Famous Boxers from Brazil
- Age: 88Éder Jofre (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛdeɾ ˈʒofɾi]; born March 26, 1936) is a retired Brazilian professional boxer and former Bantamweight and Featherweight champion. He is ranked #85 on Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers Of All Time list. He was named the 19th greatest fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine.More Éder Jofre
- #121 of 125 onThe Toughest Professional Fighters in History
- #106 of 152 onThe Greatest Boxers Of All Time, Ranked
- #25 of 48 onThe Best Boxers of the 1970s
- Age: 48Acelino "Popó" Freitas (Portuguese pronunciation: [asɛˈlĩnu pɔˈpɔ ˈfɾejtɐs]; born September 21, 1975) is a Brazilian politician and professional boxer. In the sport, he is a former WBO and WBA (Super) super featherweight champion, as well as a two-time WBO lightweight champion. After retiring from boxing, Freitas went into politics, and was elected as a legislator for the state of Bahia, from 2011 to 2014.His nickname, Popó, was given to him by his mother, after the sound that babies make while drinking milk. Freitas had a difficult childhood, often sleeping on a sandy floor at his house. Since early in his life, he dreamed of a better place to live for his family. A skilled football player, he was more inclined, however, towards the sport of boxing since an early age. Fellow Brazilian Eder Jofre, generally recognized as the greatest world champion to come out of that country, was one of Freitas' childhood heroes.
Éverton Lopes
Age: 35Éverton dos Santos Lopes (born August 8, 1988 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional boxer best known for his sensational 2011 World title win when he was still an amateur. Lopes is also a two-time Olympian, two-time Pan American Games medalist (silver in 2007 and bronze in 2011) and 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships bronze medalist.Myke Carvalho
Age: 40Myke Michel de Carvalho (born October 28, 1983 in Belém do Pará) is a Brazilian retired amateur boxer, best known for his participation in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and for winning bronze medals at the Panamerican Games in 2007 and 2011.Robson Conceição
Age: 35Robson Donato Conceição (born 25 October 1988) is a Brazilian lightweight boxer who competes in the 60 kg division. He is the first Brazilian to win a gold medal in Olympic boxing.Robenílson Vieira
Age: 36Robenílson Vieira de Jesus (born September 24, 1987) is an amateur boxer from Brazil who won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal on all three occasions.Paulo Carvalho
Age: 38Paulo Santos Carvalho (born 26 February 1986) is a Brazilian amateur flyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2006 South American Games. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the third bout.Washington Silva
Age: 48Washington Luís da Silva (born February 25, 1976 in Diadema, São Paulo) is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to participate in the 2004 Olympics and qualifying for 2008 at light-heavyweight. He is the uncle of Hamilton Ventura but only five years older.George Arias
Age: 50George Arias (born 21 April 1974 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian heavyweight boxer based in São Paulo. His professional record stands at 56 wins and 16 losses in 72 bouts.- Age: 65Maguila, real name José Adílson Rodrigues dos Santos (born September 2, 1958), is a retired Brazilian heavyweight boxer. He scored 61 knockouts with 43 of those coming under 5 rounds. Rodrigues currently resides in São Paulo, São Paulo, where he is treating for Alzheimer's disease originated from dementia pugilistica. His nickname in Brazil, Maguila, comes from the cartoon Magilla Gorilla.Rodrigues is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF) heavyweight champion, and held the South American title for 14 straight years, from 1986 to 2000.
