Wanderley Pereira

Wanderley Pereira
Personal information
NicknameHolyfield
National teamBrazil
Born (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tashkent Middleweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago -80 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Light heavyweight

Wanderley de Souza Pereira (born 2 May 2001) is a Brazilian boxer.[1][2]

Career

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At the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay, he won a gold medal in the Light heavyweight (80 kg) category.[3]

At the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won a silver medal in the Middleweight category. [4]

At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a silver medal in the 80 kg category.[5] With this, he qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Lista de contemplados
  2. ^ Wanderley at BoxRec
  3. ^ "Campeão por equipes, Boxe conquista sete Ouros nos Jogos Sul-Americanos – CBBoxe" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Gavini, Fernando (12 November 2023). "Brasil tem 145 classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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