Abner Teixeira da Silva Júnior (born 10 September 1996) is a Brazilian

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. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the

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Career

Born in Osasco, Abner soon moved to

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, in the interior of São Paulo. At the age of 14, Teixeira visited a social boxing project in Sorocaba, and became involved in the sport. Shortly afterwards, the teenager began training. Dedicated, he walked 6km every day to get to the gym. The boy who dreamed of being a football player, doctor or firefighter soon began to stand out and won his first Brazilian youth title in 2013. The good results led Teixeira to the Brazilian Team. At the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

held in Lima, Peru, the heavyweight won the bronze medal. He participated in the

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held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, where he won the first fight but was eliminated in the 2nd round. At the

held in Tokyo, he became the first Brazilian boxer to stand on the podium in a historic campaign for Brazil (one gold, one silver and one bronze). The athlete won the fifth Brazilian boxing bronze medal in the history of the Olympic Games: besides him, Servílio de Oliveira (Mexico City 1968) and Adriana Araújo, Yamaguchi Falcão and Esquiva Falcão (London 2012) won the medal. Participated in the

2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships The 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25 October to 6 November. Belgrade was picked to host the championships for the second time; the original 2021 contract with New Delhi was cancelled due to a disagreeme ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia, in the heavyweight category. At the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

, he won gold in the super heavyweight category. At the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships, now participating in the Super heavyweight category, lost in the round of 16 to Georgian Nikoloz Begadze. At the

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, Teixeira reached the super heavyweight final, but had to abandon the final due to physical injury, obtaining the silver medal and, therefore, qualifying for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris. Teixera had a total anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in his right knee two months ago. At the moment, he was undergoing conservative treatment, as surgery could take him out of the Olympics, as it was estimated that recovery would take around seven months.Abner Teixeira e Michael Douglas estão fora das finais do boxe no Pan de Santiago
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