Jamie Mitchell Defends WBA Bantamweight Title against Nina Hughes in Dubai (UAE)

NEW YORK (November 26, 2022) -Today at the Hilton Palm in Dubai, WBA Bantamweight World champion Jamie Mitchell will make the second defense of her crown when she takes on Nina Hughes.

Mitchell is managed by Split-T Management under the guidance of Brian Cohen.

Mitchell of Las Vegas is 8-0-2 with five knockouts. Mitchell won the WBA Bantamweight title on October 9, 2021 when she traveled to England and took the title that was held by Shannon Courtenay by defeating Courtenay via majority decision. Mitchell defended the title by stopping previously undefeated Carly Skelly (4-0-1) on February 5th in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mitchell is promoted by Matchroom Boxing.

Hughes of Essex, England is 4-0 with two knockouts. Hughes has a win over undefeated Tysie Gallagher and is coming off a second round stoppage of Flora Machela on October 15th in Essex, England.

The fight can be seen on PPV at the following link, beginning at 10 AM ET