Marcelo Luis Do Nascimento (born 20 October 1980) is a Brazilian

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. At regional level, he has challenged once for the PABA

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title in 2012, and the PABA interim heavyweight title in 2014.

Professional career

Nascimento faced undefeated heavyweight

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on 19 February 2011 at

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. Nascimento was knocked down in the first round and lost the fight via knockout in the fifth round. On 26 April 2014, Nascimento was a late replacement for

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on the undercard of

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's world heavyweight title defence against Australian

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. He was stopped after a flurry of blows in the seventh round, although Nascimento protested the decision. Nascimento faced

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on 7 February 2015 at the Camden Centre. Nascimento was knocked down once in the 1st round, and twice in the 2nd, losing the fight via knockout. Nascimento faced Demsey McKean on 16 March 2019 at the Southport Sharks AFL Club in

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. The referee stopped the fight in the second round after Nascimento was knocked down three times.

Professional boxing record

Kickboxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nascimento, Marcelo Luis 1980 births Living people Brazilian male boxers Heavyweight boxers People from Suzano 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen