Ndou recalls against-all-odds battle with American Mitchell
Australia-based fighter had to set up gym in hotel room
Lovemore Ndou still wears scars of his controversial away loss to American Shamba Mitchell in Atlantic City when they fought for the IBF interim world junior welterweight belt today in 2004.
All three American judges scored it in favour of their countryman. Ndou – who at that time held the IBF Pan Pacific title – said he remembers that fight as if it happened yesterday...
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