Reinaldo Oliveira Jr.

Name: Reinaldo Oliveira Jr
Birth Name: Reinaldo Anthony Oliveira, Jr.
Hometown: Carver, Massachusetts, USA
Birthplace: Wareham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2024-12-08 (Age:74)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 174cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Reinaldo Oliveira Jr. – Born in Wareham, Mr. Oliveira was the son of the late Jennie T. (Barboza) and Reinaldo A. Oliveira, Sr.

At the age of 8, he sustained critical injuries from a car accident and was told he would never be able to play sports. Determined to overcome this setback, he graduated from Wareham High School, where he excelled in track and field and football, and broke three school weightlifting records. He began boxing in high school and won the New England 139 lb. AAU title.

While attending Bridgewater State University, he continued to play football and boxing, winning the Golden Gloves title four consecutive years from 1970 to 1973. Notably, he clinched the 1973 New England AAU title with three first-round knockouts in one night.

Oliveira’s professional boxing career spanned 9 years and included over 35 fights, with one of his most memorable matches taking place in Italy against world champion and Godfather III actor, Vito Antuofermo. He also sparred with Marvelous Marvin Hagler and participated in several exhibition matches with him before retiring from boxing in 1982. That same year, he took the police exam and began working for the Plymouth Police Department. He later worked as a corrections officer for the Plymouth County House of Corrections, and in 1987, he became an EMT and police officer for the Town of Carver.

Mr. Oliveira served as the former president and was named “Man of the Year” by Ring Four, the Boston Chapter of the International Veteran’s Boxing Association in 2003.

He volunteered for the Massachusetts Maritime boxing team from 2010 to 2020 and was an assistant coach for Cape Cod PAL Boxing, where he helped develop several New England and national boxing champions. Additionally, he was a former member of the board of directors for the Childhood Education Center, the former co-chair of the Wareham School Council, a member of the Carver Industrial Development Commission, the former president of the Carver Police Union, and a member of the Wareham/New Bedford Lodge of Elks.

Beyond boxing, Mr. Oliveira enjoyed mixed martial arts, music, dancing, singing, and Italian culture. He cherished time spent with his grandchildren and had a close relationship with his late son. A talented writer, he contributed sports articles to local newspapers. He will always be remembered for his unwavering belief in doing the right thing. He was also the older brother of Sucra Ray Oliveira. Ring 4