Kelson Carlos Santos Pinto (born November 26, 1976) is a Brazilian former

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and world title challenger. As an

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, he won a silver medal at the

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and represented Brazil at the

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Amateur career

Pinto represented his native country in the

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division at the

. He was eliminated in the second round by

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's eventual gold medalist Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev.

Olympic results

**Defeated Ghulam Shabbir (

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) RSC 4 **Lost to Mohamad Abdulaev (

) RSC 4

Professional career

Pinto turned professional in 2000 and won various regional titles in the Americas. He remained undefeated until fighting

Miguel Cotto Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez (born October 29, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017. He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win quadruple champion, world titles in fo ...

(whom he had defeated twice as an amateur) for the

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junior welterweight title in 2004, in which Cotto defeated him by KO in 2004. In 2005, Pinto lost a technical decision to former IBF junior welterweight champion

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after an accidental headbutt which cut Phillips.

Coaching career

Pinto has continued coaching boxing in Brazil and has coached multiple

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fighters, most notably, former UFC Middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa.

Professional boxing record

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