Servílio de Oliveira explained

Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Weight:Flyweight
Height:1.59 m
Total:19
Wins:19
Ko:9
Show-Medals:yes

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]

Boxing trainer

He became a boxing trainer for other Brazilian boxers such as Adailton "Precipício" de Jesus and IBF Featherweight Champion Valdemir Pereira.

Exhibitions

Oliveira 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.

Personal life

Oliveira's son Gabriel is the boxing coach of the American Top Team.[2]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Win19–0 Gilberto Lopez1025 November 1977
18Win18–0 Felix Gonzalez1029 July 1977
17Win17–0 Rodolfo Rodriguez103 June 1977
16Win16–0 Gilton Salomao102 July 1976
15Win15–0 Tony Moreno103 December 1971
14Win14–0 Franco Sperati1017 September 1971
13Win13–0 Jose Cruz Garcia1017 September 1971
12Win12–0 Jean-Claude Lapinte1023 July 1971
11Win11–0 Mario FigueroaKO5 (10)18 June 1971
10Win10–0 Santos SilvaKO8 (10)23 April 1971
9Win9–0 Angel SanchezKO7 (12)18 December 1970
8Win8–0 Nelson Enrique3 (10)4 July 1970
7Win7–0 Osvaldo Maldonado1219 May 1970
6Win6–0 Jorge PereiraKO6 (10)9 April 1970
5Win5–0 Antonio Barbosa1219 February 1970
4Win4–0 Laerson Silva3 (10)24 December 1969
3Win3–0 Jose MatiasKO4 (4)14 November 1969
2Win2–0 Ezau TeixeiraKO2 (4)27 August 1969
1Win1–0 Jossue SuaresPTS4 (4)5 July 1969

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cob.org.br/pt/cob/time-brasil/atletas/servilio-sebastiao-de-oliveira/ Oliveira profile at COB
  2. Web site: Paige VanZant's boxing coach expects 'smooth transition' to bare-knuckle boxing. Guilherme Cruz. mmafighting.com. August 26, 2020.