Servílio de Oliveira

Servílio de Oliveira
Oliveira in Mexico City, 2018
BornMay 6, 1948 (1948-05-06) (age 77)
São Paulo, Brazil
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins19
Wins by KO9
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Flyweight

Servílio Sebastião de Oliveira (born May 6, 1948 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian Olympic bronze medalist . In 1968, he became the first Brazilian boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. It occurred at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. An eye injury forced his retirement from professional boxing. He made a comeback and won two bouts in 1977, then re-retired with a record of 19–0.[1]

Boxing trainer

He became a boxing trainer for other Brazilian boxers such as Adailton "Precipício" de Jesus and IBF Featherweight Champion Valdemir Pereira.

Exhibitions

Oliveira has occasionally come out of retirement to fight exhibitions. The best known of these was the three round exhibition he fought in 1996 with Éder Jofre.[2]

Personal life

Oliveira's son Gabriel is the boxing coach of the American Top Team.[3]

Professional boxing record

19 fights 19 wins 0 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 10 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Win 19–0 Gilberto Lopez UD 10 25 November 1977 Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
18 Win 18–0 Felix Gonzalez UD 10 29 July 1977 Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
17 Win 17–0 Rodolfo Rodriguez MD 10 3 June 1977 Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
16 Win 16–0 Gilton Salomao TD 10 2 July 1976 Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
15 Win 15–0 Tony Moreno UD 10 3 December 1971 Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Moreno was disqualified for headbutting Oliveira; the resulting retinal detachment forced Oliveira into retirement[4]
14 Win 14–0 Franco Sperati RTD 10 17 September 1971 Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
13 Win 13–0 Jose Cruz Garcia PTS 10 17 September 1971 Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
12 Win 12–0 Jean-Claude Lapinte PTS 10 23 July 1971 Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
11 Win 11–0 Mario Figueroa KO 5 (10) 18 June 1971 Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
10 Win 10–0 Santos Silva KO 8 (10) 23 April 1971 Ginásio do Corinthians, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
9 Win 9–0 Angel Sanchez KO 7 (12) 18 December 1970 Guayaquil, Ecuador Won the vacant South American Flyweight title.
8 Win 8–0 Nelson Enrique UD 3 (10) 4 July 1970 Ginásio da A.D.C. Pirelli, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
7 Win 7–0 Osvaldo Maldonado UD 12 19 May 1970 Ginásio da A.D.C. Pirelli, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
6 Win 6–0 Jorge Pereira KO 6 (10) 9 April 1970 Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
5 Win 5–0 Antonio Barbosa TD 12 19 February 1970 Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Won the vacant Brazilian Flyweight title.
4 Win 4–0 Laerson Silva RTD 3 (10) 24 December 1969 Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
3 Win 3–0 Jose Matias KO 4 (4) 14 November 1969 Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2 Win 2–0 Ezau Teixeira KO 2 (4) 27 August 1969 Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
1 Win 1–0 Jossue Suares PTS 4 (4) 5 July 1969 São Paulo, Brazil

References

  1. ^ Oliveira profile at COB
  2. ^ Video on YouTube
  3. ^ Guilherme Cruz (August 26, 2020). "Paige VanZant's boxing coach expects 'smooth transition' to bare-knuckle boxing". mmafighting.com.
  4. ^ Culpa, ostracismo e volta por cima: Servílio relembra luta que venceu há 50 anos, mas que o fez perder a visão direita para sempre


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