Wanderley Pereira
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Holyfield |
| National team | Brazil |
| Born | 2 May 2001 Conceição do Almeida, Bahia, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sport | Boxing |
Medal record | |
Wanderley de Souza Pereira (born 2 May 2001) is a Brazilian boxer.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Born in Conceição do Almeida, in the interior of Bahia, and a fan of martial arts since childhood, he moved to São Paulo to train and quickly became one of the country's top boxers.[3]
At the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, he lost in the first round to Cuban Yoenlis Hernández, who ended up being the tournament champion.[4]
At the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay, he won a gold medal in the Light heavyweight (80 kg) category.[5]
At the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won a silver medal in the Middleweight category. [6]
At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a silver medal in the 80 kg category.[7] With this, he qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[8]
World number 6, Wanderley Pereira was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics when he faced Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak, third in the world ranking and Olympic runner-up. Khyzhniak went on to win the tournament. [9]
At the 2025 World Boxing Championships, he won two fights, but lost in the quarterfinals against Yojerlin César.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lista de contemplados
- ↑ Wanderley at BoxRec
- ↑ Conheça Wanderley Pereira, boxeador baiano em busca de uma medalha nas Olimpíadas 2024
- ↑ Ronaldo vence, mas Wanderley é derrotado no Mundial AIBA
- ↑ "Campeão por equipes, Boxe conquista sete Ouros nos Jogos Sul-Americanos – CBBoxe" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "Wanderley Pereira perde a final e fica com a prata no Mundial de boxe". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "Pan 2023: confira as medalhas do Brasil no dia 27/10". www.lance.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ Gavini, Fernando (12 November 2023). "Brasil tem 145 classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ Wanderley Pereira é eliminado por ucraniano nas quartas do boxe das Olimpíadas
- ↑ Wanderley Pereira domina adversário e vai às oitavas do mundial
External links
[edit]- Wanderley Pereira at BoxRec (registration required)
- Wanderley Pereira at Olympics.com
- Wanderley Pereira at Olympedia
- Wanderley Pereira at InterSportStats
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