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On Wednesday, Golden Boy Promotions announced that top American heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell would face Johnathon Banks on July 14 in the HBO co-feature of the Amir Khan-Danny Garcia main event. On Thursday, Mitchell-Banks was canceled.

Top American heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell will return to action against Johnathon Banks on July 14 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, promoter Golden Boy announced Wednesday.

Paulie Malignaggi didn't think going to the Ukraine to fight welterweight champ Vyacheslav Senchenko was a good idea, but the trip turned out to be the right move.

Seth Mitchell survived a first-round assault from Chazz Witherspoon and rallied to launch a brutal attack of his own, scoring a third-round TKO in Atlantic City, N.J., on Saturday.

Seth Mitchell, 29, seems to be turning the corner from heavyweight prospect to heavyweight contender. But the discussion may be over before it begins if he doesn't beat Chazz Witherspoon on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J.

Seth Mitchell is America's next great heavyweight hope, but is he a legitimate future contender? Get Dan Rafael's take as Mitchell prepares to face his most daunting challenge yet in Chazz Witherspoon on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J....

My late friend Bert Sugar would frequently opine, when asked about the dire state of the contemporary American heavyweight boxing scene, that "the best heavyweight in America today is Ray Lewis." He was not commenting specifically on the pugilistic a...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, we're going inside the boxing ring when Seth Mitchell stops by to chat about his heavyweight fight this weekend. Mitchell (24-0-1, 18 KO) takes on Chazz Witherspoon (30-2, 22 KO) at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic...

Top American heavyweight prospect Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell will return to HBO for his second consecutive fight when he faces Chazz Witherspoon on April 28 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Action can never be far behind the moment Paul Williams climbs into the ring. Saturday's fight-of-the-year contender with Sergio Martinez was no exception.

Cris Arreola bounced back from his first career defeat to stop Brian Minto on Saturday.

Juan Urango got his career back on track by stopping Randall Bailey on Friday.

Chazz Witherspoon got back on the winning track by outlasting Adam "The Swamp Donkey" Richards for an eighth-round TKO in an action-packed heavyweight fight on Saturday.

Chris "Nightmare" Arreola dreams of the day he becomes the first heavyweight champion of Mexican heritage, but before the fighter can think about a title shot, he'll have to get past Philly fighter Chazz Witherspoon on Saturday.

Sure, he may have a degree in pharmaceutical marketing, but there will be nothing scientific about Chazz Witherspoon's pain-or-be-pained style against Chris Arreola on Saturday.

Heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon ran his professional record to 2-0 on Thursday night, stopping Yul Witherspoon at 1:26 of the second round in a scheduled four-round bout.