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I would like to inform this community that the first Brazilian champion who won the titles at Bantamweight and Featherweight Eder Jofre had passed away today at aged 86.

RIP Champ

One of the true greatest boxers pound per pound of all-time.

May he rest in peace.

His boxing record is one of the best. Arguably, Eder Jofre is the greatest Bantamweight boxer of all-time.

He was truly one of the great pound-for-pound boxers; he had an outstanding amateur career as well, representing his country in the Olympics in 1956 (though he didn't medal):

Eder Jofre

1952
Campeonato de SESI

1953
Jan 31 Jose Duran Garcia Sao Paulo
Mar 15 Alberto Rodrigues TKO 1 Sao Paulo Torneio Operario de Boxe
Aug 12 Joao dos Santos Pinto Sao Paulo
Aug 16 Manoel Medina Sao Paulo Campeon. de Novissimos "Mario Geri"
Sep 16 Luis B. Dias TKO 2 Sao Paulo
Oct 14 Luis B. Dias W 3 Sao Paulo
Nov 3 Armando Leme W w/o Sao Paulo Campeonato Brazil
Nov 23 Joao Santana KO 1 Sao Paulo Campeonato Brazil
Nov 28 Raimundo Alves W w/o Rio de Janeiro Campeonato Brazil
Nov 29 Walfrido Tourinho KO 1 Rio de Janeiro Campeonato Brazil
Dec 17 Valdomiro Torres W 3 Montevideo, URU Torneio 'Ramon Platero'
Dec 23 Valdomiro Torres W 3 Montevideo, URU Torneio 'Ramon Platero'
Torneio do Fatreautes da F.P.P.

1954
Apr 7 Acyr Mendonca W 6 Sao Paulo
Apr 16 Acyr Mendonca W 4 Pacaembu ***listed as "profissionais"
May 19 Ari dos Santos KO 3 Sao Paulo
Sep 27 Ari dos Santos L w/o Sao Paulo (Jofre fractured his hand in prelim)
Dec 18 Ari dos Santos TKO 2 Sao Paulo

1955
Jan 19 Claudio Silva W 3 Sao Paulo
Apr 27 Claudio Silva W 3 Sao Paulo
May 4 Orlando Brito TKO 1 Sao Paulo
Aug 28 Jose Neves Martins W 3 Sao Paulo Campeonato Paulista
Aug 29 Ari dos Santos KO 1 Sao Paulo Campeonato Paulista
Sep 10 Joao Santana TKO 2 Salvador Campeonato Brazil
Sep 14 Geraldo Magalhaes W 3 Salvador Campeonato Brazil
Sep 17 Valdemar Santos W 3 Salvador Campeonato Brazil
Oct 23 Pedro Praxedes W 3 Rio de Janeiro Torneio 'Luvas de Oure'
Oct 30 Luiz Augusto da Silva W w/o Rio de Janeiro Torneio 'Luvas de Oure'
Nov 18 Francisco de Lima W 3 Sao Paulo
Dec 19 Francisco de Lima W 3 Sao Paulo

1956
Feb 18 Acir Sereno Sao Paulo
Mar 27 Acir Sereno KO 1 Rio de Janeiro ***scheduled for 6 rounds
Apr 6 Walter Valentim W 6 Pacaembu
Apr 27 Pedro Praxedes TKO 5 Sao Paulo "profissionais" (scheduled for 6 rounds)
Jun 20 Francisco de Lima TKO 4 Pacaembu
Jun 30 Luis Augusto Silva W 3 Rio de Janeiro
Jul 13 Ataide de Oliveira W 6 Sao Paulo
Jul 28 Aniceto Pereyra Rio de Janeiro Brazil vs. Uruguay
Aug 10 Aniceto Pereyra W 3 Pacaembu ***possibly W 6
Sep 21 Osmar Crocicchia TKO 3 Sao Paulo ***scheduled for 6 rounds
Oct 9 Manuel Vega TKO 2 Montevideo, URU Campeonato Latino Americano
Oct 14 Guido Granizo W w/o Montevideo, URU Campeonato Latino Americano
Oct 20 Goncalo Chavez W 3 Montevideo, URU Campeonato Latino Americano
Oct 23 Aniceto Pereyra L 3 Montevideo, URU Campeonato Latino Americano
Nov 26 Thein Myint W 3 Melbourne, AUS Olympic Games
Nov 28 Claudio Barrientos L 3 Melbourne, AUS Olympic Games

Perhaps the greatest South American fighter ever with Monzon a close second .

