Edison Miranda

Colombian boxer (born 1981)

Edison Miranda

Miranda in 2009

Born|  (1981-01-07) January 7, 1981 (age 44)

Buenaventura, Colombia

Nationality|

* Colombian
* Puerto Rican

Other names| Pantera ("Panther")
Statistics
Weight(s)|

* Middleweight
* Super middleweight
* Light heavyweight
* Cruiserweight
* Heavyweight

Height| 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach| 77+1⁄2 in (197 cm)
Stance| Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights| 50
Wins| 37
Wins by KO| 32
Losses| 13

Edison Miranda (born January 7, 1981) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2021. He challenged once each for the IBF middleweight and super middleweight world titles, and was considered to be one of the most dangerous contenders at middleweight due to his exceptionally high knockout-to-win percentage.

## Early life

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Miranda was born in 1981 in Buenaventura, Colombia and was abandoned by his mother when he was one month old.[1] At age 9, a precocious Miranda began a quest to locate his mother. He hitched rides on truck beds over the course of hundreds of miles and was able to find his uncle working at a construction site. His uncle informed him that if he was really the little boy his sister gave away, then he should have a birthmark on his leg whereas Miranda unveiled the 2-inch long circular proof. The man led him to his mother's new home, only to be abandoned again by his mother. By the time he was 12, he was working in the plantain fields. The next year, he had a full-time construction job. By the time he was 14, he was working as a cattle butcher. At age 15, Miranda took up boxing, training for a half-year before starting his amateur career.[2] Miranda won 128 out of 132 fights, winning four Colombian national titles. Miranda won a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympic Trials in Argentina, but failed to qualify for the 2000 Colombian Olympic team.[3]

## Professional career

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### Middleweight

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132 fights later, Miranda became a professional boxer, but his journey was only halfway over. March 2002 saw Miranda'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.[3]

#### IBF title eliminator

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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 Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham.[4]

#### IBF title fight

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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 head-butted 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 remainder 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. Then in the eleventh round, Miranda landed another low blow and the referee took another point from him. Miranda lost the fight by unanimous decision. He would have lost even without the deduction of any points (although by MD only).[5]

#### Miranda vs. Gibbs, Green

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Miranda (left) vs. 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.[6]

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.[7]

#### WBC title eliminator

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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.[8] The fight was a WBC title eliminator with the winner getting a shot at Middleweight champion Jermain Taylor. Pavlik went on to beat Taylor.

### Super middleweight

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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.[9]

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.[10] The knockout was named "Knockout of the Year" by ESPN.com's Dan Rafael,[11] and also was accoladed as Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year for 2008.

#### Rematch with Abraham

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On June 21, 2008, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Miranda lost to Arthur Abraham by fourth-round technical knockout. The fight took place at a catch weight of 166 pounds (75 kg), so Abraham's IBF Middleweight title was not on the line. Abraham spent much of the first and second rounds with his gloves high to his head and his back against the ring ropes, while Miranda threw power punches. Abraham blocked many of Miranda's punches, but a low blow drew a warning to Miranda and a brief rest period for Abraham. Abraham began to open up in the third round, landing right and left hands to Miranda's head. About 30 seconds into the fourth round, Abraham landed a clean left hook to the temple that knocked Miranda down. He got to his feet, but was caught by a sweeping left hook that knocked Miranda down again. Abraham ended the fight seconds later with a third left hand to the head that sent Miranda down again, bringing an automatic stoppage via the three-knockdown rule.[12]

#### Fight with Lucian Bute

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On April 17, 2010, Edison Miranda fought Lucian Bute in Montreal, Quebec, at Bell Centre in front of nearly 15000 fans. Miranda lost the first two rounds and he was knocked out during the third round with a solid right uppercut to the jaw. Miranda got back on his feet but the referee decided to stop the fight seconds after.

## Professional boxing record

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50 fights  | 37 wins  | 13 losses

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By knockout  | 32  | 5
By decision  | 5  | 7
By disqualification  | 0  | 1
No. | Result  | Record  | Opponent  | Type  | Round, time  | Date  | Location  | Notes

