Career
September 1991 Byron Mitchell first started boxing at Johnny Trawick"s Wolfpack Boxing Gym in Ozark, Alabama. Later that year, he drew with Bruno Girard and lost the title to Girard the next year. He recaptured the belt the following year by beating Manny Siaca then made defenses against Siaca, in a rematch, and Julio César Green before losing a split decision in a unification bout to Sven Ottke in Germany, 2003.
Later that year he lost to WBO title holder Joe Calzaghe by KO in the 2nd round.
He became the first man to floor the Welshman but was then on the receiving end of 26 unanswered punches and was stopped. He retired after the fight, then after more than four years away from the pro game returned to the ring in 2007.
