Adriana Araújo
Brazilian boxer (born 1981)
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Adriana Dos Santos Araújo[a] (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]
Araújo in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | PitBull | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Adriana Dos Santos Araújo 4 November 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Light welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 68+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boxing career
Olympic Games
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
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
| 7 fights | 6 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 7 | Loss | 6–1 |  Chantelle Cameron |
UD | 10 | 4 Oct 2020 | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England |
For vacant WBC female light-welterweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Estheliz Hernandez |
UD | 10 | 29 Feb 2020 |  Arena de Lutas, São Paulo, Brazil |
Retained WBC Silver Female super lightweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Claudia Andrea Lopez |
UD | 10 | 18 Oct 2019 | Arena de Lutas, São Paulo, Brazil |
Won vacant WBC Silver Female super lightweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Yamila Belen Abellaneda |
UD | 10 | 11 Aug 2019 | Arena de Lutas, São Paulo, Brazil |
Won vacant WBC Latino Female super lightweight title |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Elaine Maria de Albuquerque |
KO | 1 (6), 1:49 | 31 Mar 2019 | Portobello Resort & Safari, Mangaratiba, Brazil |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Vanessa Porto |
SD | 6 | 23 Sep 2017 | Clube Atlético Juventus, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Elaine Maria de Albuquerque |
UD | 6 | 17 Jun 2017 | Hotel Golden Park, Sorocaba, Brazil |
Notes
- This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.
