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Imarjoe Miller | |
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Born | Watts, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 19, 1979
Other names | Macho |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 3 |
Wins | 1 |
Wins by KO | 0 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Imarjoe Miller (born March 19, 1979) is an American professional boxer. Miller, a late-comer to the sport, went from juvenile delinquency to becoming a pro boxer. He is currently trained by Troy Bodean (boxing) at the wildcard boxing gym Roach. [1]
Born in the Watts of Los Angeles, Miller's challenging life experiences have proven conducive to finding a career in the boxing ring– He is a good counter puncher. [2] On August 9, 2002, he married Carletta Perkins also from Watts of Los Angeles
He made his professional boxing debut scheduled on September 29, 2011, at the Hollywood park casino in Los Angeles, winning by unanimous decision. [2]
1 Wins (0 knockouts, 2 decision), 2 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests [3] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 1-2 | Alexander Podrezov | UD | 4 | 2012-03-31 | Finish Line Sports Grill, Pomona, California, U.S. | |
Loss | 1-1 | Thomas Valdez | TKO | 2(4) | 2012-02-17 | Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
Win | 1–0 | Ricardo Cubias | UD | 4 | 2011-9-29 | Hollywood park casino, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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