Mia St. John
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Mia Rosales St. John |
| Nickname(s) | The Knockout |
| Rated at |
Welterweight Light welterweight Lightweight Super featherweight Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Reach | 66 1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 24, 1967 San Francisco, California |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 60 |
| Wins | 47 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Mia Rosales St. John (born June 24, 1967) is a Mexican-American professional boxer and former World Boxing Council (WBC) champion in the super welterweight division. She is also the IBA and IFBA lightweight champion. She is also a model, businesswoman, and taekwondo champion. S
St. John, a Mexican-American with family roots in Zacatecas, Mexico, was born in San Francisco, California. She attended California State University, Northridge, earning a degree in psychology. While a student, she compiled a taekwondo record of 27–1, was awarded a black belt, and worked as a model to fund her education.
She married Kristoff St. John, but they later divorced. They had two children, son Julian and daughter Paris.
At the age of 29, St. John decided to become a professional boxer. In her first bout on February 14, 1997, she knocked out Angelica Villain in 54 seconds of the first round and earning her the nickname "The Knockout."
St. John, whose first manager was Art Lovett, in partnership with his brother Stewart Lovett, would eventually sign a contract with Don King and then Top Rank Boxing, was featured on the undercard of Oscar De La Hoya bouts. She had 23 fights, won 22 with one draw, 3 KOs and 9 TKOs. All fights were four-rounders and most were televised gaining her national attention. St. John was crowned the "Queen of the Four-Rounders", a title she hated. St. John's opponents were selected by Top Rank without her input.
After her twentieth bout, St. John was injured in a skiing accident that threatened possible amputation of one of her legs. She underwent two operations to remove a blood clot.
In November 1999, St. John appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine and in an 11-page pictorial. She wanted to show that she was a feminine woman as well as an athlete. Critical of her career, the boxing press added the term "Bunny Boxer" in describing St. John.
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