Brian Mitchell vs. Salvatore Bottiglieri

Brian Mitchell 129 lbs beat Salvatore Bottiglieri 129 lbs by TKO at 1:55 in round 8 of 12

• Date: 1989-02-11
• Location: Palasport Guiseppi Valencia, Capo d'Orlando, Sicilia, Italy
• Referee: Julio Cesar Alvarado
• Judge: Ove Ovesen 70-63

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• Judge: Al Wilensky 70-64

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• Judge: Antonio Requena 69-65

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• World Boxing Association Super Featherweight Title (7th defense by Mitchell)

Notes

• Brian Mitchell 36-1-2 (17 KOs) vs. Salvatore Bottiglieri 26-3-1 (12 KOs)
• Bottiglieri entered as the WBC International Featherweight Champion.

Bout Summary

Mitchell maintained distance well and peppered Bottiglieri with a jab throughout. As Bottiglieri tried to get in close, often lunging in to do so, Mitchell fired stiff right hands and hooks to the body or simply moved away and continued pumping the jab. By the 3rd Round, Bottiglieri, who did land some decent shots of his own, appeared frustrated with his inability to land consistently against Mitchell's good bobbing and weaving movement and often threw wildly with lunging, off-balance shots that found nothing but air. An entertaining 5th Round saw both fighters throwing and landing as the round concluded. Near the 1:00 mark of Round 8, a right hook buckled the knees of Bottiglieri. A followup barrage highlighted by a pair of body shots sent Bottiglieri down at 1:11. He made it to his feet at the count of seven and action continued. Following the knockdown, Mitchell came forward throwing and landing with power shots. With Bottilieri backed into a corner, on the defensive and taking punches, the referee waved an end to the bout.