Servílio de Oliveira

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.

Servílio de Oliveira
Oliveira in Mexico City, 2018
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
BornMay 6, 1948 (1948-05-06) (age 75)
São Paulo, Brazil
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins19
Wins by KO9
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Flyweight

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.[1]

Personal life

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

Professional boxing record
19 fights 19 wins 0 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 10 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Win 19–0 Uruguay Gilberto Lopez UD 10 25 November 1977 Brazil Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
18 Win 18–0 Argentina Felix Gonzalez UD 10 29 July 1977 Brazil Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
17 Win 17–0 Argentina Rodolfo Rodriguez MD 10 3 June 1977 Brazil Ginásio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
16 Win 16–0 Brazil Gilton Salomao TD 10 2 July 1976 Brazil Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
15 Win 15–0 United States Tony Moreno UD 10 3 December 1971 Brazil Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
14 Win 14–0 Italy Franco Sperati RTD 10 17 September 1971 Brazil Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
13 Win 13–0 Mexico Jose Cruz Garcia PTS 10 17 September 1971 Brazil Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
12 Win 12–0 France Jean-Claude Lapinte PTS 10 23 July 1971 Brazil Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
11 Win 11–0 Chile Mario Figueroa KO 5 (10) 18 June 1971 Brazil Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
10 Win 10–0 Argentina Santos Silva KO 8 (10) 23 April 1971 Brazil Ginásio do Corinthians, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
9 Win 9–0 Ecuador Angel Sanchez KO 7 (12) 18 December 1970 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador Won the vacant South American Flyweight title.
8 Win 8–0 Uruguay Nelson Enrique UD 3 (10) 4 July 1970 Brazil Ginásio da A.D.C. Pirelli, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
7 Win 7–0 Argentina Osvaldo Maldonado UD 12 19 May 1970 Brazil Ginásio da A.D.C. Pirelli, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
6 Win 6–0 Brazil Jorge Pereira KO 6 (10) 9 April 1970 Brazil Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
5 Win 5–0 Brazil Antonio Barbosa TD 12 19 February 1970 Brazil Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Won the vacant Brazilian Flyweight title.
4 Win 4–0 Brazil Laerson Silva RTD 3 (10) 24 December 1969 Brazil Auditório da TV-Excelsior, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
3 Win 3–0 Brazil Jose Matias KO 4 (4) 14 November 1969 Brazil Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2 Win 2–0 Brazil Ezau Teixeira KO 2 (4) 27 August 1969 Brazil Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
1 Win 1–0 Brazil Jossue Suares PTS 4 (4) 5 July 1969 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil

References
  1. Video on YouTube
  2. Guilherme Cruz (August 26, 2020). "Paige VanZant's boxing coach expects 'smooth transition' to bare-knuckle boxing". mmafighting.com.


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