Ray Oliveira
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1968 (57 years old)
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Raymond Reinaldo Oliveira (born October 6, 1968) is an American former professional boxer, known by the nickname 'Sucra'. He fought for world titles at both super-lightweight and welterweight, winning the International Boxing Union world welterweight title twice, in 2003 and 2004.
Amateur career
Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Oliveira was one of 19 children. He started boxing at the age of 11, and went on to have over 300 amateur bouts. Among his achievements as an amateur were five New England Golden Gloves titles in five different weight classes.
Professional career
Oliveira made his professional debut in July 1990 with a second round knockout of Joe Goss. He won his first 13 fights before suffering a majority-decision defeat to Terry Southerland in March 1992.
In December 1993 he challenged Zack Padilla for the WBO world super-lightweight title, losing on points in a fight that broke records for the number of punches thrown and landed, a fate repeated four months later when he challenged for Jake Rodriguez's IBF title.
A string of wins led to a challenge for Charles Murray's NABF title in April 1997. He won by unanimous decision but lost the title in his first defence four months later to Reggie Green. In November 1997 he moved up to welterweight to challenge for Vernon Forrest's WBC Continental Americas title, losing by a wide unanimous decision.
After a win over the previously-unbeaten Vivian Harris in February 2000, in December that year he regained the NABF super-lightweight title, beating former world champion Vince Phillips by majority decision, but again lost it in his first defence to Ben Tackle.
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