| Mark Miller | |
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| Born | September 17, 1975 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Fightshark, The Shark |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Team | Iron City Gym Team Fightshark Golden Glory |
| Trainer | Jim Gardner Rick Roufus |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 2 |
Mark Miller (born September 17, 1975) is an American kickboxer who competes in the super heavyweight division.
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Miller grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and became involved with martial arts through his love of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris films. His father sent him to a boxing gym at a young age, and he also practiced Tang Soo Do, Hapkido, Uechi-ryu and Taekwondo as a child. He began competing in amateur boxing at the age of 18.[1]
He later began Muay Thai and trained and fought in Thailand.[2]
Mark Miller made his debut in the K-1 promotion in August 2000 at K-1 USA Championships 2000, where he lost to Tommy Glanville via unanimous decision. He re-matched with Glanville in May the following year at K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA, and avenged his loss with a split decision victory. In February 2002, he took part in the Grand Prix at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary North America and lost to Canada's Giuseppe DeNatale in the first round. This was to be his last bout in K-1.
In 2006, Miller was set to compete in a bout for the S-1 Muay Thai promotion in Miami, Florida. However, he failed the Florida Athletic Commission's medical test due to a heart condition. According to the specialists, Miller was having a fifteen percent cardiac output along with an enlarged heart.[3] In 2007, he had heart surgery due to the condition.[4]
He made his return to the ring on May 28, 2011 at United Glory 14: United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals in Moscow, Russia against Nikolaj Falin. Miller knocked Falin out with a right hook nine seconds into the first round. Following this match, Miller joined the famous Golden Glory gym in the Netherlands.[5]
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14 wins, 6 losses, 2 draws
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest |
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