Miguel de Oliveira

Miguel de Oliveira (30 September 1947 – 15 October 2021) was a Brazilian middleweight boxer.

Miguel de Oliveira
Born	(1947-09-30)30 September 1947 São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil
Died	15 October 2021(2021-10-15) (aged 74) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
Reach	70+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	51
Wins	45
Wins by KO	27
Losses	5
Draws	1

Professional career

De Oliveira was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September 1947. He turned pro in 1968, & amassed a record of 29-0 before facing Japanese world champion Koichi Wajima, the fight ended in a draw. Miguel would face Wojima again a year later this time losing a majority decision. In his third title attempt he scored a 15-round Unanimous Decision against José Durán at Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco, and won the Vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title. In doing so Miguel became just the second Brazilian to win a professional boxing title after Éder Jofre.^[1] He lost the belt in his first defense to Elisha Obed.

Death

De Oliveira died from pancreatic cancer on 15 October 2021, at the age of 74.^[2][3]

Professional boxing record

51 fights	45 wins	5 losses
By knockout	27	2
By decision	17	3
By disqualification	1	0
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
51	Loss	45–5–1	Diogenes Pacheco	TKO	9 (10)	1980-11-04	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
50	Win	45–4–1	Edson Lima	PTS	10 (10)	1980-09-23	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
49	Win	44–4–1	Crispim de Oliveira	PTS	10 (10)	1980-07-22	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48	Loss	43–4–1	Roque Ignacio Roldan	TD	8 (10)	1976-10-29	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47	Win	43–3–1	Ramon Enrique Perez	UD	10 (10)	1976-08-20	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46	Loss	42–3–1	Juarez de Lima	SD	12 (12)	1976-02-21	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45	Loss	42–2–1	Elisha Obed	RTD	10 (15)	1975-11-13	Nouvelle Hippodrome, Paris, France	Lost WBC light middleweight title
44	Win	42–1–1	Don Cobbs	KO	5 (10)	1975-08-09	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43	Win	41–1–1	José Durán	UD	15 (15)	1975-05-07	Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco	Won vacant WBC light middleweight title
42	Win	40–1–1	Armando Vicente	RTD	6 (10)	1975-04-04	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
41	Win	39–1–1	Juan Alcides Garcia	TKO	1 (10)	1975-03-14	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
40	Win	38–1–1	Mario Avelino Delgado	KO	3 (10)	1974-12-06	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
39	Win	37–1–1	Rodolfo Rosales	UD	10 (10)	1974-11-01	Ginásio Municipal Independência, Osasco, Brazil
38	Win	36–1–1	Dino Del Cid	KO	2 (10)	1974-07-27	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
37	Win	35–1–1	Anibal Di Lella	UD	10 (10)	1974-05-10	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
36	Loss	34–1–1	Koichi Wajima	MD	15 (15)	1974-02-05	Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan	For WBA, WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles
35	Win	34–0–1	Juan Carlos Artaza	KO	2 (10)	1973-11-30	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
34	Win	33–0–1	Manoel Severino	KO	1 (12)	1973-09-28	Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
33	Win	32–0–1	Roger Phillips	TKO	3 (10)	1973-08-04	Ginásio de Esportes Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Brazil
32	Win	31–0–1	Carlos Marks	UD	10 (10)	1973-06-22	Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
31	Win	30–0–1	Nick Peoples	DQ	7 (10)	1973-03-16	Ginásio Municipal Independência, Osasco, Brazil
30	Draw	29–0–1	Koichi Wajima	MD	15 (15)	1973-01-09	Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan	For WBA, WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles
29	Win	29–0	Thurman Doc Holliday	TKO	7 (10)	1972-11-17	Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28	Win	28–0	Gunter Valtinke	KO	4 (10)	1972-09-23	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27	Win	27–0	Roberto Eduardo Carabajal	TKO	4 (10)	1972-08-11	Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26	Win	26–0	Francisco Panos	TKO	7 (10)	1972-07-07	Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
25	Win	25–0	Eduardo Batista	KO	2 (10)	1972-05-05	Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24	Win	24–0	Luis Vinales	PTS	10 (10)	1972-03-17	Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23	Win	23–0	Julio Calvetti	TKO	3 (10)	1972-01-21	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
22	Win	22–0	Jorge Rosales	UD	10 (10)	1971-11-26	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21	Win	21–0	Roy Dale	PTS	10 (10)	1971-10-01	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20	Win	20–0	Harold Richardson	KO	2 (10)	1971-08-06	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19	Win	19–0	Matt Donovan	UD	10 (10)	1971-06-04	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
18	Win	18–0	Antenor Mercedes Santillan	KO	8 (?)	1971-04-23	Ginasio do Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Brazil
17	Win	17–0	Walter Kelly	PTS	10 (10)	1971-01-08	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
16	Win	16–0	Walter Kelly	PTS	10 (10)	1970-12-09	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15	Win	15–0	Bobby Williams	KO	3 (10)	1970-10-09	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
14	Win	14–0	Armando Marchissio	TKO	6 (10)	1970-08-14	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13	Win	13–0	Leonardo Peralta	KO	7 (10)	1970-07-24	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
12	Win	12–0	Jose Inacio	KO	2 (8)	1970-05-29	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
11	Win	11–0	Alvacir Doria	TKO	7 (12)	1970-03-19	Auditório da TV-Excelsior, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant Brazilian welterweight title
10	Win	10–0	Vitor Timoteo	KO	2 (8)	1970-01-30	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
9	Win	9–0	Adalberto Nascimento	KO	3 (8)	1969-12-11	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
8	Win	8–0	Francisco Martinez Larroya	KO	7 (?)	1969-06-21	Sao Paulo, Brazil
7	Win	7–0	Alvacir Doria	PTS	8 (8)	1969-05-22	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
6	Win	6–0	Adalberto Nascimento	PTS	8 (8)	1969-03-21	Ginásio do Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
5	Win	5–0	Antonio Ferreira	KO	2 (8)	1968-12-03	Ginásio do Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4	Win	4–0	Altecir Pereira	TKO	5 (8)	1968-10-30	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3	Win	3–0	Euclides de Queiros	PTS	6 (6)	1968-09-05	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2	Win	2–0	Oscar Michel	KO	3 (6)	1968-08-09	Ginasio da Fundacao Casper Libero, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1	Win	1–0	Alvacir Doria	PTS	5 (5)	1968-06-14	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil

See also

• List of world light-middleweight boxing champions