Hiromitsu Miura

Hiromitsu Miura
Born September 22, 1981 (1981-09-22) (age 30)
Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) (Boxing)
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) (MMA)
Division Super Middleweight (Boxing)
Welterweight (MMA)
Middleweight (MMA)
Style Boxing, Judo, Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Teiken Boxing Gym (Boxing)
SAMURAI SWORD (MMA)
Trainer Yūichi Kasai (Boxing)[1]
Years active 2010-present (Boxing)
2004-2009 (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total 8
Wins 8
By knockout 3
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 15
Wins 9
By knockout 5
By submission 1
By decision 3
Losses 6
By knockout 5
By decision 1
Draws 0
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Hiromitsu Miura (born September 22, 1981) is a Japanese Boxer and former mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division in MMA and now competes in the light heavyweight division in boxing.

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Career

Miura earned a WEC title fight against WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit at WEC 35 on August 3, 2008. As the Japan boxing commission established four weight divisions in September 2009, Miura turned to boxing.[2] After falling in love with his boxing training, Miura has embarked on a professional boxing career and has put MMA on hold for now.[3]

Miura made his professional boxing debut at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, on April 10, 2010. Then, fighting in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Las Vegas, he beat undefeated Todd Manuel at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on March 25, 2011.[4] Miura successively won over the previously undefeated fellow boxer Shintarō Matsumoto in an eight round bout at the 170 pound (77 kg) limit at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on August 6 of the same year.[5] In that month, he was ranked No. 1 in the super middleweight division in Japan.[6] No one but he has been ranked in the newly established four weight divisions yet.

On October 1, 2011, Miura defeated Hector Hernandez via a unanimous decision in a six round super middleweight[7] bout at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.[8]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9-6 Edgar Garcia KO (punches) WEC 38 02009-01-25 January 25, 2009 1 1:18 San Diego, California, USA
Loss 9-5 Carlos Condit TKO (punches) WEC 35 02008-08-03 August 3, 2008 4 4:43 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA For WEC Welterweight Championship; Fight of the Night
Win 9-4 Blas Avena KO (punches) WEC 33 02008-03-26 March 26, 2008 1 2:35 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Drops to Welterweight
Win 8-4 Fernando Gonzalez Submission (punches) WEC 29 02007-08-05 August 5, 2007 2 3:35 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss 7-4 Jason Miller Decision (unanimous) WEC 27 02007-05-12 May 12, 2007 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win 7-3 Ryo Kakigawa TKO (punches) Hero's 7 02006-10-09 October 9, 2006 1 1:36 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Win 6-3 Geovani Pereira TKO (punches) W-Capsule - Vol. 2 02006-06-11 June 11, 2006 1 2:35 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-3 Kazuki Okubo Decision (unanimous) W-Capsule - Vol. 1 02006-01-28 January 28, 2006 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4-3 Kestutis Smirnovas TKO Hero's Lithuania 2005 02005-11-26 November 26, 2005 Vilnius, Lithuania
Loss 4-2 Izuru Takeuchi TKO (punches) Hero's 2 02005-07-06 July 6, 2005 2 2:35 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-1 Genki Ideta TKO (punches) DEEP - clubDEEP Fukuoka: World Best Festival 02005-04-10 April 10, 2005 1 0:56 Fukuoka, Japan
Win 3-1 Hirohide Fujinuma Decision (unanimous) DEEP - 18th Impact 02005-02-12 February 12, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-1 Yun Seob Kwak TKO (punches) Pancrase - Brave 10 02004-11-07 November 7, 2004 1 0:54 Chiba, Japan
Win 1-1 Yuichi Nakanishi Decision (majority) Pancrase - Brave 8 02004-09-24 September 24, 2004 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-1 Joe D'Arce TKO (kick and punches) Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals 02004-07-25 July 25, 2004 2 4:17 Tokyo, Japan

References

  1. ^ "元総合格闘家三浦が初戦KO" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. July 21, 2010. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20100721-656154.html. Retrieved March 19, 2011. 
  2. ^ "三浦広光が米国で白星発進" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. April 12, 2010. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20100412-617166.html. Retrieved March 21, 2011. 
    Also refer to Sport in Japan#Boxing for the details about the weight divisions in Japan's professional boxing.
  3. ^ "Miura's Career Change Going Well for Him... Not So Well for His Opponents". East Side Boxing.com. March 18, 2010. http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=27377&more=1. Retrieved March 21, 2011. 
  4. ^ Ryan Bates (March 26, 2011). "Lucky Lara Draws With Molina". 3 More Rounds. http://3morerounds.com/news/lucky-lara-draws-with-molina/. Retrieved March 26, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Lee resolvió a Fukuhara en Japón" (in Spanish). NotiFight.com. August 6, 2011. http://www.notifight.com/artman2/publish/Resultado_2/Lee_resolvi_a_Fukuhara_en_Jap_n.php. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Japan National Ratings as of August 25, 2011". Japan Boxing Commission. August 25, 2011. http://www.jbc.or.jp/ranking/rank/2011/e/201108e.pdf. Retrieved August 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ Andreas Hale, Anthony Springer Jr. (October 1, 2011). "Nishioka, Gonzalez retain titles". Fightnews.com. http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/early-results-from-las-vegas-38-97311. Retrieved October 3, 2011. 
  8. ^ Rick Reeno (October 1, 2011). "Roman Gonzalez Crushes Soto Easy, Chris Martin Upset". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&opt=printable&id=44469. Retrieved October 3, 2011. 

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