Champions Kostya Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell Square Off in Super Lightweight Title Unification Bout on Feb. 3, 2001, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.Sports Editors & Boxing Writers/Columnists NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--Jan. 16, 2001
WBC Super Lightweight Champion Kostya "The Thunder Down Under" Tszyu
vs.
WBA Super Lightweight Champion Sharmba "Little Big Man" Mitchell
Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
From Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas
Two world champions with a combined record of 72-3-1 with 50 knockouts will square off in a much-anticipated super lightweight unification bout when World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of (WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. ) titleholder ti·tle·hold·er n. 1. One, especially a champion, who holds a title. 2. One that holds legal title to something, such as a motor vehicle. Kostya Tszyu and his World Boxing Association World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association, it is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF (WBA) counterpart Sharmba Mitchell meet on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Showtime Championship Boxing is a television boxing program airing on Showtime. Debuting in March of 1986, it is broadcast live on the first Saturday of every month. . The winner could face unbeaten International Boxing Federation “IBF” redirects here. For other uses, see IBF (disambiguation). The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC. (IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility ) Junior Welterweight Champion Zab Judah later this year. SHOWTIME will televise the Tszyu-Mitchell 12-round match from Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The fight is promoted by Don King Productions in association with Millennium Events. Tszyu (25-1-1, 21 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Serov, Russia, is coming off a sixth-round TKO over six-time world champion Julio Cesar Chavez on July 29, 2000, on SHOWTIME. The hard-hitting Tszyu, age 31, captured the WBC 140-pound title by knocking out Miguel Angel Gonzalez in the 10th round on Aug. 21, 1999, in Miami. The WBC title is the second world championship of Tszyu's eight-year career. He also is a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) 140-pound titlist ti·tlist n. The holder of a competitive title; a champion: a chess titlist. titlist a champion or one who holds a title. See also: Athletics and considered by many to be the best boxer in the division. Tszyu has won seven consecutive bouts, all by knockout, including an eighth-round TKO over Ahmed Santos in his first WBC defense on Feb. 12, 2000, on SHOWTIME. Tszyu went 259-11 in the amateurs before turning pro on March 1, 1992. Mitchell (47-2, 29 KOs), of Takoma Park, Md., has made four successful defenses of the WBA title he won on a 12-round decision over Khalid Rahilou on Oct. 10, 1998. The slick boxer-puncher is unbeaten since June 1994. In his last outing and first in 10 months, Mitchell retained his title by outpointing Felix Flores across 12 rounds on Sept. 16, 2000, on SHOWTIME. Mitchell, age 30, also won 12-round decisions in his three defenses in 1999. He defeated Pedro Saiz in February, Reggie Green in April, and Elio Ortiz in November. Mitchell compiled an outstanding record in the amateurs, going 153-7. The southpaw turned pro on Sept. 23, 1988. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's Steve Albert and former world champion Bobby Czyz will call the action from ringside, with Jim Gray serving as roving reporter. The executive producer of the SHOWTIME telecast is Jay Larkin, with Richard Gaughan producing and Bob Dunphy directing. |
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