Edison Miranda
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| Edison Miranda | |
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| Real name | Edison Miranda |
| Nickname(s) | Pantera |
| Rated at | Super middleweight |
| Height | 5'11 |
| Reach | 76.5" |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Birth date | January 7, 1981 |
| Birth place | Buenaventura, Colombia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Wins by KO | 26 |
| Losses | 2 |
Edison Miranda (January 7, 1981, Buenaventura, Colombia) is a Colombian professional boxer.
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[edit] Biography
Miranda was abandoned by his family at one month old and spent the rest of his childhood working in the plantain and yucca fields of Tumaco on the southern coast of Colombia. By the age of nine, he was living completely on his own, sweeping up for a street vendor in the neighboring town of Buenaventura and was working a grown-man's job in construction by the age of 12. Two years later, he worked as a cattle butcher in Barranquilla where he would soon start pursuing boxing. He began his amateur career at the age of 16, winning 128 out of 132 fights, but missed out on the 2000 Colombian Olympic team.[1]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Middleweight
132 fights later, Miranda became a professional boxer, but his journey was only halfway over. March 2002 saw the boxer's arrival in the Dominican Republic. Having been promised a shot at going to the United States to fight the top middleweight fighters in the world, Miranda continued with what he's best at – fighting – both in and out of the ring. Struggling to make ends meet, left homeless and hungry by an unfair contract, Miranda left the Dominican Republic and returned to Barranquilla on December 24, 2004. With the support of friends, he fulfilled his dream of making it as a boxer in the United States when he signed with Warrior’s Boxing Promotions and then had his first American fight in Hollywood, Florida on May 20, 2005. In that fight, Miranda defeated Sam Reese by unanimous decision.
[edit] IBF title eliminator
Miranda fought Howard Eastman on March 24, 2006, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Miranda got off to a slow start but showed his tremendous power when consecutive right hands hurt Eastman in the fifth round. The experienced Eastman survived the round and came back strong by hurting Miranda in the next round. Miranda kept throwing his right hand, and in the seventh, he had Eastman hurt badly with a clean right cross to the jaw, followed by a left uppercut and then a vicious right uppercut that nailed Eastman under the chin. The referee stopped the fight, making Miranda the first man to stop Eastman. The victory made Miranda the mandatory challenger for IBF champion Arthur Abraham.[2]
[edit] IBF title fight
Miranda fought Abraham on September 23, 2006 in Wetzlar, Germany. The fight was not without controversy. After three competitive rounds, Miranda broke Abraham's jaw with a right hand in round four. In round five, Miranda headbutted Abraham on the right side of his face. Abraham was seen turning away hurt with his mouth agape. Referee Randy Neumann stopped the fight and during the five minute break, the doctor recommended to stop the fight to what he saw as a broken jaw from a legal punch. The referee decided to continue the fight and deducted two points from Miranda. Abraham fought the reminder of the fight with a visibly broken jaw that was grossly swollen at the end of the fight. In the seventh round, Miranda was docked two more points for low blows that appeared to be on the beltline. Then in the eleventh round, Miranda landed a body shot that hurt Abraham. Abraham signaled that it was low and the referee took another point form Miranda. Miranda lost the fight by unanimous decision.[3]
[edit] Fights with Gibbs & Green
On December 16, 2006, Miranda fought Willie Gibbs in Miami, Florida. Miranda landed a strong right hand that badly hurt Gibbs, causing him to stagger back into the ropes. Miranda then unloaded a volley of punches, concluding with a right hand followed by a left hook that connected flush on Gibbs' chin, sending him down and out in the first round.[4]
On March 3, 2007, Miranda won a unanimous decision over Allan Green at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Green knocked down Miranda with a left hook that landed on Miranda's chin in round eight. Despite that, Miranda dominated most of the fight and knocked Green down twice in the final round. The fight was fought at a catchweight of 162 lbs, foreshadowing Miranda's problems at making weight.[5]
[edit] WBC title eliminator
On May 19, 2007, after losing nearly every round, Miranda was brutally stopped in the seventh round by Kelly Pavlik at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. After getting knocked down the first time in round six, Miranda spit out his mouthpiece, leading to a one-point deduction. It did not help him survive, since he was knocked down again in round six and once more in round seven. Referee Steve Smoger halted the fight with Miranda still down.[6] The fight was a WBC title eliminator with the winner getting a shot at middleweight champion Jermain Taylor. Pavlik went on to beat Taylor.