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50  | Win  | 37–13  | Olimpo Cespedes  | KO  | 2 (6), 1:17 | Apr 25, 2024  | Club La Pradera, Carmen de Apicalá, Colombia |
49  | Loss  | 36–13  | Jeison Troncoso  | UD  | 10  | Apr 17, 2024  | Club La Pradera, Carmen de Apicalá, Colombia |
48  | Loss  | 36–12  | Brayan Santander  | UD  | 8  | Feb 29, 2024  | Club La Pradera, Carmen de Apicalá, Colombia |
47  | Loss  | 36–11  | Carlouse Welch  | KO  | 2 (10), 1:10 | Jun 5, 2021  | Colegio Bachillerato Resguardo Indigena, San Antonio de Palmito, Colombia |
46  | Win  | 36–10  | Daniel Noguera  | KO  | 1 (6), 2:21 | Sep 7, 2014  | Patio Casa Los Caracoles, Tolú, Colombia |
45  | Loss  | 35–10  | Yuniel Dorticos | UD  | 10  | Jul 10, 2014  | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | For WBC Latino cruiserweight title
44  | Loss  | 35–9  | Eleider Álvarez | UD  | 10  | Sep 28, 2013  | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
43  | Loss  | 35–8  | Tony Bellew | TKO  | 9 (12), 1:54 | Sep 8, 2012  | Alexandra Palace, London, England | For vacant WBC Silver International light heavyweight title
42  | Loss  | 35–7  | Isaac Chilemba | UD  | 10  | Feb 3, 2012  | Texas Station, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
41  | Win  | 35–6  | Kariz Kariuki  | TKO  | 5 (8), 2:15 | Dec 17, 2011 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
40  | Loss  | 34–6  | Yordanis Despaigne | DQ | 5 (10), 0:45 | Jul 29, 2011  | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Miranda disqualified for repeated low blows
39  | Win  | 34–5  | Rayco Saunders  | UD  | 8  | Jun 4, 2011 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
38  | Loss  | 33–5  | Lucian Bute | TKO  | 3 (12), 1:22 | Apr 17, 2010  | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | For IBF super middleweight title
37  | Win  | 33–4  | Francisco Sierra | KO  | 1 (12), 2:16 | Oct 22, 2009  | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, U.S. | Won vacant WBO–NABO interim super middleweight title
36  | Loss  | 32–4  | Andre Ward | UD  | 12  | May 16, 2009  | Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, U.S. | For NABF and WBO–NABO super middleweight titles
35  | Win  | 32–3  | Joey Vegas | TKO  | 5 (10), 2:31 | Mar 20, 2009  | York Hall, London, England |
34  | Win  | 31–3  | Manuel Esparza  | KO  | 3 (8), 0:57 | Jan 14, 2009  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
33  | Loss  | 30–3  | Arthur Abraham | TKO  | 4 (12), 1:13 | Jun 24, 2008  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
32  | Win  | 30–2  | David Banks  | KO  | 3 (10), 1:15 | Jan 11, 2008  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
31  | Win  | 29–2  | Henry Porras  | TKO  | 5 (10), 2:45 | Oct 30, 2007  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
30  | Loss  | 28–2  | Kelly Pavlik | TKO  | 7 (12), 1:54 | May 19, 2007  | FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
29  | Win  | 28–1  | Allan Green | UD  | 10  | Mar 3, 2007  | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
28  | Win  | 27–1  | Willie Gibbs  | KO  | 1 (10), 2:59 | Dec 16, 2006  | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. |
27  | Loss  | 26–1  | Arthur Abraham | UD  | 12  | Sep 23, 2006  | Rittal Arena, Wetzlar, Germany | For IBF middleweight title
26  | Win  | 26–0  | Howard Eastman | TKO  | 7 (12), 2:33 | Mar 24, 2006  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
25  | Win  | 25–0  | Sherwin Davis  | KO  | 3 (12), 0:37 | Oct 21, 2005  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Retained IBF Latino and WBO–NABO middleweight titles;
Won vacant WBO Latino middleweight title
24  | Win  | 24–0  | Hilario Guzman  | UD  | 6  | Aug 26, 2005  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
23  | Win  | 23–0  | Jose Varela  | UD  | 12  | Jun 16, 2005  | Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant IBF Latino, WBO Latino, and WBO–NABO middleweight titles
22  | Win  | 22–0  | Sam Reese  | UD | 10  | May 20, 2005  | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
21  | Win  | 21–0  | Saul Torres  | KO  | 1 (10), 2:59 | Feb 26, 2005  | Romelio Martínez Stadium, Barranquilla, Colombia |
20  | Win  | 20–0  | Jonalis Reyes  | KO  | 1  | Dec 11, 2004  | San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
19  | Win  | 19–0  | Darmel Castillo  | TKO  | 5 (10), 1:14 | Aug 29, 2003  | Magnum Eventos, Panama City, Panama |
18  | Win  | 18–0  | Feliberto Alvarez  | KO  | 3 (8)  | Jul 28, 2003  | Club San Carlos, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
17  | Win  | 17–0  | Hector Rodriguez  | KO  | 1  | Jul 25, 2003  | Polideportivo, Moca, Dominican Republic |
16  | Win  | 16–0  | Meregildo De Los Santos  | KO  | 1  | Jul 20, 2003  | Cotuí, Dominican Republic |
15  | Win  | 15–0  | Manuel De la Rosa  | KO  | 2 (10)  | Jun 14, 2003  | La Romana, Dominican Republic |
14  | Win  | 14–0  | Jose Luis Robles  | KO  | 1  | Apr 15, 2003  | Club Los Cachorros, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
13  | Win  | 13–0  | Danilo Serrano  | KO  | 1  | Apr 10, 2003  | Club Los Cachorros, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
12  | Win  | 12–0  | Roberto Jimenez  | KO  | 1  | Apr 1, 2003  | Club Los Cachorros, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
11  | Win  | 11–0  | Joselito del Rosario  | KO  | 1 (10)  | Mar 21, 2003  | Coliseo de boxeo Carlos "Teo" Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
10  | Win  | 10–0  | Rafael de la Cruz  | KO  | 2  | Jun 15, 2002  | San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
9  | Win  | 9–0  | Joselito del Rosario  | KO  | 1  | Jun 12, 2002  | Club Los Cachorros, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
8  | Win  | 8–0  | Nelson Gil  | KO  | 1  | Jun 5, 2002  | Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
7  | Win  | 7–0  | Jose Chiquillo  | KO  | 1  | Dec 14, 2001  | Cartagena, Colombia |
6  | Win  | 6–0  | Alfonso Mosquera  | TKO  | 1 (8), 3:00 | Oct 5, 2001  | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama |
5  | Win  | 5–0  | Fidel Sarmiento  | KO  | 2  | Aug 24, 2001  | Barranquilla, Colombia |
4  | Win  | 4–0  | Saul Torres  | KO  | 1  | May 18, 2001  | Barranquilla, Colombia |
3  | Win  | 3–0  | Vidal Diaz  | TKO  | 1 (4)  | Apr 27, 2001  | Polideportivo San Felipe, Barranquilla, Colombia |
2  | Win  | 2–0  | Luis Blandon  | KO | 1 (6)  | Mar 30, 2001  | Barranquilla, Colombia |
1  | Win  | 1–0  | Jose Chiquillo  | TKO | 1  | Mar 16, 2001  | Barranquilla, Colombia |

