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Colombian boxer

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.

Miranda was born in 1981 in Buenaventura, Colombia and was abandoned by his mother when he was one month old. 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. 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.

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.

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).

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. 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.

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

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

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 , 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.

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.

No. (Number)ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47Loss36–11 Carlouse WelchKO2 (10), Jun 5, 2021 46Win36–10 Daniel NogueraKO1 (6), Sep 7, 2014 45Loss35–10 Yuniel DorticosUD10 Jul 10, 2014 44Loss35–9 Eleider ÁlvarezUD10 Sep 28, 2013 43Loss35–8 Tony BellewTKO9 (12), Sep 8, 2012 42Loss35–7 Isaac ChilembaUD10Feb 3, 2012 41Win35–6 Kariz KariukiTKO5 (8), Dec 17, 2011 40Loss34–6 Yordanis DespaigneDQ (Disqualification)5 (10), Jul 29, 2011 39Win34–5 Rayco SaundersUD8Jun 4, 2011 38Loss33–5 Lucian ButeTKO3 (12), Apr 17, 2010 37Win33–4 Francisco SierraKO1 (12), Oct 22, 2009 36Loss32–4 Andre WardUD12May 16, 2009 35Win32–3 Joey VegasTKO5 (10), Mar 20, 2009 34Win31–3 Manuel EsparzaKO3 (8), Jan 14, 2009 33Loss30–3 Arthur AbrahamTKO4 (12), Jun 24, 2008 32Win30–2 David BanksKO3 (10), Jan 11, 2008 31Win29–2 Henry PorrasTKO5 (10), Oct 30, 2007 30Loss28–2 Kelly PavlikTKO7 (12), May 19, 2007 29Win28–1 Allan GreenUD10Mar 3, 2007 28Win27–1 Willie GibbsKO1 (10), Dec 16, 2006 27Loss26–1 Arthur AbrahamUD12Sep 23, 2006 26Win26–0 Howard EastmanTKO7 (12), Mar 24, 2006 25Win25–0 Sherwin DavisKO3 (12), Oct 21, 2005 24Win24–0 Hilario GuzmanUD6Aug 26, 2005 23Win23–0 Jose VarelaUD12Jun 16, 2005 22Win22–0 Sam ReeseUD (Unanimous decision)10May 20, 2005 21Win21–0 Saul TorresKO1 (10), Feb 26, 2005 20Win20–0 Jonalis ReyesKO1Dec 11, 2004 19Win19–0 Darmel CastilloTKO5 (10), Aug 29, 2003 18Win18–0 Feliberto AlvarezKO3 (8)Jul 28, 2003 17Win17–0 Hector RodriguezKO1Jul 25, 2003 16Win16–0 Meregildo De Los SantosKO1Jul 20, 2003 15Win15–0 Manuel De la RosaKO2 (10)Jun 14, 2003 14Win14–0 Jose Luis RoblesKO1Apr 15, 2003 13Win13–0 Danilo SerranoKO1Apr 10, 2003 12Win12–0 Roberto JimenezKO1Apr 1, 2003 11Win11–0 Joselito del RosarioKO1 (10)Mar 21, 2003 10Win10–0 Rafael de la CruzKO2Jun 15, 2002 9Win9–0 Joselito del RosarioKO1Jun 12, 2002 8Win8–0 Nelson GilKO1Jun 5, 2002 7Win7–0 Jose ChiquilloKO1Dec 14, 2001 6Win6–0 Alfonso MosqueraTKO1 (8), Oct 5, 2001 5Win5–0 Fidel SarmientoKO2Aug 24, 2001 4Win4–0 Saul TorresKO1May 18, 2001 3Win3–0 Vidal DiazTKO1 (4)Apr 27, 2001 2Win2–0 Luis BlandonKO (Knockout)1 (6)Mar 30, 2001 1Win1–0 Jose ChiquilloTKO (Technical knockout)1Mar 16, 2001