Erdei stops Mitchell, eyes Hopkins

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    Former light heavyweight titleholder Zsolt Erdei of Hungary gave his cheering throng of some 700 Hungarian fans, who waved flags and chanted throughout his fight, exactly what they wanted: a knockout win against faded former super middleweight titlist Byron Mitchell on Saturday night.

    Erdei used his quick hands and accurate punches to methodically take apart Mitchell before stopping him in the sixth round on the undercard of the Carl Froch-Glen Johnson Super Six World Boxing Classic semifinal at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall.

    Mitchell (28-8-1, 21 KOs), who lost his third fight in a row by knockout, was never in the fight. Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) beat Mitchell, of Dothan, Ala., to the punch round after round.

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