Mitchell to make his debut Stateside by British Boxing May 13th 2008

British and Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Kevin Mitchell will defend his WBO Intercontinental belt at the Boardwalk Hotel in Atlantic City on the 7th June. The 23-year-old Londoner will make his US debut on the undercard of Gary Lockett's world middleweight title challenge against Kelly Pavlik. No opponent has been named for the fight next month but unbeaten Mitchell is confident of defeating whoever he faces. He said: "I'll knock out whoever they put in front of me and do it in style. "I've always wanted to fight in the States, and to do so on such a big card is great news, "But this is just the start - I plan to go back and appear in Las Vegas and New York as well. "This is turning out to be a fantastic year for me. I've already headlined a show at the home of British boxing, York Hall, then fought in front of 20,000 people to win the British title at the O2 Arena. "When Frank Warren phoned me to say I'd be boxing in the States as well, it was just the icing on the cake."

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