Fight Sharmba Mitchell L KO 6 (12) Floyd Mayweather

"I was anxious at first. I wanted to be better than in the Gatti fight. And that was a flawless fight. It's hard to be better than that. I had a game plan and I didn't stick to it, so I got hit big a couple of times early." That's how Floyd Mayweather Jr. assessed his performance after his solid victory over Sharmba Mitchell Saturday night read more ...

Pound-for-pound best Floyd Mayweather Jr. (35-0, 24 KOs) made his welterweight debut a successful one with a sixth round knockout over two-time former 140lb. champion Sharmba Mitchell (56-5, 30 KOs) Saturday night at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. After dominating the first two rounds, Mayweather dropped Mitchell with a right hand in round three. Floyd continued to punish Mitchell finally dropping him with a body shot in round read more ...

This is probably the first time that you're going into the ring at a disadvantage as far as speed quickness are concerned, how do you plan on neutralizing that? Sharmba Mitchell: "To me it's not really a disadvantage. He's quick, but I'm just as quick as he is. He's the one at a disadvantage if you ask me. He's facing someone just as fast and quick as he is, plus I'm a lot stronger than he is." read more ...

Reliable sources close to the situation have informed Boxingtalk.com that undefeated pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr will face former junior welterweight champion Sharmba Mitchell at the Pechanga Resort And Casino in Temecula, California on November 19. The Mayweather-Mitchell fight will take place at 147 pounds. An official presser to announce this HBO World Championship Boxing card will take place in California later this week. read more ...