## References

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1. ^ Malinowski, Scoop (2006-07-12). "One on One With The Amazing Edison Miranda". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
2. ^ Tessitore, Joe (2007-03-21). Abandoned child never lost sight of his will to prevail . ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
3. ^ a b "Edison Miranda Bio". HBO. 2007-05-21. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
4. ^ Gregg, John (2007-03-24). "Miranda TKO's Eastman". The Boxing Times. Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
5. ^ Evan, Young (2006-08-24). "Robbery in Germany!". BoxingForecast.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
6. ^ Gregg, John (2007-12-16). "Miranda Blasts Out Gibbs In One". The Boxing Times. Retrieved 2007-12-14.[dead link]
7. ^ Escobar, Luis (2007-03-03). "Hard Hitting Miranda Grinds Down Green". The Boxing Times. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
8. ^ Young, Evan (2007-05-21). "Kelly Pavlik KO7 Edison Miranda". BoxingForecast.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
9. ^ Mattox, Christopher (2007-11-02). "Miranda scores 5th-round TKO over Porras". Broward Times. Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
10. ^ Escobar, Luis (2008-01-11). "Miranda Blasts Out Banks". The Boxing Times. Retrieved 2008-01-12.[dead link]
11. ^ Rafael, Dan (2008-12-26). "Miranda right turns out lights on Banks, earns KOY honors". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
12. ^ "Abraham batters Miranda". Yahoo! Sports. 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-23.[permanent dead link]

## External links

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* Boxing record for Edison Miranda from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions

Regional boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

Rogerio Cacciatore  |  IBF Latino middleweight champion
June 16, 2005 – September 23, 2006
Lost bid for world title | Vacant

Title next held by

Hector Saldivia
Vacant

Title last held by

Mariano Natalio Carrera |  WBO Latino middleweight champion
June 16, 2005 – July 2005
Vacated  | Vacant

Title next held by

Francisco Antonio Mora
Vacant

Title last held by

Randy Griffin |  WBO–NABO middleweight champion
June 16, 2005 – February 2006
Vacated  | Vacant

Title next held by

Joey Gilbert
Vacant

Title last held by

Francisco Antonio Mora  |  WBO Latino middleweight champion
October 21, 2005 – September 2006
Vacated  | Vacant

Title next held by

Erik Rafael Esquivel
Vacant

Title last held by

Andre Dirrell |  WBO–NABO
super middleweight champion
Interim title
October 22, 2009 – April 2010
Vacated  | Title discontinued
*[No.]: Number
*[DQ]: Disqualification
*[UD]: Unanimous decision
*[KO]: Knockout
*[TKO]: Technical knockout