May

Jorge Linares stops Kevin Mitchell in bloody 10-round brawl

Kevin Mitchell’s two previous title shots were nights the British lightweight would rather forget, but a 10th-round stoppage loss to WBC lightweight titleholder Jorge Linares on Saturday in London saw Mitchell box brilliantly at times, drop the champion, battle back from the brink and ultimately go out on his shield in a sterling encounter.

May

From The Telegraph: Kevin Mitchell’s victory over alcoholism

by The Ring

Maturity has given Kevin Mitchell, who has battled both career disappointments and alcohol addiction, a new lease on life ahead of his title fight against Jorge Linares.

Mar

May 30 London card to include two title fights plus Anthony Joshua

by Tom Gray

In what looks like a very satisfying card indeed, heavyweight Anthony Joshua will face American Kevin Johnson and world titleholders Jorge Linares and Evgeny Gradovich will defend against the U.K.’s Kevin Mitchell and Lee Selby, respectively, at London’s O2 Arena.