Shawn Michael Miller (born March 23, 1982) is an American

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. As an amateur, he went undefeated with a perfect record of 23-0.

Background

The Miller family has been in the boxing business for several generations. Miller's brother, Shannon Miller, is a retired professional

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who fought for many years. Shannon's record was 16-4, with 9 wins by knockout. Their father, Bob Miller, was a boxer until age 21, after which he went on to train other fighters, and promote for several big names in the sport. Together with his wife, Bob Miller promoted fights for Verno Philips,

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, and even

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Early years

Miller had his first match at age 11. He attended Troy High School, where he was an all-state performer in football, basketball, and baseball. He played football and baseball at

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, earning Northeast Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2001 after recording 41 receptions for 611 yards and nine touchdowns. From there, he played two games for the

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football team before injuring his knee. He finally transferred to the

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, where he played both football and baseball. He injured his elbow during a pre-draft workout, derailing his professional baseball career. Instead, Miller played professional

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for three years with the

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Professional career

Miller started his professional boxing career in 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Shawn 1982 births Living people Boxers from New York (state) Sportspeople from Troy, New York American male boxers Hudson Valley Vikings football players Albany Great Danes football players West Virginia Mountaineers football players West Virginia Mountaineers baseball players Albany Conquest players American football wide receivers Players of American football from New York (state)