Miguel de Oliveira

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Miguel de Oliveira
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Statistics
Weight(s)super welterweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born(1947-09-30)30 September 1947
São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil
Died15 October 2021(2021-10-15) (aged 74)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Boxing record
Total fights53
Wins49
Wins by KO29
Losses6
Draws1
No contests0

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]

Preceded by WBC Light Middleweight boxing champion
7 May 1975 – 13 November 1975
Succeeded by

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