Ray Oliveira
"Sucra" Ray Oliveira (born October 6, 1968) in New Bedford, MA, USA[1] is a former professional boxer who was the IBU Welterweight Champion plans on coming out of retirement in an attempt to gain his 50th career win. Oliveira is best known for co-holding CompuBox all-time records of 3,020 total punches thrown in his bout against Zack Padilla (22-1-1, 14 KOs) on December 16, 1993, and 463 total punches thrown in a single round, between Oliveira and Vince Phillips on December 22, 2000 with both records having been set at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Professional career
Oliveira endured a fifteen-year professional career in the ring, with notable victories over Vince Phillips and Vivian Harris. He had never been stopped prior to his defeat to Ricky Hatton in a WBU light welterweight title challenge in 2004 Hatton out slugged Oliveira and in round 10 Oliveira was hurt to the ear but Hatton kept punching putting Oliveira down and he kept down giving Hatton the 10th round KO. Oliveira was supposed to come back and fight Joey Spina at Foxwoods on October 2, 2010, but due to questions with one of his medical exams, the bout was not approved by the Foxwoods Athletic Commission, putting Oliveira's comeback on hold.
He is 5 ft 11in tall.
References
- ↑ "Ray Oliveira". Boxing Rec. Retrieved 13 November 2010.