Luiz Gabriel Oliveira

Brazilian boxer (born 2001)

Luiz Gabriel Oliveira
Personal information
National teamBrazil
Born (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 23)
São Caetano do Sul, SP, Brazil
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago -57 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Featherweight
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Flyweight

Luiz Gabriel do Nascimento Chalot de Oliveira (born 24 January 2001) is a Brazilian boxer.[1] He is the grandson of Olympic medalist Servílio de Oliveira.[2]

Career

In 2018, Oliveira competed in the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he won a bronze medal in the boys' flyweight division.[3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, international boxing events were halted, preventing Oliveira from earning world ranking points and ultimately disqualifying him from the 2020 Olympic Games. When competitions resumed, the International Boxing Association (IBA) decided that the highest-ranked athletes would qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, leaving Oliveira out of the competition. He then shifted his focus to preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics.[4]

At the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Oliveira won two bouts but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Jahmal Harvey in the featherweight category.[5]

In 2022, Oliveira claimed the gold medal in the featherweight division at the Boxing Continental of the Americas in Guayaquil, Ecuador, defeating world champion Jahmal Harvey in the final.[6][4] Later that year, he won another gold medal in the featherweight (57 kg) category at the South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[7]

At the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oliveira won his first fight but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Asror Vohidov in the featherweight category.[8]

He continued his success by securing a bronze medal in the 57 kgcategory at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[9]

References

  1. ^ "BoxRec: Luiz Oliveira".
  2. ^ "Bolinha tem a chance de repetir feito do avô Servílio de Oliveira 50 anos depois". R7 Esportes. 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Boxe: Luiz Gabriel de Oliveira leva bronze nos Jogos Olímpicos da Juventude - Lance!". Boxe: Luiz Gabriel de Oliveira leva bronze nos Jogos Olímpicos da Juventude - Lance!. 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Diogo Silva - Neto de Servílio de Oliveira conquista título em cima de campeão mundial". www.uol.com.br.
  5. ^ "Wanderson e Luiz Oliveira vencem e vão às oitavas no Mundial de Boxe". ge. 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ Com Bia Ferreira e Abner Teixeira, Brasil conquista sete medalhas de ouro no Continental de boxe
  7. ^ "Campeão por equipes, Boxe conquista sete Ouros nos Jogos Sul-Americanos – CBBoxe" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Wanderley Pereira atropela adversário e vai às oitavas do Mundial – CBBoxe". 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ Um dia perfeito: boxe brasileiro garante três medalhas nos Jogos Pan-americanos