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Miranda
Puts the Middleweight Division on Notice
HOLLYWOOD, FL, March 28 – After a stirring seventh round TKO of Howard
Eastman on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights last weekend, top middleweight
contender Edison “Pantera” Miranda is eager to take the next step in his
career and bring home a world championship.
“I predicted a knockout of Howard Eastman on March 24th and I delivered
one,” said Miranda, now 26-0 with 23 KOs. “Now I have another prediction
– I will knock out anyone at 160 pounds – at least anyone who is willing
enough to step into the ring with me.”
Last Friday, Miranda, a native of Buenaventura, Colombia, delivered on
his promise with his stoppage of Battersea, England’s Eastman, a
two-time world title challenger who had faced the likes of Bernard
Hopkins, William Joppy, and Arthur Abraham. Eastman had never even been
hurt before, let alone stopped.
“I have a lot of respect for Howard Eastman because he came to the
United States to fight me and he never ran from me – he came to fight,”
said Miranda. “I heard he went to the hospital immediately following the
fight and I wish him a speedy recovery. I know he will be a tough test
for anyone in the division when he returns to action.”
With his victory, Miranda has now been established as the top contender
for IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham.
“Abraham, Jermain Taylor, Winky Wright, Felix Sturm, I’ll fight any of
them at any time,” said Miranda. “My time is now and I will be a world
champion.”
