World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Hiromitsu
Miura died recently following a battle with acute leukemia.
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In a statement on social media, Miura’s family revealed that he
“passed away suddenly” on Oct. 26 after fighting the disease since
mid-September. Miura was 43 years old.
“The funeral was attended only by his immediate family,” the
statement read. “We would like to express our sincere gratitude for
the kindness you extended to the deceased during his lifetime.”
Miura compiled a 13-8 record over the course of an MMA career that
began in 2004. He was best known for a five-bout WEC stint, where
he fell to Carlos
Condit via fourth-round technical knockout in a welterweight
title bout on Aug. 3, 2008. It was an entertaining, back-and-forth
affair in which Miura dumped Condit on the canvas several times
with judo throws before succumbing to a knee and follow-up punches
at the 4:43 mark of Round 4.
Miura also competed for Pancrase,
K-1 and Deep during his
MMA career. His last appearance came in June 2021, where he
suffered a second-round TKO loss to Masayuki
Kikuiri at Pancrase – 322. Miura also went 9-1 in professional
boxing from 2010 to 2012.
#三浦広光
#hiromitsumiura pic.twitter.com/uM7Ky0DvTI— HIROMITSU MIURA 三浦広光 (@HiromitsuMiura)
November 5, 2024