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Provenance: H.J.Mitchell and by direct descent.
Harold James Mitchell (1898-1983) was an English Light-Heavyweight amateur boxer, four times ABA Champion between 1922-25. He competed at the 1924 Paris Olympiad, defeating Carlo Saruti of Italy in the semi final and Thyge Petersen from Denmark in the final, both on points. The second most heavily contested class in the Boxing contest, twenty boxers competed from fourteen nations for the title of Olympic Champion.