The Most Famous
BOXERS from Brazil
Top 5
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. Éder Jofre (1936 - 2022)
With an HPI of 52.64, Éder Jofre is the most famous Brazilian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Eder Jofre (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛdeʁ ˈʒofɾi]; 26 March 1936 – 2 October 2022) was a Brazilian professional boxer and architect who was both bantamweight and featherweight world champion. He is considered by many to be the greatest bantamweight boxer of all time. In 2019, he was voted the 16th greatest boxer of all-time, which made him the third greatest living boxer (behind only Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard) by "The International Boxing Research Organization". In 2002, he was named the 19th greatest fighter of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine. In 1996, he was rated the 9th greatest boxer of the previous 50 years. He is ranked #85 on Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers Of All Time list. In 1992, Jofre was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, and remains the only Brazilian thus honored.
2. Robson Conceição (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 31.95, Robson Conceição is the 2nd most famous Brazilian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 20 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. Esquiva Falcão (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 29.26, Esquiva Falcão is the 3rd most famous Brazilian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
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.
4. Éverton Lopes (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 24.66, Éverton Lopes is the 4th most famous Brazilian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Éverton dos Santos Lopes (born August 8, 1988 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional boxer best known for his sensational 2011 World title win when he was still an amateur. Lopes is also a two-time Olympian, two-time Pan American Games medalist (silver in 2007 and bronze in 2011) and 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medalist.
5. Yamaguchi Falcão (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 23.36, Yamaguchi Falcão is the 5th most famous Brazilian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 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.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Brazilian boxers born between 1936 and 1989. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Brazilian boxers include Robson Conceição, Esquiva Falcão, and Éverton Lopes. The most famous deceased Brazilian boxers include Éder Jofre. As of April 2024, 2 new Brazilian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Éder Jofre, and Éverton Lopes.
Living Brazilian Boxers
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Robson Conceição
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.95
Esquiva Falcão
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.26
Éverton Lopes
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.66
Yamaguchi Falcão
1987 - Present
HPI: 23.36
