On July 22, 1995, a 31-year-old Nate Miller (25-4, 21 KOs) got a shot at the WBA cruiserweight title held by 29-year-old Orlin Norris (43-3, 24 KOs).
Miller came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 3 days. Norris was on a 14-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 5 days.
Nate Miller stopped the champion via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA cruiserweight champion. Miller improves his record to 26-4 (22 KOs), while Norris adds a loss to his record at 43-4.
On February 22, 1997, the 33-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Nate Miller (29-4, 25 KOs), faced Alexander Gurov, in a title defense fight.
Miller came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.
Nate Miller made very easy work of Alexander Gurov, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Miller improves his record to 30-4 (26 KOs)
On August 31, 1996, the 33-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Nate Miller (28-4, 24 KOs), faced James Heath, in a title defense fight.
Miller came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days.
Nate Miller stopped James Heath via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Miller improves his record to 29-4 (25 KOs)
On January 13, 1996, the 32-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Nate Miller (26-4, 22 KOs), faced Reinaldo Gimenez, in a title defense fight.
Miller came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.
Nate Miller stopped Reinaldo Gimenez via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Miller improves his record to 27-4 (23 KOs)
On March 23, 1996, the 32-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Nate Miller (27-4, 23 KOs), faced Brian LaSpada, in a title defense fight.
Miller came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days.
Nate Miller stopped Brian LaSpada via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Miller improves his record to 28-4 (24 KOs)
On February 15, 1989, a 25-year-old Nate Miller (13-1, 11 KOs) and a 23-year-old Bert Cooper (20-3, 17 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Miller came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 25 days. Cooper was on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 19 days.
Nate Miller stopped Bert Cooper via RTD in the 6th round. Miller improves his record to 14-1 (12 KOs), while Cooper adds a loss to his record at 20-4.
On July 23, 1994, Nate Miller and Al Cole met again in a rematch.
Miller came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 16 days. Cole was on a 9-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 6 days.
Al Cole defeated Nate Miller via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title. Cole improves his record to 25-1, while Miller adds a loss to his record at 23-4.
On November 8, 1997, the 34-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Nate Miller (30-4, 26 KOs), faced a 28-year-old French boxer Fabrice Tiozzo (37-1, 24 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Miller came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 17 days. Tiozzo was on a 12-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 13 days.
Fabrice Tiozzo defeated Nate Miller via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title. Tiozzo improves his record to 38-1, while Miller adds a loss to his record at 30-5.
On March 26, 1990, a 26-year-old Nate Miller (15-1, 13 KOs) and Tyrone Booze met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Miller came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 16 days.
Nate Miller defeated Tyrone Booze via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight. Miller improves his record to 16-1
On October 13, 1992, a 29-year-old Nate Miller (20-3, 17 KOs) and a 39-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (39-9-1, 24 KOs) met in the ring.
Miller came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 19 days. Qawi was on a 1-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 25 days.
Nate Miller defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Miller improves his record to 21-3, while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 39-10-1.