Editing Mia St. John (section)

=== WBC, IFBA and IBA lightweight championships ===
On June 12, 2005, and after 47 professional bouts and 9 years, St. John was given a title bout with Liz Drew. St. John won by unanimous decision, earning the [[International Female Boxers Association]] lightweight world title. She followed this win with a unanimous decision over Donna Biggers in August, winning the IBA continental lightweight title.<ref name="wizardworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.wizardworld.com/knmiastjoand.html|title=KNOCKOUT MIA ST. JOHN ROCK BIG APPLE COMIC-CON|publisher=wizardworld.com|accessdate=April 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091739/http://www.wizardworld.com/knmiastjoand.html|archivedate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>

St. John has fought all over the world, including Beijing, China, where she won her IBA Championship. After accumulating an unheard of boxing record of nearly 60 pro fights, on June 14, 2008, St. John fulfilled her dream of fighting in her mother's home country of Mexico. She fought one of the toughest fights of her career and became the WBC international boxing champion of the world at the age of 40.

In November 2008, she was awarded by the Governor of Zacatecas, Mexico, an outstanding achievement award for her role in sports and humanitarianism. The WBC also presented her with the 2008 "WBC Goodwill Ambassador" Award.

In November 2010, Rep. [[Grace Napolitano]] joined St. John and LA Laker [[Metta World Peace|Ron Artest]] for an official mental health and suicide prevention training at Napolitano's district office in [[Santa Fe Springs]]. Artest and St. John have joined Napolitano to promote the Mental Health in Schools Act, legislation she authored which would increase federal funding for mental health therapists in schools.

She also spoke at the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]], where President [[Barack Obama]] made a speech at the CHCI's annual Gala.

As well as Congress, St. John speaks in schools and juvenile halls on the importance of education and overcoming hardship. She speaks of her own battles with mental illness, addiction, poverty and overcoming it all, to become a three time international boxing champion.

On August 14, 2012, St. John fought Christy Martin in a long-awaited rematch. Her dream of sixteen years finally materialized and at the age of 45, she captured the WBC super welter weight championship of the world.

On November 10, 2012, St. John was defeated by Tiffany Junot in Bakersfield, California, losing her WBC Female Super Welterweight Championship in a unanimous decision.<ref name="turnto23">{{cite web|url=http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/boxing-championship-raises-funds-for-the-kern-county-cancer-fund|title=Boxing championship raises funds for the Kern County Cancer fund – 23ABC News|publisher=turnto23.com|accessdate=April 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630120541/http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/boxing-championship-raises-funds-for-the-kern-county-cancer-fund|archivedate=June 30, 2013}}</ref>

On April 14, 2016, St. John had her last boxing bout in [[New Zealand]] on the Kali Reis vs. Maricela Cornejo undercard as the curtain call. This was her retirement bout, winning by TKO in the 4th round.

In August 2018, St. John admitted to the use of prohibited substances including steroids and masking agents in preparation for around 20 bouts, stating that "everyone does it and everyone in boxing knows it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-mia-st-john-20180811-story.html|title=Former boxer Mia St. John admits using PEDs in wake of Alvarez-Golovkin controversy – Los Angeles Times|first=Lance|last=Pugmire|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 12, 2018|accessdate=November 3, 2018}}</ref>