Hiromitsu Miura

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. 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.

Return to MMA In 2015, Miura returned to mixed martial arts. He became the Welterweight King of Pancrase after defeating Akihiro Murayama via unanimous decision at Pancrase 281 on October 2, 2016.

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.

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.

Miura then faced Masayuki Kikuiri at Pancrase 322 on July 27, 2021. Miura lost the bout via second-round technical knockout.

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. 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. In that month, he was ranked No. 1 in the super middleweight division in Japan. 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 bout at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

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.

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.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Masayuki Kikuiri TKO (body kick and punches) Pancrase 322

Tokyo, Japan Win

Gota Yamashita TKO (punches) Pancrase 309

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Daichi Abe TKO (punches) Pancrase 288

Tokyo, Japan Win

Akihiro Murayama Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 281

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuta Nakamura TKO (punches) Pancrase 274

Tokyo, Japan Win

Toshikazu Suzuki KO (punches) Pancrase 271

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Edgar García KO (punches) WEC 38

San Diego, California, United States Loss

Carlos Condit TKO (punches) WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Blas Avena KO (punches) WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Fernando Gonzalez TKO (submission to punches) WEC 29

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Jason Miller Decision (unanimous) WEC 27

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Ryo Kakigawa TKO (punches) Hero's 7

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Win

Geovani Pereira TKO (punches) W-Capsule: Vol. 2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kazuki Okubo Decision (unanimous) W-Capsule: Vol. 1

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kestutis Smirnovas TKO (punches) Hero's Lithuania 2005

Vilnius, Lithuania Loss

Izuru Takeuchi TKO (punches) Hero's 2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Genki Ideta TKO (punches) Deep: clubDeep Fukuoka: World Best Festival

Fukuoka, Japan Win

Hirohide Fujinuma Decision (unanimous) Deep: 18th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yun Seob Kwak TKO (punches) Pancrase: Brave 10

Chiba, Japan Win

Yuichi Nakanishi Decision (majority) Pancrase: Brave 8

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Joe D'Arce TKO (kick and punches) Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals

Tokyo, Japan Professional boxing record