Nate Miller (boxer)

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Nate Miller (born August 3, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division.

Professional career[]

He turned pro in 1986 and in 1994 landed a shot at IBF Cruiserweight Title holder Alfred Cole, but lost a decision. In 1995 he scored a KO victory over Orlin Norris to win the WBA Cruiserweight Title,^[1] and defended the title four times before losing the belt to Fabrice Tiozzo in 1997. He retired in 2001 after losses to Norris, Thomas Hearns, and Vincenzo Rossitto.

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
40	Loss	31–9	Vincenzo Rossitto	PTS	10	23 Jun 2001	Syracuse, Sicily
39	Loss	31–8	Tue Bjorn Thomsen	TD	10	31 Mar 2000	Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg	For IBC World Super Cruiserweight title
38	Win	31–7	Exum Speight	TKO	1 (8)	2 Jul 1999	Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
37	Loss	30–7	Thomas Hearns	UD	12	10 Apr 1999	MEN Arena, Manchester	For vacant IBO cruiserweight title
36	Loss	30–6	Orlin Norris	UD	12	6 Aug 1998	Grand Casino Avoyelles, Marksville, Louisiana	For IBA Super Cruiserweight title
35	Loss	30–5	Fabrice Tiozzo	UD	12	8 Nov 1997	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBA cruiserweight title
34	Win	30–4	Alexander Gurov	TKO	2 (12), 1:54	22 Feb 1997	The Theatre, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Retained WBA cruiserweight title
33	Win	29–4	James Heath	TKO	7 (12), 2:54	31 Aug 1996	Point Theatre, Dublin	Retained WBA cruiserweight title
32	Win	28–4	Brian LaSpada	TKO	9 (12), 0:56	23 Mar 1996	Miami Arena, Miami, Florida	Retained WBA cruiserweight title
31	Win	27–4	Reinaldo Gimenez	TKO	5 (12), 3:00	13 Jan 1996	Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida	Retained WBA cruiserweight title
30	Win	26–4	Orlin Norris	KO	8 (12)	22 Jul 1995	London Arena, Millwall, Tower Hamlets, London	Won WBA cruiserweight title
29	Win	25–4	Ron Preston	TKO	6 (8)	19 Jun 1995	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
28	Win	24–4	Carlton West	TKO	2 (10), 2:14	10 Feb 1995	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
27	Loss	23–4	Al Cole	UD	12	23 Jul 1994	Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota	For IBF cruiserweight title
26	Win	23–3	Grady Smith	TKO	5 (?)	7 Aug 1993	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey
25	Win	22–3	Ken Jackson	KO	3 (8)	11 May 1993	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
24	Win	21–3	Dwight Muhammad Qawi	UD	10	13 Oct 1992	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
23	Win	20–3	Jade Scott	TKO	7 (10), 1:29	24 Jul 1992	Friar Tuck Inn, Catskill, New York
22	Win	19–3	Wali Muhammad	TKO	7 (10), 0:51	17 Dec 1991	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
21	Loss	18–3	Al Cole	UD	12	9 May 1991	Newark, New Jersey	For USBA Cruiserweight Title
20	Loss	18–2	James Warring	UD	12	17 Dec 1990	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Lost NABF cruiserweight title
19	Win	18–1	Michael Greer	TKO	5 (12), 1:40	2 Oct 1990	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Retained NABF cruiserweight title
18	Win	17–1	Ed Smith	TKO	9 (10)	25 Jun 1990	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
17	Win	16–1	Tyrone Booze	UD	12	26 Mar 1990	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained NABF cruiserweight title
16	Win	15–1	Andre McCall	TKO	7 (12), 1:37	10 Jul 1989	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Retained NABF cruiserweight title
15	Win	14–1	Bert Cooper	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	15 Feb 1989	Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Won NABF cruiserweight title
14	Loss	13–1	Boubakar Sanogo	PTS	8	21 Oct 1988	Bordeaux, Gironde
13	Win	13–0	Mike Fisher	RTD	5 (8), 3:00	16 Aug 1988	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12	Win	12–0	Lionel Byarm	TKO	2 (8)	14 Jul 1988	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11	Win	11–0	Tim Bullock	TD	5 (8)	19 May 1988	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10	Win	10–0	Ricardo Spain	TKO	2 (8), 1:38	15 Mar 1988	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9	Win	9–0	Woody Clark	TKO	5 (8), 3:00	8 Dec 1987	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8	Win	8–0	Stanley Ross	TKO	5 (8), 0:51	11 Nov 1987	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7	Win	7–0	Dawud Shaw	RTD	1 (6), 3:00	15 Sep 1987	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6	Win	6–0	Harry Savage	RTD	1 (4), 3:00	18 Aug 1987	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5	Win	5–0	George Wilson	TKO	1 (4)	1 Jun 1987	Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4	Win	4–0	Ricardo Spain	UD	6	31 Mar 1987	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3	Win	3–0	John Williams	TKO	2 (4), 0:35	10 Feb 1987	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2	Win	2–0	Harry Savage	KO	1 (4), 1:21	27 Jan 1987	Electric Playground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1	Win	1–0	Tony Jackson	TKO	1 (4), 1:30	30 Sep 1986	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Professional debut

See also[]

• List of WBA world champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Nate Miller from BoxRec