Miguel Brito dos Reis Dias (born April 1, 1968, in Santa Maria) is a retired

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from

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, who was born on

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. He represented the Netherlands at the

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, where he was eliminated in the first round of the

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division (– 54 kg) by

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's Riadh Klai. A year earlier, at the

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, he won the silver medal in his weight category. Dias became a pro in 1995, and retired in 2002 with a record of nine wins (8 ko's) and one loss.

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* 1968 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for the Netherlands Cape Verdean emigrants to the Netherlands People from Sal, Cape Verde Dutch male boxers {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub