Biography of WBC Champion--Mia St. John
Mia
St. John was born in San Francisco, California. Her fighting career
started soon after, at the age of six, competing in Tae Kwon Do. Mia
earned a black belt and received a Bachelors
Degree in Psychology from California State University of Northridge in
June of '94.
In
1996, Mia decided to pursue her true passion full-time, the sport of
combat. Valentines Day, 1997, Mia made her pro-debut in boxing,
knocking out her opponent in fifty-four seconds into the first round.
Mia signed with Don King and stayed with him for a year and a half
before she dropped King for his rival Bob Arum of Top Rank. At Top
Rank, Mia spent four years opening for all of Oscar De La Hoya's major
fights.
In
the November 1999 issue of Playboy magazine, Mia appeared on the cover
along with an eleven page celebrity pictorial. Mia insisted the
pictures maintain a boxing theme so that the world would know she is a
fighter first and foremost.
As
well as being a hard-hitting boxer, Mia is media savvy. She has made
appearances on such shows as, Jay Leno, Conan O'brien, "Good Morning
America," "Entertainment Tonight," "Extra," "The Best Damn Sports
Show," "E," and countless others. She has also acted in commercials and
played herself on the t. v. show "Pacific Blue." Mia also has her own
Playstation game by EA sports.
Currently her new book, "The Knockout Workout", is in stores now
nationwide. She is also hosting for
networks such as, Fox Sports Net, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and color commentating many of
the Pay Per View fights. Mia also has a set of new DVD's set to hit stores in the Fall.
After accumulating an unheard of boxing record of nearly 60 pro fights, on
June 14th, 2008, Mia fulfilled her dream of fighting in her mother’s
home country of Mexico. She fought one of the toughest fights of her
career and became the WBC International Boxing Champion of the World at
the age of 40. She continues to fight in Mexico not only in boxing, but
with her charity work. In November of ’08 she was awarded by the
Governor of Zacatecas, Mexico an outstanding achievement award for her
role in sports and humanitarianism. The WBC also presented her with the 2008 "WBC Goodwill Ambassador" Award.
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