In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is 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 IBFfeatherweight title in 2006. As an amateur Pereira represented Brazil at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the round of 16 of the featherweight bracket.
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.[1] He is now living at Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil.
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In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is 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 Valdemir PereiraBorn 1974 11 15 November 15 1974 age 49 Cruz das Almas Bahia BrazilNationalityBrazilianOther namesSertaoStatisticsWeight s FeatherweightHeight5 ft 5 in 1 65 m StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights25Wins24Wins by KO15Losses1 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Professional boxing record 4 References 5 External linksAmateur career editAs 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 editKnown as Sertao 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 1 He is now living at Cruz das Almas Bahia Brazil Professional boxing record edit25 fights 24 wins 1 lossBy knockout 15 0By decision 9 0By disqualification 0 1No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Location Notes25 Loss 24 1 nbsp Eric Aiken DQ 8 12 1 37 13 May 2006 nbsp TD Banknorth Garden Boston Massachusetts U S Lost IBF featherweight title Pereira disqualified for repeated low blows24 Win 24 0 nbsp Yuri Romanovich UD 10 9 Apr 2006 nbsp IMES Sao Caetano do Sul Brazil23 Win 23 0 nbsp Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym UD 12 20 Jan 2006 nbsp Foxwoods Resort Casino Ledyard Connecticut U S Won vacant IBF featherweight title22 Win 22 0 nbsp Victor Hugo Paz UD 10 23 Jul 2005 nbsp Gimnasio Municipal Embu das Artes Brazil21 Win 21 0 nbsp Euclides Espitia TKO 3 8 28 May 2005 nbsp Ginasio Alves Cabral Vitoria Brazil20 Win 20 0 nbsp Whyber Garcia UD 12 28 Jan 2005 nbsp Northern Quest Casino Airway Heights Washington U S Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title19 Win 19 0 nbsp Pastor Humberto Maurin UD 12 11 Dec 2004 nbsp Ginasio Municipal Ibirapuera Brazil Won vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title18 Win 18 0 nbsp Emmanuel Lucero SD 10 13 Aug 2004 nbsp Pechanga Resort and Casino Temecula California U S 17 Win 17 0 nbsp Julio Cesar Alganaraz RTD 4 8 3 00 1 May 2004 nbsp Ginasio Municipal Ayrton Senna Carapicuiba Brazil16 Win 16 0 nbsp Rogers Mtagwa TKO 8 10 2 36 3 Jan 2004 nbsp Foxwoods Resort Casino Ledyard Connecticut U S 15 Win 15 0 nbsp Luis Enrique Adame UD 10 9 Aug 2003 nbsp Miami Arena Miami Florida U S 14 Win 14 0 nbsp Oney Hellems TKO 2 10 2 59 15 Mar 2003 nbsp UIC Pavilion Chicago Illinois U S 13 Win 13 0 nbsp Ronaldo Lima TKO 2 16 Feb 2003 nbsp Estudio Rede Bandeirantes TV Sao Paulo Brazil12 Win 12 0 nbsp Marcos Badillo UD 6 13 Dec 2002 nbsp Pechanga Entertainment Center Temecula California U S 11 Win 11 0 nbsp Jose Claudio Da Silva KO 4 6 24 Aug 2002 nbsp Municipal Arena Jandira Brazil10 Win 10 0 nbsp Robert Enriquez TKO 4 6 1 29 3 Aug 2002 nbsp Dodge Theater Phoenix Arizona U S 9 Win 9 0 nbsp Cirilo Coronel Campos TKO 2 6 18 May 2002 nbsp CESPRO Sao Caetano do Sul Brazil8 Win 8 0 nbsp Sergio Gustavo Rodriguez KO 2 8 23 Mar 2002 nbsp Milton Feijao Arena Sao Caetano do Sul Brazil7 Win 7 0 nbsp Almir Fernandes de Oliveira KO 1 10 26 Feb 2002 nbsp Ginasio Baby Barione Sao Paulo Brazil6 Win 6 0 nbsp Gutemberg Ferreira PTS 6 21 Dec 2001 nbsp CESPRO Sao Caetano do Sul Brazil5 Win 5 0 nbsp Sebastiao Macaris TKO 2 4 17 Nov 2001 nbsp Municipal Arena Diadema Brazil4 Win 4 0 nbsp Julio Cesar Soares KO 2 21 Sep 2001 nbsp Leonard s Restaurant Sao Caetano do Sul Brazil3 Win 3 0 nbsp Renato Pedro KO 2 4 27 Jul 2001 nbsp Leonard s Restaurant Sao Caetano do Sul Brazil2 Win 2 0 nbsp Jose Acioly de Barros KO 2 4 23 Jun 2001 nbsp Bofete Municipal Arena Bofete Brazil1 Win 1 0 nbsp Ronaldo Conceicao TKO 4 4 6 Mar 2001 nbsp Ginasio Baby Barione Sao Paulo BrazilReferences edit Tessitore Featherweight Aiken scraps for another shot 27 February 2007 External links editBoxing record for Valdemir Pereira from BoxRec registration required Sporting positionsRegional boxing titlesVacantTitle last held byWhyber Garcia WBA Fedelatin featherweight champion11 Dec 2004 Sep 2005Vacated VacantTitle next held byRenan AcostaWorld boxing titlesVacantTitle last held byJuan Manuel Marquez IBF featherweight champion20 Jan 2006 13 May 2006 Succeeded byEric Aiken Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valdemir Pereira amp oldid 1185404507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
