Robson Conceição

	Robson Conceição Robson Donato Conceição (born 25 October 1988) is a Brazilian professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title from July 2024 to November 2024. As an amateur, he became the first Brazilian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Olympics. Amateur career Born in Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, Conceição started boxing at the age of 13 to stand on his own in street fights. He had to walk 9 kilometers to his academy due to not having money for bus tickets, woke up early in the morning to help his grandmother who sold groceries, and helped his family by selling ice cream and being a kitchen helper. His first coach was Luiz Dórea, who also managed world champion Acelino Freitas, Olympic medallist Adriana Araújo, and MMA fighter Junior dos Santos. Just four months after entering the Brazilian boxing team, Conceição fought the qualifiers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. While he fell in the first American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its #Cuisine, cuisine, #Music, music, and #Pelourinho, architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the Capitals of Brazil, first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the List of governors-general of Brazil, General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Super Featherweight Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a weight division in professional boxing, contested between and . The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) in 1930. The first English champion was "Battling Kid" Nelson in 1914, who lost his title to Benny Berger in 1915. Artie O’Leary also won this title in 1917. This weight class appeared into two distinct historical periods, from 1921 to 1933 and 1960 to the present. Some of the notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight include Brian Mitchell, Arturo Gatti, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Flash Elorde, Alexis Argüello, Azumah Nelson, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Érik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Acelino Freitas, Juan Manuel Márquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Rocky Lockridge, and Manny Pacquiao. The first World Boxing Association (previously known as the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vasyl Lomachenko Vasiliy Anatolyevich Lomachenko (also spelled Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko; , ; born 17 February 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed between 2013 and 2024. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title from 2014 to 2016, the WBO junior welterweight title from 2016 to 2018, the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) ( Super version), World Boxing Council (WBC), WBO, and ''Ring magazine'' lightweight titles from 2018 to 2020, and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title from 2024 to 2025. Lomachenko is one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time and often considered to be the greatest, possessing a record of 396 wins and 1 loss, with that loss avenged twice. Competing in the featherweight and lightweight divisions, he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2008 European Championships, consecutive gold at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Lightweight The Lightweight competition was the fourth lightest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of in body mass. Medalists Seeds # Domenico Valentino ''(semifinals)'' # Albert Selimov ''(first round)'' # Yasniel Toledo ''(Second Place)'' # Vasyl Lomachenko (champion) # Eugen Burhard ''(third round)'' # Fatih Keleş ''(first round)'' # David Joyce (boxer), David Joyce ''(third round)'' # Elvin Isayev ''(second round)'' # Abdelkader Chadi ''(second round)'' Draw Finals Round of 128 Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships - Lightweight 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Lightweight The Lightweight competition was the five-lowest weight featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 60 kilograms in body mass. Medalists Seeds # Idel Torriente ''(quarterfinals)'' # Hrachik Javakhyan ''(second round)'' # Serdar Hudayberdiev ''(quarterfinals)'' # Yakup Kılıç ''(first round)'' # Miklós Varga ''(second round)'' # Domenico Valentino (champion) # Albert Selimov ''(semifinals)'' # José Pedraza (boxer), José Pedraza ''(final)'' Draw Finals Top Half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom Half Section 3 Section 4 See also Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Lightweight External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships - Lightweight 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Li Yang (boxer) Li Yang () is a Chinese amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal at featherweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago. He lost in the semifinal to Vasyl Lomachenko +13:13 (countback). World Amateur Championships 2005 (as a bantamweight) Defeated Fong Vou Wai (Hong Kong) 22-2 Defeated Sodgerel Battur (Mongolia) 23-8 Lost to Alexey Shaydulin (Bulgaria) walk-over 2007 (as a featherweight) Defeated Tomas Vano (Slovakia) RSCO 3 Defeated Koba Pchakadze (Georgia) 15-2 Defeated Carlos Zambrano (Peru) 13-4 Defeated Anthresh Lalit Lakra (India) 17-6 Lost to Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) 13-13 Olympic Games 2008 (as a featherweight) Defeated Robson Conceiçao (Brazil) 12-4 Defeated Luis Porozo (Ecuador) 6-5 Lost to Vasyl Lomachenko Vasiliy Anatolyevich Lomachenko (also spelled Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko; , ; born 17 February 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed between 2013 and 2024. He has held multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Idel Torriente Idel Torriente Leal (born September 9, 1986) is a Cubans, Cuban amateur boxer who won the Pan American Games, Pan American featherweight title 2007 and qualified for the Olympics. Career In 2006 the southpaw beat teenage star Roniel Iglesias in the semis of the bantamweight national championships but lost the final to superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux 4:13. He went up to featherweight and won the national title vs Ivan Oñate 21:18. At the 2007 Pan American Games he beat Argentinian Jesús Cuéllar, Jamaican Nicholas Walters, Orlando Rizo and Abner Cotto (PR) in the final 7:5. He lost his national title 2008 to archrival Iván Oñate but was sent to the qualifier where he qualified for the Olympics by beating Robson Conceiçao and Luis Enrique Porozo. In Beijing he beat Prince Octopus Dzanie 11:2, Enkhzorig Zorigtbaatar 10:9 but lost to Shahin Imranov 16:18 and didn't medal. In 2009 he went up to lightweight but lost the national final to Lorenzo Sotamayor. He was sent regardless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics. This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. These were also the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state, the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukraine, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussia, and Estonian Soviet Socialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Boxing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of these variants are the bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Humans have engaged in hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Época (Brazilian Magazine) ''Época'' is a Brazilian weekly news and analysis magazine. The magazine was started in May 1998. It is published by Editora Globo, part of the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. ''Épocas style is based on the German magazine ''Focus'', emphasizing the use of images and graphics, and even their logos share some similarities. Circulation In 2010, ''Época'' had a circulation of 408,000 copies. It dipped to 389,000 copies in 2012 and slightly rose to 393,000 in 2013. In 2018, it circulates over 500,000 copies weekly and has 5.9 million unique digital users. Criticism and controversies Francenildo Case In March 2006, Época magazine became involved in the political scandal involving the breach of banking secrecy of the handyman Francenildo Santos Costa, which culminated in the fall of the Finance Minister A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Junior Dos Santos Junior dos Santos (; born 30 January 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA Heavyweight Champion. As a professional wrestler, dos Santos made appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a member of the American Top Team stable. Background Dos Santos and his two siblings were raised by a single mother, Maria, after his alcoholic father, Sebastian, left the family in the mid-1990s. He started to work at the age of ten in order to help his family. He trained in capoeira throughout his teenage years before he began taking martial arts seriously at 21, when he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuri Carlton. After six months of training, Dos Santos won a few jiu-jitsu tournaments in Salvador. One year later, Dos Santos was invited to join a boxing practice by a friend, where he met his boxing coach Luiz Carlos Dóre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adriana Araújo Adriana Dos Santos Araújo (; born 4 November 1981) is a Brazilian professional boxer. As an amateur she won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2012 Olympics and qualified for the 2016 Olympics at the same weight. Boxing career Olympic Games Women's boxing debuted at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Araújo selected to represent Brazil. She progressed to the semi-finals of the boxing tournament, where she lost on points (11–17) against Sofya Ochigava from Russia. Ochigava was the world number two and went on to win the silver medal in the event. Araújo was awarded bronze alongside Mavzuna Chorieva from Tajikistan, and became the only competitor from a Latin American country to win a medal in any of the women's boxing events. In addition, it was the first time in 44 years that an athlete from Brazil had won a medal in one of the boxing events. Araújo was disappointed to have only won bronze, although she looked forward to attending the 2016 Summer Olympics in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]