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This article is about the Brazilian boxer. For the journalist who is also Brazilian, see Adriana Araújo (journalist).

Adriana Araújo
Araújo in 2016
Born
Adriana Dos Santos Araújo

(1981-11-04) 4 November 1981 (age 43)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Other namesPitBull
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach68+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights7
Wins6
Wins by KO1
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Lightweight
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Lightweight
Brazilian National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Aracaju Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Balneário Camboriú Welterweight

Adriana Dos Santos Araújo (Brazilian Portuguese: [adɾiˈãnaɾɐˈuʒu]; born 4 November 1981)[2] is a Brazilian professional boxer. As an amateur she won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2012 Olympics[3] and qualified for the 2016 Olympics at the same weight.[4]

Boxing career

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Olympic Games

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Women's boxing debuted at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Araújo selected to represent Brazil. She progressed to the semi-finals of the boxing tournament, where she lost on points (11–17) against Sofya Ochigava from Russia. Ochigava was the world number two and went on to win the silver medal in the event. Araújo was awarded bronze alongside Mavzuna Chorieva from Tajikistan, and became the only competitor from a Latin American country to win a medal in any of the women's boxing events.[5][6] In addition, it was the first time in 44 years that an athlete from Brazil had won a medal in one of the boxing events.[7]

Araújo was disappointed to have only won bronze, although she looked forward to attending the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but said that she would not be competing as she was planning on turning professional before then.[5] However, she has once again been selected to represent Brazil and felt that competing in her home country would provide a boost to her chances of a gold medal.[8] Brazil had used one of their automatic qualification places as the host country for Araújo, meaning that she did not have to qualify.[9] Shortly prior to the games, Araújo was one of 141 torchbearers on the first day of the Brazilian leg of the 2016 Summer Olympics torch relay.[10]

Professional career

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In professional boxing, Araújo was ranked third in the World Boxing Council when she faced Chantelle Cameron in 2020 for the world super lightweight champion title. However, she lost the fight.[11]

She retired from boxing in 2022.[12]

Professional boxing record

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7 fights 6 wins 1 loss
By knockout 1 0
By decision 5 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
7 Loss 6–1 United Kingdom Chantelle Cameron UD 10 4 Oct 2020 United Kingdom Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England For vacant WBC female light-welterweight title
6 Win 6–0 Venezuela Estheliz Hernandez UD 10 29 Feb 2020 Brazil Arena de Lutas, São Paulo, Brazil Retained WBC Silver Female super lightweight title
5 Win 5–0 Argentina Claudia Andrea Lopez UD 10 18 Oct 2019 Brazil Arena de Lutas, São Paulo, Brazil Won vacant WBC Silver Female super lightweight title
4 Win 4–0 Argentina Yamila Belen Abellaneda UD 10 11 Aug 2019 Brazil Arena de Lutas, São Paulo, Brazil Won vacant WBC Latino Female super lightweight title
3 Win 3–0 Brazil Elaine Maria de Albuquerque KO 1 (6), 1:49 31 Mar 2019 Brazil Portobello Resort & Safari, Mangaratiba, Brazil
2 Win 2–0 Brazil Vanessa Porto SD 6 23 Sep 2017 Brazil Clube Atlético Juventus, São Paulo, Brazil
1 Win 1–0 Brazil Elaine Maria de Albuquerque UD 6 17 Jun 2017 Brazil Hotel Golden Park, Sorocaba, Brazil

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Adriana Araújo". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Adriana Araujo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adriana Araújo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Adriana Araújo Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  5. ^ a b "Brazil's Araujo takes bronze in Olympic boxing". Fox News Latino. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Adriana Araujo: Medals in Women's Lightweight (60kg)". BBC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Adriana Araújo wins first Brazilian medal in women's boxing in the Olympics". Ministerio do Esporte. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Up Close and Personal with Brazil's Very Own Rio 2016 Gold-Medal Hope, Adriana Araujo". States News Service. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Billy Walsh sets USA on their way as all three of his team are fancied to qualify for Rio". The 42. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Olympic Torch Relay Begins in Brazil". States News Service. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  11. ^ Chantelle Cameron vence Adriana Araújo e é nova campeã mundial de boxe na WBC no super-leve
  12. ^ Adriana Araújo, bronze em Londres, deixa boxe e quer abrir restaurante
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