Miguel de Oliveira
Miguel de Oliveira | |
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Weight(s) | super welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil | 30 September 1947
Died | 15 October 2021 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 74)
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 53 |
Wins | 49 |
Wins by KO | 29 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Miguel de Oliveira (30 September 1947 – 15 October 2021) was a Brazilian middleweight boxer.
Life and career[]
De Oliveira was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September 1947. He turned pro in 1968, and on 7 May 1975 he scored a 15-round Unanimous Decision against Jose Manuel Duran at Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco, and won the Vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title. He lost the belt in his first defense to Elisha Obed.
De Oliveira died from pancreatic cancer on 15 October 2021, at the age of 74.[1]
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Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2021 deaths
- Brazilian male boxers
- Middleweight boxers
- World boxing champions
- Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
- Deaths from cancer in São Paulo (state)
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Brazilian boxing biography stubs