Robson Conceição

Robson Donato Conceição (born 25 October 1988) is a Brazilian lightweight boxer who competes in the 60 kg division. He is the first Brazilian to win a gold medal in Olympic boxing.

Robson Conceição
Conceição at 2016 Summer Olympics
Statistics
Real nameRobson Donato Conceição
Weight(s)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Reach181 cm (71 in)
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins13
Wins by KO6
Losses0
Draws0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroLightweight
World Amateur Championships
2013 AlmatyLightweight
2015 DohaLightweight
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraLightweight

Biography

Born in a humble neighborhood of Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, Conceição started boxing at the age of 13 to stand his own in street fights. He had to walk 9 kilometers to his academy due to not having money for bus tickets, woke up early in the morning to help his grandmother who sold groceries, and helped his family by selling ice cream and being a kitchen helper.[1] His first coach was Luiz Dórea, who also managed world champion Acelino Freitas, Olympic medallist Adriana Araújo, and MMA fighter Junior dos Santos.[2]

Just four months after entering the Brazilian boxing team, Conceição fought the qualifiers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. While he fell in the first American qualifier to Idel Torriente, Conceição won all fights to get an Olympic spot. He eventually lost his opening match to Li Yang.[3]

After losing in the first round of the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, in 2011 Conceição won two bouts before a close decision 18:19 to the eventual winner Vasyl Lomachenko. That same year he got a silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, losing the final to eventual Olympic medalist Yasniel Toledo and guaranteeing a second Olympic spot.[4][5] During the Pan Ams, Conceição proposed to his girlfriend, fellow boxer Érica Matos, whom he married in 2013. The following year the couple had a daughter, Sophia.[6]

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London had Conceição again losing his first match.[4][5] Hoping to take part in the 2016 Summer Olympics that would be hosted in Brazil, Conceição did not turn professional, instead signing with the Brazilian Navy to gain the scholarship and training facilities reserved for military sportspeople. Conceição won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2013 and 2015 tournaments, the latter guaranteeing him the Olympic spot. Before the Olympics, in 2015 Pan American Championships in Vargas, Venezuela, he won the gold medal after beating Cuban Lázaro Álvarez in the final, in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 8-19-15 he won a 3-0 decision against Lindolfo Delgado of Mexico; in the semifinals on 8-21-15 he won a 3-0 decision against Luis Angel Cabrera of Venezuela; in the finals on 8-22-15 he won a 3-0 decision against Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba. Come the tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Conceição won four uncontested fights, including over three-times world champion Lázaro Álvarez and European silver medallist Sofiane Oumiha, to become the first Brazilian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal.[2][7]

After the 2016 Olympics, Conceição signed a professional promotion contract with Top Rank.[8] He finished his amateur career with a record of 405-15 (405 wins and 15 losses) in 420 fights.[9] Conceição's professional debut happened on November 5 in Las Vegas, as one of the undercards in the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas event.[10] Fighting against Clay Burns of the United States, Conceição beat him in a unanimous decision.[11]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 13–0 Carlos Ruiz UD 8 8 Jun 2019 Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada
12 Win 12–0 Sergio Ariel Estrela TKO 1 (10), 1:54 31 Mar 2019 Portobello Resort & Safari, Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro
11 Win 11–0 Hector Ambriz Suarez UD 8 18 Jan 2019 Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York
10 Win 10–0 Joey Laviolette UD 8 4 Nov 2018 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
9 Win 9–0 Edgar Cantu UD 8 25 Aug 2018 Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
8 Win 8–0 Gavino Guaman TKO 3 (6), 0:53 30 Jun 2018 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7 Win 7–0 Alex Torres Rynn UD 6 28 Apr 2018 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6 Win 6–0 Ignacio Holguin UD 6 16 Feb 2018 Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
5 Win 5–0 Carlos Osorio RTD 3 (8), 3:00 22 Sep 2017 Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona
4 Win4–0 Bernardo Gomez Uribe KO 1 (8), 0:53 21 Jul 2017 Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico
3 Win3–0 Aaron Hollis TKO 2 (6), 0:36 17 Mar 2017 Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York
2 Win2–0 Aaron Ely KO 2 (6), 1:06 27 Jan 2017 Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California
1 Win1–0 Clay Burns UD 6 5 Nov 2016 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Professional boxing debut at Super Featherweight.

References
  1. "Robson Conceição: o vendedor de picolé que chegou ao ouro". O Tempo.
  2. "Robson Conceição, o pugilista que não se profissionalizou para ser campeão olímpico". Época.
  3. "2008 Beijing Bio". olimpiadas.uol.com.br (in Portuguese).
  4. "Robson Conceição". cob.org.br. Brazilian Olympic Committee.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robson Conceição". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05.
  6. "Mulher de Robson delira ao lado de filha de 2 anos que ficará com o ouro". olimpiadas.uol.com.br.
  7. "Robson Conceição". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06.
  8. "Brazilian gold medalist Robson Conceicao signs with Top Rank". espn.com. ESPN.
  9. "Robson Conceicao". Top Rank. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  10. "Pacquiao, Donaire make weight for title bouts". sports.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN Sports. 5 November 2016.
  11. "Ouro na Olimpíada, Robson Conceição vence luta na estreia como profissional". GloboEsporte.Globo.com. 5 November 2016.
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