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Mia St. John
Mia St. John, born Mia Rosales in 1967, is an American boxer nicknamed "The Knockout" who won IFBA, IBA, and WBC titles in a 49-14-2 career from 1997 to 2016.
Michael Bentt
Michael Bentt, British-born American heavyweight boxer, WBO heavyweight champion 1993-1994 after a 93-second TKO of Tommy Morrison; lost title to Herbie Hide, retired on medical advice, became an actor.
Michael Carruth
Michael Carruth (born 1967, Dublin) is an Irish boxer, Olympic welterweight gold medalist at Barcelona 1992, beating Juan Hernández Sierra 13-10; Ireland's first boxing gold and first gold since 1956; later a pro (18-3) and coach.
Michael Conlan (boxer)
Michael Conlan, Belfast boxer born 1991, Olympic bronze (London 2012), 2015 amateur world champion, two-time pro world featherweight title challenger (Wood, Lopez), retired March 2026 at 20-4.
Michael Dokes
Michael "Dynamite" Dokes (1958-2012), American heavyweight boxer from Akron, Ohio; WBA heavyweight champion 1982-1983, winning the title via a disputed 63-second TKO of Mike Weaver and losing it to Gerrie Coetzee.
Michael Eifert
Michael Eifert is a German professional light heavyweight boxer, born in 1997 in Bautzen, best known for beating Jean Pascal in 2023 and challenging Dmitry Bivol for the world title in May 2026.
Michael Hunter (American boxer)
Michael Hunter Jr. (born 1988) is an American professional heavyweight boxer from Las Vegas, nicknamed "The Bounty", who boxed for the United States at the 2012 London Olympics.
Michael Moorer
Michael Moorer (born 1967), nicknamed Double M, American southpaw boxer; first left-handed world heavyweight champion, WBO light heavyweight and three-time heavyweight titleholder, 52-4-1 with 40 KOs, IBHOF 2024.
Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks, American boxer, 1976 Olympic middleweight gold medalist, undisputed light heavyweight champion (WBA 1981, WBC 1983), and first light heavyweight champion to win a world heavyweight title, beating Larry Holmes in 1985; lost only to Mike Tyson in 1988.
Michael Watson
Michael Watson, MBE (born 1965), British boxer nicknamed "The Force"; 25-4-1 (21 KOs); beat Nigel Benn 1989; career ended by brain injury in 1991 Eubank rematch; won negligence case against British Boxing Board of Control.
Micky Ward
Micky Ward, "Irish" Micky Ward, American light welterweight boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts (38-13, 27 KOs), famed for the 2002-2003 Arturo Gatti trilogy and the film The Fighter.
Middleweight
Middleweight is boxing's 160 lb (72.6 kg) division, one of the eight traditional classes, dating to the 1850s with the limit fixed in 1909; contested at 71–75 kg (later 80 kg) in Olympic boxing.
Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican boxer from Caguas, six-time world champion in four divisions (first Puerto Rican four-division champion), 41-6 (33 KOs), Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson (born 1966, Brooklyn) is an American retired heavyweight boxer, youngest world champion at 20 in 1986, undisputed 1987-1990, record 50-6 with 44 KOs, peek-a-boo style of Cus D'Amato.
Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas
Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, Tokyo Dome, February 11, 1990: 42-1 underdog James 'Buster' Douglas knocked out undefeated undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in round 10, ending his 37-0 streak amid an eighth-round long-count controversy.
Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield: two heavyweight title fights, Las Vegas, 1996-97. Holyfield won the first by 11th-round TKO for the WBA title; Tyson was disqualified in the 1997 rematch for biting Holyfield's ears.
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.: eight-round exhibition boxing match, November 28, 2020, Staples Center, Los Angeles; sanctioned by the California commission with no official winner, scored a draw by WBC ex-champions; about 1.2 million PPV buys on Triller at $49.99.
Mikey Garcia
Mikey Garcia (Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez, born 1987), American boxer, four-division world champion at 126, 130, 135, and 140 pounds; retired 2021 at 40-2 with 30 KOs.
Mikkel Kessler
Mikkel Kessler, the "Viking Warrior", Danish super-middleweight boxer born 1979; five-time world champion (WBA three times, WBC twice), record 46-3 with 35 KOs, losses only to Calzaghe, Ward, and Froch.
Mills Lane
Mills Lane (Mills Bee Lane III, 1937–2022), American boxing referee and Nevada judge, famous for "Let's get it on!", refereeing 100+ world title fights, and disqualifying Mike Tyson in the 1997 Holyfield ear-bite fight.
Misfits Boxing
Misfits Boxing (MF & DAZN: X Series) is a crossover boxing promotion co-founded in 2021 by KSI with Mams Taylor and the Sauerland brothers, launched with DAZN in 2022, staging influencer and celebrity bouts plus the MF Pro professional division.
Mitch Green
Mitch 'Blood' Green, American heavyweight boxer from Jamaica, Queens, born Augusta, Georgia; four-time Golden Gloves champion, lost 1986 unanimous decision to Mike Tyson, 1988 Harlem street brawl, pro record 19-6-1.
Moses Itauma
Moses Itauma (Enriko Itauma, born 2004, Kežmarok, Slovakia) is a British southpaw heavyweight boxer, unbeaten in 14 fights (12 KOs) before losing a vacant IBF title fight to Filip Hrgovic by ninth-round stoppage in August 2026.
Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic
Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic, 29 August 2026 at London's O2 Arena on DAZN PPV, was for the IBF heavyweight title vacated by Oleksandr Usyk. Underdog Hrgovic stopped favourite Itauma in round nine to become Croatia's first heavyweight world champion.
Most Valuable Promotions
Most Valuable Promotions is a boxing and MMA company co-founded in 2021 by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, known for Paul vs. Tyson and its 2026 merger with the PFL.
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay (1942-2016), American heavyweight boxing champion who won the title three times, won 1960 Olympic gold, refused the Vietnam draft, and became a civil rights icon.
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II, billed Super Fight II, the second Ali-Frazier bout, January 28, 1974, Madison Square Garden; Ali won a 12-round unanimous decision for the NABF heavyweight title.
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston: two 1964-65 heavyweight title fights. Clay won the first in Miami Beach by seventh-round TKO; the Lewiston, Maine rematch ended in the disputed first-round 'phantom punch' knockout.
Mukhammad Kadyr Abdullayev
Mukhammad Kadyr Abdullayev (Муҳаммадқодир Абдуллаев), Uzbek boxer born 1973 in Andijon; 1999 world champion and 2000 Sydney Olympic light-welterweight gold medalist, beating Ricardo Williams 27-20; first independent Uzbekistan summer Olympic champion.
Murat Gassiev (Мурат Георгиевич Гассиев)
Murat Gassiev (Мурат Георгиевич Гассиев), "Iron", Russian boxer born 1993 in Vladikavkaz; former IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion, WBSS finalist beaten by Usyk in 2018, and WBA heavyweight world champion since December 2025 (KO of Pulev).