Sharmba Mitchell was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. on August 27, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on September 23, 1988 against Eddie Colon. Mitchell defeated Colon via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Mitchell became a world champion at the age of 28 after 44 professional fights. He challenged Khalid Rahilou for the WBA super-lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Mitchell's last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Paul Williams at age 35, on August 19, 2006.
Some of Sharmba Mitchell's best fights have been against Lovemore N'dou, Ben Tackie, Vince Phillips, and Rick Lockridge. For a complete list of Mitchell's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Sharmba Mitchell".
Mitchell has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Sharmba Mitchell Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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63 | Aug 19, 2006 | 35 | Paul Williams 25 30-0 | loss | KO 4 |
62 | May 03, 2006 | 35 | Jose Luis Cruz | win | UD 10 |
61 | Nov 19, 2005 | 35 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. 28 34-0 | loss | TKO 6 |
60 | Jun 11, 2005 | 34 | Chris Smith | win | TD 5 |
59 | Nov 06, 2004 | 34 | Kostya Tszyu 35 30-1 | loss | TKO 3 |
58 | Aug 07, 2004 | 33 | Moises Pedroza | win | KO 2 |
57 | Apr 03, 2004 | 33 | Michael Stewart | win | UD 12 |
56 | Feb 07, 2004 | 33 | Lovemore N'dou 32 36-5-1 | win | UD 12 |
55 | May 17, 2003 | 32 | Ben Tackie 29 24-3 | win | UD 12 |
54 | Jan 25, 2003 | 32 | Carlos Vilches | win | TKO 4 |
53 | Nov 09, 2002 | 32 | Vince Phillips 39 44-6-1 | win | MD 10 |
52 | Jul 02, 2002 | 31 | Frank Houghtaling | win | UD 10 |
51 | Mar 28, 2002 | 31 | Bernard Harris | win | UD 10 |
50 | Feb 03, 2001 | 30 | Kostya Tszyu 31 25-1 | loss | RTD 7 |
49 | Sep 16, 2000 | 30 | Felix Flores | win | UD 12 |
48 | Nov 13, 1999 | 29 | Elio Ortiz | win | UD 12 |
47 | Apr 24, 1999 | 28 | Reggie Green | win | MD 12 |
46 | Feb 06, 1999 | 28 | Pedro Saiz | win | UD 12 |
45 | Oct 10, 1998 | 28 | Khalid Rahilou | win | UD 12 |
44 | Feb 21, 1998 | 27 | Bobby Elkins | win | TKO 1 |
43 | Jul 15, 1997 | 26 | Dezi Ford | win | KO 5 |
42 | May 10, 1997 | 26 | Jose Rafael Barboza | win | PTS 12 |
41 | Oct 19, 1996 | 26 | John Stewart | win | KO 1 |
40 | Apr 11, 1996 | 25 | Gilberto Flores | win | KO 2 |
39 | Feb 10, 1996 | 25 | Harold Bennett | win | TKO 1 |
38 | Dec 07, 1995 | 25 | Allen Osborne | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Nov 21, 1995 | 25 | James Gatlin | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Sep 16, 1995 | 25 | Terron Millett | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Mar 23, 1995 | 24 | Wayne Boudreaux | win | TKO 5 |
34 | Oct 22, 1994 | 24 | Lyndon Walker | win | KO 2 |
33 | Jun 21, 1994 | 23 | Stevie Johnston | loss | TKO 9 |
32 | Mar 18, 1994 | 23 | Leavander Johnson | loss | KO 8 |
31 | Nov 06, 1993 | 23 | Chad Broussard | win | TKO 1 |
30 | May 22, 1993 | 22 | Kenny Baysmore | win | KO 1 |
29 | Nov 29, 1992 | 22 | Eric Whitfield | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Apr 22, 1992 | 21 | Rocky Lockridge 33 44-8 | win | UD 10 |
27 | Feb 15, 1992 | 21 | Gilberto Flores | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Jan 14, 1992 | 21 | Leo Martinez | win | TKO 1 |
25 | Oct 29, 1991 | 21 | Keeley Thompson | win | TKO 10 |
24 | Jul 23, 1991 | 20 | Miguel Santana | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Apr 10, 1991 | 20 | Darryl Richardson | win | KO 2 |
22 | Mar 19, 1991 | 20 | Felix Gonzales | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Jan 16, 1991 | 20 | Kevin Marston | win | UD 10 |
20 | Nov 01, 1990 | 20 | Robert Byrd | win | RTD 7 |
19 | Sep 07, 1990 | 20 | Rodney Fennell | win | PTS 6 |
18 | Jul 20, 1990 | 19 | Freddie Sevilla | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Jul 03, 1990 | 19 | Eric Podolak | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Apr 29, 1990 | 19 | Nigel Wenton | win | UD 8 |
15 | Apr 03, 1990 | 19 | Billy Young | win | UD 10 |
14 | Mar 03, 1990 | 19 | Rafael Limón | win | UD 8 |
13 | Feb 01, 1990 | 19 | Bobby Brewer | win | UD 8 |
12 | Jan 11, 1990 | 19 | Dana Roston | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Nov 16, 1989 | 19 | Joseph Alexander | win | UD 8 |
10 | Oct 26, 1989 | 19 | Juan Torres | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Sep 21, 1989 | 19 | Aristides Acevedo | win | UD 8 |
8 | Aug 16, 1989 | 18 | Perry McQueen | win | KO 1 |
7 | May 23, 1989 | 18 | Javier Chavez | win | RTD 2 |
6 | Apr 27, 1989 | 18 | Verrol Liverpool | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Mar 23, 1989 | 18 | Thomas Baker | win | UD 6 |
4 | Jan 15, 1989 | 18 | Craig Wills | win | UD 4 |
3 | Nov 22, 1988 | 18 | Willie Rivera | win | UD 4 |
2 | Oct 11, 1988 | 18 | Randy Kearse | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Sep 23, 1988 | 18 | Eddie Colon | win | TKO 3 |