# Miguel de Oliveira

Miguel de Oliveira (30 September 1947 – 15 October 2021) was a Brazilian middleweight boxer.

## Professional career

De Oliveira was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September 1947. He turned pro in 1968, & amassed a record of 29-0 before facing Japanese world champion Koichi Wajima, the fight ended in a draw. Miguel would face Wojima again a year later this time losing a majority decision. In his third title attempt he scored a 15-round Unanimous Decision against José Durán at Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco, and won the Vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title. In doing so Miguel became just the second Brazilian to win a professional boxing title after Éder Jofre. He lost the belt in his first defense to Elisha Obed.

## Death

De Oliveira died from pancreatic cancer on 15 October 2021, at the age of 74.

## Professional boxing record

| 51 fights | 45 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 27 | 2 |
| By decision | 17 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 51 | Loss | 45–5–1 | Diogenes Pacheco | TKO | 9 (10) | 1980-11-04 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 50 | Win | 45–4–1 | Edson Lima | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-09-23 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 49 | Win | 44–4–1 | Crispim de Oliveira | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-07-22 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 48 | Loss | 43–4–1 | Roque Ignacio Roldan | TD | 8 (10) | 1976-10-29 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Ramon Enrique Perez | UD | 10 (10) | 1976-08-20 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 46 | Loss | 42–3–1 | Juarez de Lima | SD | 12 (12) | 1976-02-21 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 45 | Loss | 42–2–1 | Elisha Obed | RTD | 10 (15) | 1975-11-13 | Nouvelle Hippodrome, Paris, France | Lost WBC light middleweight title |
| 44 | Win | 42–1–1 | Don Cobbs | KO | 5 (10) | 1975-08-09 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 43 | Win | 41–1–1 | José Durán | UD | 15 (15) | 1975-05-07 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco | Won vacant WBC light middleweight title |
| 42 | Win | 40–1–1 | Armando Vicente | RTD | 6 (10) | 1975-04-04 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 41 | Win | 39–1–1 | Juan Alcides Garcia | TKO | 1 (10) | 1975-03-14 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 40 | Win | 38–1–1 | Mario Avelino Delgado | KO | 3 (10) | 1974-12-06 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 39 | Win | 37–1–1 | Rodolfo Rosales | UD | 10 (10) | 1974-11-01 | Ginásio Municipal Independência, Osasco, Brazil | |
| 38 | Win | 36–1–1 | Dino Del Cid | KO | 2 (10) | 1974-07-27 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 37 | Win | 35–1–1 | Anibal Di Lella | UD | 10 (10) | 1974-05-10 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 36 | Loss | 34–1–1 | Koichi Wajima | MD | 15 (15) | 1974-02-05 | Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan | For WBA, WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles |
| 35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Juan Carlos Artaza | KO | 2 (10) | 1973-11-30 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 34 | Win | 33–0–1 | Manoel Severino | KO | 1 (12) | 1973-09-28 | Ginásio do Estádio Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Roger Phillips | TKO | 3 (10) | 1973-08-04 | Ginásio de Esportes Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Brazil | |
| 32 | Win | 31–0–1 | Carlos Marks | UD | 10 (10) | 1973-06-22 | Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Nick Peoples | DQ | 7 (10) | 1973-03-16 | Ginásio Municipal Independência, Osasco, Brazil | |
| 30 | Draw | 29–0–1 | Koichi Wajima | MD | 15 (15) | 1973-01-09 | Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan | For WBA, WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Thurman Doc Holliday | TKO | 7 (10) | 1972-11-17 | Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Gunter Valtinke | KO | 4 (10) | 1972-09-23 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Roberto Eduardo Carabajal | TKO | 4 (10) | 1972-08-11 | Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Francisco Panos | TKO | 7 (10) | 1972-07-07 | Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Eduardo Batista | KO | 2 (10) | 1972-05-05 | Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Luis Vinales | PTS | 10 (10) | 1972-03-17 | Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Julio Calvetti | TKO | 3 (10) | 1972-01-21 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Jorge Rosales | UD | 10 (10) | 1971-11-26 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Roy Dale | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-10-01 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Harold Richardson | KO | 2 (10) | 1971-08-06 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Matt Donovan | UD | 10 (10) | 1971-06-04 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Antenor Mercedes Santillan | KO | 8 (?) | 1971-04-23 | Ginasio do Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Walter Kelly | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-01-08 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Walter Kelly | PTS | 10 (10) | 1970-12-09 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Bobby Williams | KO | 3 (10) | 1970-10-09 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Armando Marchissio | TKO | 6 (10) | 1970-08-14 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Leonardo Peralta | KO | 7 (10) | 1970-07-24 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jose Inacio | KO | 2 (8) | 1970-05-29 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Alvacir Doria | TKO | 7 (12) | 1970-03-19 | Auditório da TV-Excelsior, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Won vacant Brazilian welterweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Vitor Timoteo | KO | 2 (8) | 1970-01-30 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Adalberto Nascimento | KO | 3 (8) | 1969-12-11 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Francisco Martinez Larroya | KO | 7 (?) | 1969-06-21 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alvacir Doria | PTS | 8 (8) | 1969-05-22 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Adalberto Nascimento | PTS | 8 (8) | 1969-03-21 | Ginásio do Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Antonio Ferreira | KO | 2 (8) | 1968-12-03 | Ginásio do Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Altecir Pereira | TKO | 5 (8) | 1968-10-30 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Euclides de Queiros | PTS | 6 (6) | 1968-09-05 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Oscar Michel | KO | 3 (6) | 1968-08-09 | Ginasio da Fundacao Casper Libero, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alvacir Doria | PTS | 5 (5) | 1968-06-14 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |