BOXERS from Brazil

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Brazilian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Brazilian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Esquiva Falcão (1989 - )

With an HPI of 29.37, Esquiva Falcão is the most famous Brazilian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.

Esquiva Falcão Florentino (born 12 December 1989) is a Brazilian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships and silver at the 2012 Olympics. As a professional boxer, he accumulated a record of 30 straight wins before losing to Vincenzo Gualtieri by a 12-round unanimous decision in a fight for the vacant IBF World Middleweight Champion title, his first-ever loss.

2. Robson Conceição (1988 - )

With an HPI of 28.19, Robson Conceição is the 2nd most famous Brazilian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Robson Donato Conceição (born 25 October 1988) is a Brazilian professional boxer. He is a two-time super featherweight world title challenger, having challenged for the WBC title in 2021, and the unified WBC, WBO and The Ring titles in 2022. As an amateur, he became the first Brazilian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.

3. Yamaguchi Falcão (1987 - )

With an HPI of 23.38, Yamaguchi Falcão is the 3rd most famous Brazilian Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino (born 24 January 1988) is a Brazilian professional boxer who has held multiple regional titles in the middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight divisions. In his amateur years, he won silver at the 2011 Panamerican Games and a bronze at the 2012 Olympics at light heavyweight.