Mitchell was declared the winner by a unanimous points decision which means all three judges scored the fight his way - and he became the first local boxer to hold two legitimate world titles.
"I did not even notice that it is now 28 years since I beat Lopez; time flies, but thank you for reminding me of that biggest moment in my life especially after being robbed in our first fight," he said yesterday. Mitchell did not defend his IBF strap, but instead retired in the fight game only to come back in 1994 to face MikeMitchell won that fight by a stoppage and he later defeated Silverio Flores also at Sun City in 1995 before finally calling it quits with an impressive fight record of 45 wins, 21 knockouts, a loss and three draws.
Mitchell was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, in 2009. The man who turned 58 on August 30 - currently serves the sport of boxing as a commentator for TV channel SuperSport and is also a fight publicist for Golden Gloves.
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