Former WEC title challenger Hiromitsu Miura has died. He was 43.
In a assertion shared on social media, Miura’s household introduced Tuesday that he “handed away all of the sudden” on Oct. 26 after battling acute leukemia since mid-September.
Miura doubled as each an expert blended martial artist and boxer, competing largely in his native Japan.
American followers could bear in mind Miura (13-8) from his 5 appearances in WEC through the late 2000s. That included a fourth-round TKO loss to then-welterweight champion Carlos Condit on Aug. 3, 2008 at WEC 35. Extensively thought-about the most effective fights in WEC historical past, Miura gave Condit a run for his cash in an all-action affair earlier than he was finally stopped with punches.
#OTD in 2008
Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura – WEC 35 pic.twitter.com/RsE8psHYqc
— Neo Vale Tudo (@NeoValeTudo) August 3, 2022
After the loss to Condit, Miura made yet one more WEC look earlier than placing his MMA profession on maintain to pursue boxing, the place he posted a 9-1 file. Miura returned to MMA in November 2015 and one yr later captured the Pancrase welterweight championship by successful a unanimous resolution towards Akihiro Murayama.
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