Servílio Sebastião de Oliveira (born May 6, 1948 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian Olympic bronze medalist . In 1968, he became the first Brazilian boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. It occurred at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. An eye injury forced his retirement from professional boxing. He made a comeback and won two bouts in 1977, then re-retired with a record of 19–0.[1]
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.jpg) Oliveira in Mexico City, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | May 6, 1948 (age 76) São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boxing trainer
editHe became a boxing trainer for other Brazilian boxers such as Adailton "Precipício" de Jesus and IBF Featherweight Champion Valdemir Pereira.
Exhibitions
editOliveira has occasionally come out of retirement to fight exhibitions. The best known of these was the three round exhibition he fought in 1996 with Éder Jofre.[2]
Personal life
editOliveira's son Gabriel is the boxing coach of the American Top Team.[3]
Professional boxing record
edit| 19 fights | 19 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  Gilberto Lopez
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UD | 10 | 25 November 1977 |  Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Felix Gonzalez
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UD | 10 | 29 July 1977 | Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Rodolfo Rodriguez
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MD | 10 | 3 June 1977 | Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Gilton Salomao
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TD | 10 | 2 July 1976 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Tony Moreno
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UD | 10 | 3 December 1971 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Franco Sperati
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RTD | 10 | 17 September 1971 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Jose Cruz Garcia
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PTS | 10 | 17 September 1971 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Jean-Claude Lapinte
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PTS | 10 | 23 July 1971 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Mario Figueroa
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KO | 5 (10) | 18 June 1971 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Santos Silva
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KO | 8 (10) | 23 April 1971 | Ginásio do Corinthians, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Angel Sanchez
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KO | 7 (12) | 18 December 1970 | Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Won the vacant South American Flyweight title. |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Nelson Enrique
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UD | 3 (10) | 4 July 1970 | Ginásio da A.D.C. Pirelli, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Osvaldo Maldonado
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UD | 12 | 19 May 1970 | Ginásio da A.D.C. Pirelli, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jorge Pereira
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KO | 6 (10) | 9 April 1970 | Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Antonio Barbosa
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TD | 12 | 19 February 1970 | Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Won the vacant Brazilian Flyweight title. |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Laerson Silva
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RTD | 3 (10) | 24 December 1969 | Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jose Matias
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KO | 4 (4) | 14 November 1969 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ezau Teixeira
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KO | 2 (4) | 27 August 1969 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jossue Suares
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PTS | 4 (4) | 5 July 1969 | São Paulo, Brazil
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References
edit- ^ Oliveira profile at COB
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (August 26, 2020). "Paige VanZant's boxing coach expects 'smooth transition' to bare-knuckle boxing". mmafighting.com.
- databaseOlympics at the Wayback Machine (archived February 22, 2007)
External links
edit- Boxing record for Servílio de Oliveira from BoxRec (registration required)
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