{"id":10458,"date":"2011-05-12T13:14:15","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T17:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=10458"},"modified":"2011-05-12T13:18:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T17:18:15","slug":"seth-mitchell-rapid-fire-q-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=10458","title":{"rendered":"Seth Mitchell Rapid Fire Q & A"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>He\u2019s relatively new to the boxing game having picked up the sport just three years ago at the age of 25, but former college football star Seth \u201cMayhem\u201d Mitchell (21-0-1, 15 KOs) says to expect quite a show this Friday, May 13, as he takes on tough Nicaraguan Evans \u201cThe Sandman\u201d Quinn (20-5-1, 18 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight battle LIVE on ShoBox: the New Generation on SHOWTIME (11:05 p.m. ET\/PT, delayed on the West coast). SHOWTIME fight fans will \u201csee a heavyweight who comes out and applies a lot of pressure,\u201d said Mitchell, a former linebacker at Michigan State University. \u201cNot one that provides a boring fight. They can expect someone who is aggressive and who is coming to win and ready to put on an exciting fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharif \u201cThe Lion\u201d Bogere (19-0, 12 KOs) of Las Vegas meets \u201cSugar\u201d Raymundo Beltran (24-4, 16 KOs) of North Hollywood, Calif., for the vacant NABO lightweight title from Buffalo Bill\u2019s Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nev., in the main event on Friday. The exciting night of fights is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and is sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the first bell set for 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets, priced at $50 (Floor) and $20 (General Admission) are on sale and available for purchase at the Star of the Desert Arena Box Office or online at www.primmvalleyresorts.com. Tickets will also be available through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n

Question: You are already 28 years old and started boxing just three years ago. Do you still feel like you have a long ways to go in boxing? <\/strong><\/p>\n

MITCHELL: \u201cI don\u2019t feel like I have a long way to go although at the same time I feel like there are certain things that I need to improve on. I think my learning curve has been excellent. I\u2019ve learned a lot and I have a great trainer (Andre Hunter) who has helped me along the way. I think my overall boxing game is good. The one thing I think I can improve on is countering off my defense. I feel like I have a fairly strong defense but when I go back and watch myself, I see that my opponent will miss, but that the counter is not there. It\u2019s not second nature for me to do it. If I think about it, I do it, but it doesn\u2019t come naturally for me. So countering off my defense is something I\u2019m really working on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question: You have said that if you had never seen NFL player Tom Zbikowski box, then you probably would have never been turned onto the sport of boxing. Is he someone you would like to fight someday? <\/strong><\/p>\n

MITCHELL: \u201cAbsolutely. I was a casual boxing fan before I started and to see someone like him that I played against in college have success, it really inspired me and got me to pick up the sport. I can honestly say that if I would have never seen him fight, then I probably wouldn\u2019t be talking to you today. As far as fighting him goes, we are at two different stages in our careers. I think he\u2019s 3-0 and I\u2019m 21-0 and I believe he\u2019s a cruiserweight. If he comes up to heavyweight and gets up there in the rankings then yes, but I\u2019m not going to call him out now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question: Your opponent is nicknamed \u201cThe Sandman\u201d because he says his punches put people to sleep. What do you know about him? <\/strong><\/p>\n

MITCHELL: \u201cHe\u2019s about 6-foot-2, 225, 230 pounds. He\u2019s right-handed and a counter puncher. He has 18 KOs and good punching power. I\u2019m going to have to stay focused and watch his punching power. His record and his KO power say it\u2019s my toughest opponent to date, but that remains to be seen. I think he has to worry about what I bring to the table. I\u2019m in tremendous shape and my focus is at an all-time high. I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to never have been cut or knocked down in my career and I don\u2019t intend to either on Friday night, but I\u2019m not underestimating my opponent. I just know I\u2019m not going to be the one going to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question: You\u2019ve been to Kuwait and Iraq to visit the U.S. troops on a USO Tour with other boxers. What was that experience like? <\/strong><\/p>\n

MITCHELL: \u201cIt was great and so much more than I expected. Just to go over and visit them for a week was so special. To spend time with them and see what they go through on a day-to-day basis was a very humbling experience for me. It made me appreciate some of the things I take for granted. It\u2019s just something I\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question: Your degree is in criminal justice with a specialization in Homeland Security. What do you see yourself doing after your boxing career is finished?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MITCHELL: \u201cI might get into the boxing game maybe as an announcer or something, but just doing something that gives back to the community would be my ultimate goal and be what I\u2019d want to do. I have a big heart and I\u2019m all about helping the youth in my community. I grew up without a dad but did have a lot of father figures that really helped me out. I had some great mentors that led me to do the right things, so I think just setting up some programs for the youth would be a great way to give back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question: Who would you most like to fight? <\/strong><\/p>\n

MITCHELL: \u201cRight now the Klitschko brothers are running the heavyweight division. I\u2019m not going to say they are very exciting fighters to watch, but they are good fighters and they are effective fighters and they\u2019ve proven that they are the best. Right now, I just want to fight whoever has the belts. I\u2019m in this to fight a world championship. I know it\u2019s going to come in due time and I will get that fight because I want to become heavyweight champion of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s relatively new to the boxing game having picked up the sport just three years ago at the age of 25, but former college football star Seth \u201cMayhem\u201d Mitchell (21-0-1, 15 KOs) says to expect quite a show this Friday, May 13, as he takes on tough Nicaraguan Evans \u201cThe Sandman\u201d Quinn (20-5-1, 18 KOs) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[105,3384,648,659],"class_list":["post-10458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-boxing","tag-may-13th","tag-seth-mitchell","tag-showtime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10458"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}