Eder Jofre (born March 26, 1936), is a Brazilian former boxer, whom many consider to be the best Brazilian boxer of all time. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ...

A native of Sao Paulo, Jofre, whose nicknames were "The Golden Bantam" and "Jofrinho", made his professional debut on March 23, 1957, beating Raul Lopez by knockout in five rounds. He had a total of twelve fights in 1957, including two each against Lopez, Osvaldo Perez and Ernesto Miranda, against whom Jofre sustained his first two record stains: two ten round draws (ties). This article is about the Brazilian state, São Paulo. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Knockout (also referred to as a K.O. or knock), is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and others sports involving striking. ...

He began 1958 by winning four more fights, and then, on May 14 of that year, he had his first fight abroad, drawing in ten rounds against Ruben Caceres in Montevideo, Uruguay. On November 14, Jose Smecca became the first and only man to drop Jofre in his career; Jofre got up from a first round knockdown to knock Smecca out in seven rounds. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Montevideo, Minnesota, Montevideo is the capital, chief port and largest city in Uruguay (population 1. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ...

Jofre won eight fights in 1959, including one against two time world title challenger Leo Espinoza, and a seventh round knockout in a rematch with Caceres. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 19, 1960, he fought Ernesto Miranda for the third time, this time with the South American Bantamweight title on the line. Jofre outpointed Miranda over fifteen rounds to win his first title as a professional. Jofre retained the title with a knockout in three rounds in a fourth fight with Miranda, and, after one more win, he made his American debut, defeating top ranked challenger Jose Medel by knockout in ten on August 16 at Los Angeles. Next, he defeated the power punching Ricardo Moreno (later ranked among boxing's all time best punchers by Ring Magazine), by a knockout in six. February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...

On November 18 of that year, Jofre became world champion, when he knocked out the WBA world Bantamweight champion Eloy Sanchez in six rounds, at Los Angeles. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ...

Jofre proved to be a busy world champion, fighting top notch fighters, both in title engagements and in non title fights. From 1960 to 1965, he retained his title against Piero Rollo, Ramon Arias (in Caracas, Venezuela), Johnny Caldwell, Herman Marques, Jose Medel, Katsuyoshi Aoki (in Tokyo), Johnny Jamito (in Manila), and Bernardo Caraballo (in Bogotá, Colombia). 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Cerro Avila, Caracas. ... Tokyo ) (help· info), literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized downtown area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... Bogota (Spanish: Bogotá) officially named Bogotá D.C. (), is the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with a population of roughly 8. ...

In addition, he defeated such fighters as Billy Peacock, Sadao Yaoita and Fernando Soto in non title bouts. After the fight with Aoki, Jofre was also recognized as world Bantamweight champion by the WBC, therefore, becoming the undisputed world champion. The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ...

Up until his defense against Caraballo, Jofre had the record for the longest undefeated run in boxing history since the start of a career. This record would shortly after be broken by Nino Benvenuti and, much later on, by Julio Cesar Chavez. Giovanni Benvenuti (born April 26, 1938), better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italian former boxer who is considered by many, including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan, to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy. ... Julio César Chávez (born July 12, 1962 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican world champion boxer who won world titles in 3 different divisions, went undefeated for 89 bouts before originally retiring with a record of 104-5-2, with 80 knockouts. ...

On May 17, 1965., his streak as an undefeated fighter was broken when he lost to "Fighting Harada" by a fifteen round split decision in Nagoya, Japan, to lose the world Bantamweight title. Harada was the only fighter ever to defeat Jofre as a professional. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Masahiko Harada (born April 23, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan), better known as Fighting Harada, is a former world boxing champion. ... Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ...

After losing to Harada by unanimous decision at a rematch held in Tokyo on June 1, 1966, Jofre retired. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

In 1969, he made a comeback, beating Rudy Corona by a knockout in six on August 26. After winning thirteen fights in a row, he challenged for a world title once again: on May 21, 1973, he fought Jose Legra for the WBC world Featherweight title, in Brasilia. Jofre became a two division world champion by defeating Legra with a fifteen round unanimous decision. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ...

Despite having won his second world title, Jofre realized he was nearing the end of the road as far as his boxing career was concerned. He did defeat Frankie Crawford in a non title affair and defended his world Featherweight title against fellow former world Bantamweight champion, Vicente Saldivar of Mexico, in a "super fight" held at Salvador. He knocked Saldivar out in four rounds. Salvador and Baía de Todos os Santos from space, April 1997 Morning Street Scene, Bahia, Brazil, about 1900 This article is about a Brazilian city. ...

After a string of fights against lesser opponents, he retired, having beaten "Octavio Famoso Gomez" by a knockout in six on October 8 of 1976. October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

Jofre has since dedicated himself to being a boxing trainer in Brazil. He also owns businesses such as supermarkets and others. Supermarkets, past and present, include: // Transnational Originating (HQ) country first. ...

He had a record of 72 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws as a professional boxer, with his 52 knockout wins making him a member of the exclusive group of boxers that has won 50 or more fights by knockout.

He and "Fighting Harada" are both members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. ...