Gone but not forgotten.

I love him. Truly a wonderful person and incredible fighter. He told me a year ago "I am the happiest person in the world." What more can you ask for out of life?

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑03 Oct 2022, 13:19 I love him. Truly a wonderful person and incredible fighter. He told me a year ago "I am the happiest person in the world." What more can you ask for out of life?

Do you knew this legend? Wow!

elmersalsa wrote: ↑03 Oct 2022, 18:54

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑03 Oct 2022, 13:19 I love him. Truly a wonderful person and incredible fighter. He told me a year ago "I am the happiest person in the world." What more can you ask for out of life?

Do you knew this legend? Wow!

Yes, he and his kids. I hosted them last year in Los Angeles.

elmersalsa wrote: ↑03 Oct 2022, 18:54

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑03 Oct 2022, 13:19 I love him. Truly a wonderful person and incredible fighter. He told me a year ago "I am the happiest person in the world." What more can you ask for out of life?

Do you knew this legend? Wow!

He wrote a book about him, very good it was too

Great fighter, his record speaks for itself. RIP

How many languages did Jofre speak ?

goose 5 wrote: ↑08 Oct 2022, 18:47 How many languages did Jofre speak ?

Fluently, Portuguese and Spanish. In the 60's, he could speak enough English to get by but lost it over time.

Thanks again; I thought maybe he also spoke Italian and French.

I watched a great Michael Nunn interview where he was very complimentary about Eder and he died the day after. Sad, but inevitable news.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 07:47 I watched a great Michael Nunn interview where he was very complimentary about Eder and he died the day after. Sad, but inevitable news.

Mike absolutely loves Jofre and his two children. I introduced them and he just loved being around him and play fighting with Eder. Can you me to the interview? I assume it was one when Eder was here in LA last October? Me and a friend put Nunn on to Jofre's fights and he studied him and just said, "He was a monster. A MONSTER!"

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 12:41

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 07:47 I watched a great Michael Nunn interview where he was very complimentary about Eder and he died the day after. Sad, but inevitable news.

Mike absolutely loves Jofre and his two children. I introduced them and he just loved being around him and play fighting with Eder. Can you me to the interview? I assume it was one when Eder was here in LA last October? Me and a friend put Nunn on to Jofre's fights and he studied him and just said, "He was a monster. A MONSTER!"

I think it was this one......

h[url]ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBkVeXxeik[/url]

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 12:50

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 12:41

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 07:47 I watched a great Michael Nunn interview where he was very complimentary about Eder and he died the day after. Sad, but inevitable news.

Mike absolutely loves Jofre and his two children. I introduced them and he just loved being around him and play fighting with Eder. Can you me to the interview? I assume it was one when Eder was here in LA last October? Me and a friend put Nunn on to Jofre's fights and he studied him and just said, "He was a monster. A MONSTER!"

I think it was this one......

h[url]ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBkVeXxeik[/url]

Excellent thanks. Nunn is a good dude.

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 16:01

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 12:50

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2022, 12:41
Mike absolutely loves Jofre and his two children. I introduced them and he just loved being around him and play fighting with Eder. Can you me to the interview? I assume it was one when Eder was here in LA last October? Me and a friend put Nunn on to Jofre's fights and he studied him and just said, "He was a monster. A MONSTER!"

I think it was this one......

h[url]ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBkVeXxeik[/url]

Excellent thanks. Nunn is a good dude.

Yeah, for someone who spent so long in prison, he has a great attitude. One of my favourite boxers ever,