Seth Mitchell is an undefeated professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 division. Mitchell is signed to Oscar de la Hoya

Oscar de la Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...

's Golden Boy Promotions

Golden Boy Promotions

Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a combat sport promotional firm started by former boxer six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya...

. His boxing nickname is "Mayhem."

Early life

Growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Seth Mitchell earned the nickname, “Little Superstar,” by dominating older athletes in neighborhood pick-up basketball and football games. Despite being the youngest player on the court or field, he was often the first one picked to play. At the age of 12, Mitchell’s mother, Jeanette, moved him and his siblings to Brandywine, Maryland. It was in Maryland that he first began to participate in organized sports.

High school

Mitchell attended Gwynn Park High School, located in Brandywine, Maryland, where he played both football and basketball. In ninth grade, he stood six feet tall, weighed 200 pounds, and wore a size 16 shoe. In tenth grade, his weight increased to 220 pounds, but he grew less than an inch taller. Mitchell realized his lack of height could negatively affect his ability to compete in college basketball, but would not hamper his ability to succeed on the college gridiron.

Mitchell started as a freshman on the football varsity team and regularly impressed college scouts with his talent. During his junior and senior football seasons, he led his team in defensive statistics, totaling over 200 tackles, six interceptions, and 24 sacks.

Mitchell’s superb play on the field brought him recognition and many high school football awards, including his selection as one of the top 20 linebackers in the nation, being named the Maryland Defensive Player of the Year, Washington Post All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year, USA Today Maryland State Player of the Year, in addition to earning PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American honors. While all of the high school accolades were meaningful, the most significant honor was being the first football player in Gwynn Park High School history to have his jersey number retired (No. 48).

College football at Michigan State University

After receiving over a dozen NCAA Division I football scholarship offers, Seth Mitchell decided to attend Michigan State University. As a redshirt sophomore, Mitchell played middle linebacker and was second on his team in tackles with 103. The same year, he led the Spartans in conference play with 10.6 tackles a game. He recorded his career-high 17 tackles while playing against Ohio State. Mitchell was forced to hang up his cleats for good in 2005, due to injury. He continued his education, and graduated from Michigan State with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Security Management. His nickname, "Mayhem," was given to him by his football teammate at Michigan State, Jason Teague.

Mitchell discovers boxing

Following Mitchell’s college graduation, he circulated resumes in search of a job that would allow him to utilize his degree. One evening, he watched a former Notre Dame football opponent, Tom Zbikowski, win his professional boxing debut at Madison Square Garden. His competitive juices began to flow again and he decided to put his career in criminal justice on hold. Seeing a former football opponent have success in the ring, Mitchell was intrigued to inquire more about the “sweet science.”

Amateur boxing career

Prior to 2006, Mitchell had never stepped into a boxing ring. An athletic background, strong work ethic and a focused demeanor helped prepare him to enter the sport of boxing. He had a brief, but impressive amateur career, with a record of 9-1, with nine knockouts.

Professional boxing career

In 2008, Mitchell began his professional boxing career. After only his second professional fight, he signed with Golden Boy Promotions.

On December 11, 2010, he fought Taurus Sykes

Taurus Sykes

Taurus Jabbar Sykes, is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 25-5-1.-Overview:...

 on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana

Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana

Light welterweight titlist Amir Khan and interim titlist Marcos Maidana reached an agreement to meet on December 11, 2010. The bout was for Khan's WBA Light Welterweight Title, which Khan successfully defended, winning via unanimous decision...

, winning the fight by knock out in the fifth round.

On March 5, 2011, Mitchell fought Charles Davis, at Honda Center, Anaheim, California

California

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, on the undercard of the Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton

Saúl Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton

-Televised:*Super Welterweight Unified Championship bout: Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton**Alvarez defeats Hatton by unanimous decision.*Super Featherweight bout: Daniel Ponce de Leon vs. Adrien Broner**Broner defeats de Leon by unanimous decision....

 for the WBC light middleweight title. Mitchell won his 21st professional fight with a second round TKO over Davis. The fight also gave Mitchell the fifteenth knock out of his career.

On May 13, 2011, Mitchell fought Nicaraguan boxer Evans Quinn and won the fight by knockout in round one. The fight was televised on Showtime.
Mitchell was then originally scheduled to fight on the undercard of Marcos Maidana vs. Robert Guerrero on August 27, 2011. The venue was set to be HP Pavilion

HP Pavilion

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, San Jose

San Jose, California

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, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. He was set to open the HBO-televised show. His opponent for the fight was to be the American journeyman Mike Mollo

Mike Mollo

Mike Mollo is a professional boxer in the heavyweight division, born in the United States.-Background:...

. However the whole card got cancelled on August 18, due to an injury to Rober Guerrero.
After that he got a quick fight on September 16, in Texas Station Casino

Texas Station

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, Las Vegas, Nevada

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. The opponent for the fight was Hector Ferreyro. The fight was aired on TeleFutura

TeleFutura

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 and Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 in the United States

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. Mitchell won the fight by third round TKO. This marked Mitchell's eight consecutive stoppage
He is know scheduled to fight on the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson

Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson

Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson, billed as Capitol Showdown, is a Super-Lightweight championship fight for the IBF & WBA Super World titles. The fight will take place in the Convention Center in Washington, D.C., United States, on 10 December 2011...

 undercard on December 10, 2011. He is expected to open the televised card on HBO.
His opponent for the fight will be the Uzbek journeyman Timur Ibragimov

Timur Ibragimov

Timur Ibragimov is a heavyweight professional boxer.-Personal:...

 

Professional boxing record

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Timur Ibragimov

Timur Ibragimov is a heavyweight professional boxer.-Personal:...

 
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Taurus Sykes

Taurus Jabbar Sykes, is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 25-5-1.-Overview:...

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Derek Bryant

Derek Bryant , born April 19, 1971 in Philadelphia, PA, is an American heavyweight boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has the boxing ID number US-PA-017121. He is a journeyman fighter who has appeared on the TV program Friday Night Fights. He holds wins against Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Taurus...

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Henry Namauu

Henry Namauu is an American Professional Boxer. He is currently ranked 7th in the United States out of 207 and is 40th in the world out of 945....

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