# Hiromitsu Miura

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. 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

Professional record breakdown :
| 21 matches | 13 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 7 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 13–8 | Masayuki Kikuiri | TKO (body kick and punches) | Pancrase 322 | June 27, 2021 | 2 | 2:31 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13–7 | Gota Yamashita | TKO (punches) | Pancrase 309 | October 20, 2019 | 1 | 1:08 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12–7 | Daichi Abe | TKO (punches) | Pancrase 288 | July 2, 2017 | 2 | 0:26 | Tokyo, Japan | Lost the Pancrase Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–6 | Akihiro Murayama | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase 281 | October 2, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the Pancrase Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–6 | Yuta Nakamura | TKO (punches) | Pancrase 274 | December 19, 2015 | 2 | 3:39 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10–6 | Toshikazu Suzuki | KO (punches) | Pancrase 271 | November 1, 2015 | 3 | 0:48 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–6 | Edgar García | KO (punches) | WEC 38 | January 25, 2009 | 1 | 1:18 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Loss | 9–5 | Carlos Condit | TKO (punches) | WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura | August 3, 2008 | 4 | 4:43 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the WEC Welterweight Championship. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 9–4 | Blas Avena | KO (punches) | WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann | March 26, 2008 | 1 | 2:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 8–4 | Fernando Gonzalez | TKO (submission to punches) | WEC 29 | August 5, 2007 | 2 | 3:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 27 | May 12, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7–3 | Ryo Kakigawa | TKO (punches) | Hero's 7 | October 9, 2006 | 1 | 1:36 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Win | 6–3 | Geovani Pereira | TKO (punches) | W-Capsule: Vol. 2 | June 11, 2006 | 1 | 2:35 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–3 | Kazuki Okubo | Decision (unanimous) | W-Capsule: Vol. 1 | January 28, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Kestutis Smirnovas | TKO (punches) | Hero's Lithuania 2005 | November 26, 2005 | 1 | 4:30 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Izuru Takeuchi | TKO (punches) | Hero's 2 | July 6, 2005 | 2 | 2:35 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–1 | Genki Ideta | TKO (punches) | Deep: clubDeep Fukuoka: World Best Festival | April 10, 2005 | 1 | 0:56 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Win | 3–1 | Hirohide Fujinuma | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 18th Impact | February 12, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–1 | Yun Seob Kwak | TKO (punches) | Pancrase: Brave 10 | November 7, 2004 | 1 | 0:54 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Win | 1–1 | Yuichi Nakanishi | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Brave 8 | September 24, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Joe D'Arce | TKO (kick and punches) | Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals | July 25, 2004 | 2 | 4:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |

## Professional boxing record

| 10 fights | 9 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Yuzo Kiyota | TKO | 6 (12), 2:00 | Oct 6, 2012 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | For the OPBF Super Middleweight Title. |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Wahid Khan | KO | 2 (8), 1:44 | Mar 3, 2012 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Hector Hernandez | UD | 6 | Oct 1, 2011 | MGM Grand Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Shintaro Matsumoto | UD | 8 | Aug 6, 2011 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Todd Manuel | UD | 6 | Mar 25, 2011 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ramiro Bueno Jr. | TKO | 1 (4), 2:20 | Feb 26, 2011 | Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Kenji Aizawa | TKO | 5 (6), 0:21 | Dec 4, 2010 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Taka Shirasaka | KO | 2 (4), 1:50 | Jul 20, 2010 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Nathan Bedwell | UD | 4 | Apr 22, 2010 | Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Isaac Atencio | UD | 4 | Apr 10, 2010 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |