Edison Miranda
Statistics
Real name	Edison Miranda
Nickname	Pantera
Weight	Middleweight
Nationality	Colombian
Birth date	January 7, 1981
Birth place	Buenaventura, Colombia
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	26
Wins by KO	23
Losses	1
Draws
No contests

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Early life

Although he has only been boxing eight years, Edison "Pantera" Miranda has been a fighter his entire life. He was abandoned by his family at one month old and spent the rest of his childhood working hard in the plantain and yucca fields of Tumaco on the southern coast of Colombia. By the age of nine, he was living completely on his own, with no parents, sweeping up for a street vendor in the neighboring town of Buenaventura and by the time Edison was 12, he was already working a grown-man's job in construction. Just two years later, he worked as a cattle butcher in Barranquilla, where he would soon start pursuing his dream of becoming a champion boxer. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism, Western Boxing, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in... Barranquilla, an Industrial, Portuary, and Special District, is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia. ...

Starting out

With only five months of training and barely 16 years old, Edison fought his first amateur boxing match on April 17, 1997. The strength and hard work that had seen him through the past 15 years became his greatest weapons in the ring – helping him to a first-round knockout against his first ever opponent. After only four more amateur fights, Edison found himself in the ring with the best fighters in the country, only to succeed with first-round knockouts again and again. He quickly rose to be the National Champion from 1998 to 1999 and was the Champion of the National Games in 2000. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Going professional

152 fights later, Edison became a professional boxer, but his journey was only halfway over. March 2002 saw the promising young boxer'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, Edison 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, Edison left the Dominican Republic and returned to Baranquilla, Colombia 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 Warriors and then had his first American fight in Hollywood, Florida on May 20, 2005. "I am God's warrior," Edison says, "I've always put my trust in Him, and he's always protected me. God is the reason I'm here today… and he's the reason I fight. Because I know it's His plan that I be a champion." For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Miranda is to get his first major world title shot, when he faces Arthur Abraham for his IBF Middleweight title on September 23, 2006 in Wetzlar, Germany. In a brutal fight, Miranda lost by unanimous decision. Miranda entered the fight with confidence, since the fight had been once postponed due to Abrahams illness. Howeverm the champion dominated early, hurting Miranda from rounds 1 to 4. Midway through the fight, Abraham's jaw was broken by a legal punch. He continued to fight despite not being able to close his jaw for the rest of the fight and continuous bleeding. Miranda was also penalized 3 points for deliberate headbutting and repeated low blows. Arthur Abraham is the current IBF champion of the middleweight division. ...

Key strengths

Edison's keys to success are discipline, faith and hard work. His training regimen includes only jogging, the stationary bike, jump rope, punching the bag and sparring. He doesn't lift weights, doesn't drink alcohol, and always goes to bed early. When asked about his greatest goal as a boxer he replies, "I want to be the kind of champion that helps others… to help children that were like me, homeless, with nowhere else to go. True champions are role models and that's what I strive to be."

Trivia

• Weightclass: Middleweight

• Height: 5'11

• Stance: Orthodox "right handed boxer"

• Reach: 76.5"

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Record

Edison "Pantera" Miranda

His professional record stands at 26-1 with 23 KO's. Image File history File links Pantera. ... Image File history File links Pantera. ...

Sep 2006 Arthur Abraham L-UD Arthur Abraham is the current IBF champion of the middleweight division. ...

Mar 2006 Howard Eastman W-TKO Round 7 Howard Eastman Born Dec 8 1970 is a British boxer from London, England promoted by hennessy sports who turned professional having fought in the Gulf War in the royal fusiliers. ...

Sep 2005 Sherwin Davis W-KO Round 3

Aug 2005 Hilario Guzman W-UD

Jun 2005 Jose Varela W-UD

May 2005 Sam Reese W-UD

Feb 2005 Saul Torres W-KO Round 1

Dec 2004 Jonalis Reyes W-KO Round 1

Aug 2004 Darmel Castillo W-TKO Round 5

Jul 2003 Felibero Alvarez W-KO Round 3

Jul 2003 Hector Rodriquez W-KO Round 1

Jul 2003 Meregildo De Los Santos W-KO Round 1

Jun 2003 Manuel De La Rosa W-KO Round 2

May 2003 Jose Luis Robles W-KO Round 1

Apr 2003 Danilo Serrano W-KO Round 1

Apr 2003 Roberto Jimenez W-KO Round 1

Mar 2003 Joselito Del Rosario W-KO Round 1

Jun 2002 Rafael De La Cruz W-KO Round 2

Jun 2002 Joselio Del Rosario W-KO Round 1

Jun 2002 Nelson Gil W-KO Round 1

Dec 2001 Jose Chiquillo W-KO Round 1

Oct 2001 Alfonso Mosquera W-TKO Round 1

Aug 2001 Fidel Sarmiento W-KO Round 2

May 2001 Saul Torres W-KO Round 1

Apr 2001 Vidal Diaz W-TKO Round 1

Mar 2001 Luis Blandon W-KO Round 1

Mar 2001 Joze Chiquillo W-TKO Round 1

External links

• Panteraboxing.com