Miguel de Oliveira (30 September 1947 – 15 October 2021) was a Brazilian
middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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boxer.
Life and career
De Oliveira was born in
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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in September 1947. He turned pro in 1968, and on 7 May 1975 he scored a 15-round Unanimous Decision against
Jose Manuel Duran at
Stade Louis II
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,
Monte Carlo, Monaco
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, and won the Vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title. He lost the belt in his first defense to
Elisha Obed
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.
De Oliveira died from
pancreatic cancer
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on 15 October 2021, at the age of 74.
Morre, aos 74 anos, Miguel de Oliveira, campeão mundial de boxe em 1975
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1947 births
2021 deaths
Brazilian male boxers
Middleweight boxers
World boxing champions
Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
Deaths from cancer in São Paulo (state)
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
20th-century Brazilian people
21st-century Brazilian people
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