# Valdemir Pereira

Valdemir dos Santos Pereira (born November 15, 1974, in Cruz das Almas, Bahia) is a Brazilian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2006 and held the IBF featherweight title in 2006. As an amateur Pereira represented Brazil at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the round of 16 of the featherweight bracket.

## Amateur career

As an amateur, Pereira fought as a Featherweight for the Brazilian Olympic Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney:
* Defeated James Swan (Australia)
* Lost to Ramazan Palyani (Turkey)

## Professional career

Known as "Sertão", Pereira turned pro in 2001 and won the vacant IBF Featherweight Title with a decision victory over Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym in January 2006. He lost the title in his first defense, via disqualification against Eric Aiken later that year, due to excessive low blows. A rematch was scheduled but never materialized. He is now living at Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil.

## Professional boxing record

| 25 fights | 24 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 25 | Loss | 24–1 | Eric Aiken | DQ | 8 (12), 1:37 | 13 May 2006 | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Lost IBF featherweight title; Pereira disqualified for repeated low blows |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Yuri Romanovich | UD | 10 | 9 Apr 2006 | IMES, São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym | UD | 12 | 20 Jan 2006 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | Won vacant IBF featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Victor Hugo Paz | UD | 10 | 23 Jul 2005 | Gimnasio Municipal, Embu das Artes, Brazil | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Euclides Espitia | TKO | 3 (8) | 28 May 2005 | Ginasio Alves Cabral, Vitória, Brazil | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Whyber Garcia | UD | 12 | 28 Jan 2005 | Northern Quest Resort, Airway Heights, Washington, U.S. | Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Pastor Humberto Maurin | UD | 12 | 11 Dec 2004 | Ginasio Municipal, Ibirapuera, Brazil | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Emmanuel Lucero | SD | 10 | 13 Aug 2004 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Julio Cesar Alganaraz | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 1 May 2004 | Ginasio Municipal Ayrton Senna, Carapicuíba, Brazil | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Rogers Mtagwa | TKO | 8 (10), 2:36 | 3 Jan 2004 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Luis Enrique Adame | UD | 10 | 9 Aug 2003 | Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Oney Hellems | TKO | 2 (10), 2:59 | 15 Mar 2003 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ronaldo Lima | TKO | 2 (?) | 16 Feb 2003 | Estudio Rede Bandeirantes TV, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Marcos Badillo | UD | 6 | 13 Dec 2002 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jose Claudio Da Silva | KO | 4 (6) | 24 Aug 2002 | Municipal Arena, Jandira, Brazil | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Robert Enriquez | TKO | 4 (6), 1:29 | 3 Aug 2002 | Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Cirilo Coronel Campos | TKO | 2 (6) | 18 May 2002 | CESPRO, São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Sergio Gustavo Rodriguez | KO | 2 (8) | 23 Mar 2002 | Milton Feijao Arena, São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Almir Fernandes de Oliveira | KO | 1 (10) | 26 Feb 2002 | Ginasio Baby Barione, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Gutemberg Ferreira | PTS | 6 | 21 Dec 2001 | CESPRO, São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Sebastiao Macaris | TKO | 2 (4) | 17 Nov 2001 | Municipal Arena, Diadema, Brazil | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Julio Cesar Soares | KO | 2 (?) | 21 Sep 2001 | Leonard's Restaurant, São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Renato Pedro | KO | 2 (4) | 27 Jul 2001 | Leonard's Restaurant, São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jose Acioly de Barros | KO | 2 (4) | 23 Jun 2001 | Bofete Municipal Arena, Bofete, Brazil | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ronaldo Conceicao | TKO | 4 (4) | 6 Mar 2001 | Ginasio Baby Barione, São Paulo, Brazil | |