First it was Gary Jones, then it was David Adotey Alottey and now it will surely be once-beaten Aaron “Homicide” Mitchell that will take on Richard Pierson this Wednesday night at the Robert Treat Hotel.
Mitchell, along with his twin brother Eric, are two of the toughest guys to come out of the boxing rich town of Philadelphia.
Mitchell has an impressive record of 27-1-1 with twenty one knockouts, but hasn’t fought in four years, since he won a twelve round unanimous decision from Delray Raines in 2008. Mitchell has wins over Anthony Joseph (5-1); Darryl Ruffin (3-0); Ron Johnson (8-0); Napoleon Pitt (10-2); Fidel Hernandez (14-1); Maurice Adams (15-2-1) and Miguel Julio (32-3-1).
Besides Pierson-Mitchell, heavyweight John Lennox will see action in a six round bout against Rodricka Ray while Welterweight Anthony “Juice” Young will take on Christian Steele in a four round bout.
Lennox of Cartet, New Jersey is riding four fight winning streak and has pushed his record to 10-1 with five knockouts.
Ray of Jackson, Tennessee has a record of 3-5-1 with one knockout.
“John is in great condition for this fight,” said Lennox & Young’s manager Rich Masini
“John’s trainer Ray McCline has been telling me how sharp John is looking and we know that Ray is a durable guy as he has fought six undefeated guys and went the distance with Maurice Byarm so we expect a great performance on Wednesday night.”
“With a win here, we have an opportunity to compete in the WBC World Cup that is a four tiered tournament that will create a top contender for the world title but first we have to take care of business on Wednesday.”
Young of Atlantic City has been perfect as he is 4-0 with two knockouts. “Juice is a once in a lifetime, blue chip prospect and he is born to be a champion”, said Masini.
“Not often does a manager get to manage a kid with this kind of ability that “Juice” has.”
