ended in a 12th round stoppage. Mitchell won his next 4 fights 3 inside the distance and took the IBF Intercontinental title in doing so.

Professional record

39 Wins (29 Knockouts), 2 Defeats, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	Jorge Linares	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	- (12)	2015-05-30	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London	For WBC Lightweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	39-2	Daniel Estrada	TKO	8 (12), 1:12	2015-01-31	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London	WBC Lightweight title final eliminator
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	38-2	Ghislain Maduma	TKO	11 (12)	2014-05-31	Wembley Stadium, London, England	IBF Lightweight title eliminator
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	37-2	Mikheil Avakyan	TKO	2 (8)	2014-03-15	Echo Arena Liverpool, Liverpool, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	36-2	Karim El Ouazghari	TKO	9 (12)	2013-12-14	ExCel Arena, Dockland, London	Retained IBF Inter-Continental lightweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35-2	Marco Lopez	TKO	6 (12)	2013-10-05	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London	Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental lightweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	34–2	Sebastien Benito	PTS	10	2013-07-06	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	33-2	Ricky Burns	TKO	4 (12), 2:59	2012-09-22	SECC, Glasgow, Scotland	For WBO lightweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	33-1	Felix Lora	PTS	10	2012-02-10	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32-1	John Murray	TKO	8 (12), 1:46	2011-07-16	Liverpool, England	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	31-1	Michael Katsidis	TKO	3 (12), 1:57	2010-05-15	London, England	For WBO interim lightweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31-0	Ignacio Mendoza	KO	3	2010-02-13	London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	30-0	Breidis Prescott	UD	12	2009-12-05	Newcastle, England	Won WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-0	Rudy Encarnacion	TKO	8 (10), 2:35	2009-07-18	Manchester, England	Won WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-0	Lanquaye Wilson	TKO	3 (8), 2:07	2009-05-22	London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-0	Walter Estrada	UD	12	2008-06-07	Atlantic City, New Jersey	WBO Inter-Continental super-featherweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-0	Carl Johanneson	TKO	9 (12), 2:29	2008-03-08	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-0	Edison Torres	TKO	3 (10), 1:09	2008-01-12	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-0	Alexander Khrulev	KO	2 (12), 0:57	2007-07-14	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-0	Harry Ramogoadi	TKO	6 (12), 3:00	2008-06-07	Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-0	George Ashie	UD	12	2006-10-28	London, England	Won Commonwealth super featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-0	Andrei Isaeu	TKO	11 (12), 1:37	2006-09-08	Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-0	Imad Ben Khalifa	TKO	2 (8), 0:34	2006-07-08	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-0	Kirkor Kirkorov	RTD	2 (12	2006-05-13	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-0	Youssouf Djibaba	UD	12	2006-02-25	ExCel Arena, Dockland, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-0	Mohammed Medjadji	TKO	6 (12), 2:12	2005-12-10	London, England	Won IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-0	Daniel Thorpe	TKO	4 (8), 2:10	2005-10-25	Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-0	Wladimir Borov	TKO	2 (6), 1:35	2005-09-23	Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-0	Karim Chakim	PTS	8	2005-04-29	Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwalk, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-0	Frederic Bonifai	PTS	6	2005-04-08	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-0	Henry Janes	PTS	4	2004-12-11	ExCel Arena, Dockland, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-0	Alain Rakow	KO	1 (6), 2:46	2004-11-19	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-0	Mounir Guebbas	PTS	6	2004-10-22	Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh, Scotland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-0	Arpad J Toth	TKO	3 (6), 0:45	2004-09-10	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-0	Jason Nesbitt	TKO	3 (4), 0:45	2004-06-05	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-0	Slimane Kebaili	TKO	1 (4), 1:25	2004-05-13	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0	Eric Patrac	TKO	1 (4), 2:20	2004-04-24	Rivermead Leisure Centre Berkshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0	Kristian Laight	PTS	4	2004-02-07	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0	Jaz Virdee	TKO	1 (4), 1:13	2004-01-24	Conference Centre, Wembley, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Vladimir Varhegyi	TKO	3 (4),	2003-11-06	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Csaba Ladanyi	TKO	1 (4), 2:21	2003-09-18	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Steve Quinn	KO	1 (4)	2003-07-17	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London	Professional Debut

References

External links

• The Official Career Record from Kevin Mitchell's Promotor Frank Warren
• Professional boxing record for Kevin Mitchell from BoxRec