[edit] Super middleweight
After the loss to Pavlik, Miranda moved up to super middleweight and fought Henry Porras on October 30, 2007, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Miranda started out slowly, but soon found both his range and rhythm. Porras was a game opponent in the first two rounds, but as Miranda became more comfortable, he found openings in Porras’ defense. Miranda unloaded a powerful barrage of punches on a defenseless Porras to force the referee to step in and stop the fight in the fifth round.[7]
On January 11, 2008, Miranda viciously knocked out David Banks in the third round at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The fight began with two feeling out rounds that saw Miranda use a consistent left jab to set up rights over the top and underneath of Banks' guard. In round three, Miranda landed a big right hand that caused Banks to collapse backwards and fall awkwardly halfway through the ropes.[8]
[edit] Record
| 30 Wins (26 knockouts), 2 Losses | |||||||
| Res. | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes | |
| Win |  David Banks |
KO | 3 (10), 1:15 | 2008-01-11 |  Hollywood, Florida |
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| Win |  Henry Porras |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:45 | 2007-10-30 | Hollywood, Florida |
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| Loss | Kelly Pavlik |
TKO | 7 (12), 1:54 | 2007-05-19 |  Memphis, Tennessee |
WBC middleweight title eliminator | |
| Win | Allan Green |
Decision (unan.) | 10 | 2007-03-03 |  San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Win | Willie Gibbs |
KO | 1 (10), 2:59 | 2006-12-16 | Miami, Florida |
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| Loss |  Arthur Abraham |
Decision (unan.) | 12 | 2006-09-23 |  Wetzlar, Germany |
Abraham retains IBF middleweight title | |
| Win |  Howard Eastman |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:33 | 2006-03-24 | Hollywood, Florida |
IBF middleweight title eliminator | |
| Win | Sherwin Davis |
KO | 3 (12), 0:37 | 2005-10-21 | Hollywood, Florida |
Retained WBO Latino and NABA middleweight titles | |
| Win |  Hilario Guzman |
Decision (unan.) | 6 | 2005-08-26 | Hollywood, Florida |
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| Win |  Jose Varela |
Decision (unan.) | 12 | 2005-06-16 | Coconut Creek, Florida |
Won vacant WBO Latino, vacant NABA, and vacant IBF Latino middleweight titles | |
| Win | Sam Reese |
Decision (unan.) | 10 | 2005-05-20 | Hollywood, Florida |
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| Win |  Saul Torres |
KO | 1 (10), 2:59 | 2005-02-26 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
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| Win | Jonalis Reyes |
KO | 1 | 2004-12-11 | San Pedro, Dominican Republic |
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| Win |  Darmel Castillo |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:14 | 2003-08-29 | Panama City, Panama |
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| Win | Feliberto Alvarez |
KO | 3 (8) | 2003-07-28 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Hector Rodriguez |
KO | 1 | 2003-07-25 | Moca, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Meregildo De Los Santos |
KO | 1 | 2003-07-20 | Cotui, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Manuel De la Rosa |
KO | 2 | 2003-06-14 | La Romana, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Jose Luis Robles |
KO | 1 | 2003-04-15 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Hector Arroyo |
KO | 1 | 2003-04-10 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Roberto Jimenez |
KO | 1 | 2003-04-01 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Joselito Del Rosario |
KO | 1 (10) | 2003-03-21 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Rafael De la Cruz |
KO | 2 | 2002-06-15 | San Cristobal, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Joselito Del Rosario |
KO | 1 | 2002-06-12 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Nelson Gil |
KO | 1 | 2002-06-05 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Win | Jose Chiquillo |
KO | 1 | 2001-12-14 | Cartagena, Colombia |
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| Win | Alfonso Mosquera |
TKO | 1 (8), 3:00 | 2001-10-05 | Panama City, Panama |
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| Win | Fidel Sarmiento |
KO | 2 | 2001-08-24 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
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| Win | Saul Torres |
KO | 1 | 2001-05-18 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
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| Win | Vidal Diaz |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2001-04-27 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
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| Win | Luis Blandon |
KO | 1 (6) | 2001-03-30 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
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| Win | Jose Chiquillo |
TKO | 1 | 2001-03-16 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
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[edit] References
- ^ Tessitore, Joe (2007-03-21). Abandoned child never lost sight of his will to prevail. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ Gregg, John (2007-03-24). Miranda TKO's Eastman. The Boxing Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ Evan, Young (2006-08-24). Robbery in Germany!. BoxingForecast.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ Gregg, John (2007-12-16). Miranda Blasts Out Gibbs In One. The Boxing Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
- ^ Escobar, Luis (2007-03-03). Hard Hitting Miranda Grinds Down Green. The Boxing Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
- ^ Young, Evan (2007-05-21). Kelly Pavlik KO7 Edison Miranda. BoxingForecast.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ Mattox, Christopher (2007-11-02). Miranda scores 5th-round TKO over Porras. Broward Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ Escobar, Luis (2008-01-11). Miranda Blasts Out Banks. The Boxing Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
