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South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title

South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title

Date
27 Sep 1986
Updated
30 Sep 2019
South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title

South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell, won the WBA junior-lightweight title in 1986. He defeated Alfredo Layne of Panama in Sun City, on a tenth-round knockout to lift the title. Mitchell managed to defend the title a world record 12 times before retiring in 1991. He was also a SA Junior Lightweight Champion when he won this title. He is now a successful boxing trainer with a stable of promising young boxers. He has guided two boxers to world titles, namely Namibian Harry Simon and South African Cassius Baloyi.

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  1. 01South Africa.info, South Africa's boxing champs, [online], Available at  southafrica.info [Accessed: 25 September 2013]
  2. 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
  3. 03Magasela Bongani (2012),'Legends Corner: Brian Mitchell a special champion', in the Sowetan Live, 11 October, [online], Available at www.sowetanlive.co.za [Accessed: 25 September 2013]    

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012664

South African History Online (2011) 'South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012664 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).

South African History Online, South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012664, (accessed 10 August 2026).

"South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012664. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012664.

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