The slick 24-year-old southpaw Chicagoan & Leónese super featherweight prospect is somebody you might not have yet heard of...but for whom, if he stays the course, grander stages of exposure are nearly certain to be set in due time. His career thus far has been a game of musical chairs with various regional small-fry to middle-rung US promoters (Roy Jones, Thompson Boxing, and now Brian Halquist Productions) but in the arms race the prizefighting world has devolved into, every drop of young blood with some upside is like precious gold and he may well be snapped up by a larger outfit before ink has dried on his present contract, and while the bloom remains fresh on 2019. He claims dual citizenship - splitting his time since eight years of age between Chicago, IL, USA and León, Guanajuato, MX ...winning amateur titles in both cities in his youth, en route to a 56-4 overall record - and dual ethnicity, with his mother a full-blooded Italian and his father a Mexican. Hence the self-styled "Aztec Legionnaire" appellation. Forty percent of his opponents to date - six of just fifteen professional contests - have been fellow unbeaten prospects with more than a couple of fights under their belt (so no chintzy padding of that distinction here by claiming guys in their debut or sophomore appearance on the "undefeated" coup-stick): 4-0 Gavino Guaman 3-0 William Hernández 8-0 Roberto Meza 11-0 Ray Lampkin, Jr. 8-0 Elijah Pierce 11-0 Headley Leopold Scott His opposition to date has an overall combined record standing at 105-32-2 as of when he met them. Numerically that is, while superficially impressive, nothing more than a quaint trivia nugget in this sport, as we know, without some qualitative analysis of said opposition. Well, to be honest not too much is known about these past victims: the most notable among them is Lampkin, the son and namesake of "Lightning Ray", a 1970's contender best remembered for having strong first halves in his latter pair (of three) world title challenges, against Roberto Durán and in a rematch with Esteban De Jesús. Mioletti stopped him in 2. Otherwise his biggest name fought is Tyrone "Fist of Fury" Harris, a Michigan southpaw in his late thirties who in his prime over a decade ago was a decent contender, but whose last significant victory was his ShoBox upset over Marvin Quintero in 2009. There is one name in particular that Gio Mio has set his eyes upon as he works his way up the ranks: Golden Boy prospect "Kingry" García. His reasoning, in his own words in an interview from this June, is as follows: "We (that is, García and Mioletti) both turned pro about the same time. He is 15-0. I am 12-0. I think he is a good fighter. Make that a really good fighter. But I can beat him. And I love beating undefeated fighters! Other than some guy he beat in his pro debut - and that guy’s one and only pro fight was against Garcia - he has never fought an undefeated fighter. If he wants to see what he’s made of, let him get in the ring with me. We don’t just think we can beat him, my team (John Nocita and Sammy DiTusa) and I know we can beat him. Because we know how to beat him. I’ve watched several videos of his fights. He is good and, you are right, he is dangerous, but he is not invincible. One thing for sure, if we do ever fight, it will be the fans who are the real winners. Garcia and I will just provide the fireworks." He also in that same interview expressed a desire to someday challenge Josh Warrington for the IBF 126lb title, although Carl Frampton will be getting his own opportunity next month. "He just beat Lee Selby and he has to defend his title against somebody; why not me? Warrington is 27-0 with six (6) wins by knockout. He’s proof you don’t have to be a KO Artist to be a World Champion! Give me another two or three more fights and I’ll be ready for him. He’s from England so I’ll fight him in London. I’ll fight him in his backyard. I’ll fight him in his living room. It doesn’t matter to me … just give me the shot!" Mioletti vs. Harris: This content is protected Mioletti vs. Meza: This content is protected (35 minutes in)
