Mark Miller (kickboxer)
| Mark Miller | |
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| Born | Mark Jason Miller September 17, 1971 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Fightshark, The Shark |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Division |
Heavyweight Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Team | Iron City Gym Team Fightshark Golden Glory |
| Trainer | Jim Gardner Rick Roufus |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
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Mark Jason Miller (born September 17, 1971) is an American kickboxer who competes in the super heavyweight division.
Miller grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and became involved with martial arts through his love of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris films. His father sent him to a boxing gym at a young age, and he also practiced Tang Soo Do, Hapkido, Uechi-ryu and Taekwondo as a child. He began competing in amateur boxing at the age of 18.
He later began Muay Thai and trained and fought in Thailand.
Mark Miller made his debut in the K-1 promotion in August 2000 at K-1 USA Championships 2000, where he lost to Tommy Glanville via unanimous decision. He re-matched with Glanville in May the following year at K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA, and avenged his loss with a split decision victory. In February 2002, he took part in the Grand Prix at K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary North America and lost to Canada's Giuseppe DeNatale in the first round. This was to be his last bout in K-1.
In 2006, Miller was set to compete in a bout for the S-1 Muay Thai promotion in Miami, Florida. However, he failed the Florida Athletic Commission's medical test due to a heart condition. According to the specialists, Miller was having a fifteen percent cardiac output along with an enlarged heart. In 2007, he had heart surgery due to the condition.
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