Miguel de Oliveira (30 September 1947 – 15 October 2021) was a Brazilian
middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have beg ...
boxer.
Professional career
De Oliveira was born in
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Places
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* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
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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
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, 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
Eder Jofre (; 26 March 1936 – 2 October 2022) . He lost the belt in his first defense to
Elisha Obed.
Death
De Oliveira died from
pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of ...
on 15 October 2021, at the age of 74.
Morre, aos 74 anos, Miguel de Oliveira, campeão mundial de boxe em 1975
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Professional boxing record
See also
*List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
This is a chronological List of World Super Welterweight / Junior Middleweight / Light Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the ...
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1947 births
2021 deaths
Brazilian male boxers
Martial artists from São Paulo (state)
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Brazil
Deaths from cancer in São Paulo (state)
Light-middleweight boxers
World light-middleweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
People from São Manuel