Hiromitsu Miura (Japanese: 三浦 広光, Miura Hiromitsu, September 22, 1981 – October 26, 2024) was a Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division. He was also a former boxer who competed in the light heavyweight division.
Mixed martial arts 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 had embarked on a professional boxing career and put his mixed martial arts career on hold.[3]
On July 2, 2017, Miura attempted to defend his title against Daichi Abe at Pancrase 288. He lost the fight and the championship via second-round technical knockout.[5]
In the first fight after losing his title, Miura faced Gota Yamashita at Pancrase 309 on October 20, 2019. He won the fight via first-round technical knockout.[6]
Miura then faced Masayuki Kikuiri at Pancrase 322 on July 27, 2021.[7] Miura lost the bout via second-round technical knockout.[8]
Professional boxing career
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.[9] 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.[10] In that month, he was ranked No. 1 in the super middleweight division in Japan.[11] 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[12] bout at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.[13]
Racking up a 9–0 record in the ring, Miura eventually challenged Yuzo Kiyota for the OPBF Super Middleweight title on October 6, 2012. He lost the bout via technical knockout in the sixth round.[14]
Death
On November 5, 2024, Miura's family announced that he had died on October 16 from acute leukemia, that he had been battling since mid-September. He was 43.[15]
^三浦広光が米国で白星発進. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 12, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2011. Also refer to Boxing in Japan for the details about the weight divisions in Japan's professional boxing.
