Waldemar Adao - RM's 50th Opponent -------------------------------------- The Heavyweight Champion of Brazil 1956-1957 1957-05-17 Roberto Del Blanco 0-1-0 18 (formber Brasilian heavyweight champ) ~ Sao Paulo, Brazil W KO 3 12 ~ Due to injured eye, Adao retired and vacated the title due to problems with his eyes, he remained champion until 1958 when a new champion was crowned. Technically, Marciano was champion until 11 30 1956, when Floyd Patterson became the champion. 1956-12-21 Vicente Dos Santos 20-4-0 17 Sao Paulo, Brazil W TKO 11 0 ~ Brazilian Heavyweight title ~ 1956-11-09 Luiz Ignacio 17-1-1 16 Sao Paulo, Brazil L TKO 5 0 1956-10-12 Humberto Loayza 22-15-3 15 Sao Paulo, Brazil W DQ 7 10 1956-09-21 Omar Kader 1-4-0 14 Sao Paulo, Brazil W KO 2 0 1956-08-25 Omar Kader 1-3-0 13 Sao Paulo, Brazil W KO 7 0 1956-08-18 Julio Ambrosio 0-1-0 12 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil W KO 3 0 1956-08-10 Julio Ambrosio 0-0-0 11 Sao Paulo, Brazil W KO 2 0 1956-07-26 Vicente Dos Santos 20-3-0 10 Sao Paulo, Brazil W TKO 10 0 ~ Brazilian Heavyweight title ~ * Little Maracana Arena: * 9 1956-03-27 (Tuesday) Rocky Marciano 49-0-0 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, L PTS UD 3/3? 1955-10-26 Antonio Pacenza 14-3-1 8 Sao Paulo, Brazil W KO 8 0 1955-10-07 Juan Carreno 0-13-1 7 Sao Paulo, Brazil W KO 7 0 6 1955-09-16 Nelson de Andrade 5-6-0 (light heavyweight) Sao Paulo, Brazil L SD PTS 10/10 1955-08-19 Juan Carreno 0-12-1 5 Sao Paulo, Brazil W PTS 10/10 1955-07-27 Luis Amadeo Sosa 6-0-0 4 Montevideo, Uruguay L KO 3 0 1955-06-15 Francisco Assis 0-1-0 3 Sao Paulo, Brazil W PTS 10/10 1955-05-27 Vicente Dos Santos 19-2-0 2 Sao Paulo, Brazil W PTS 10/10 1955-05-18 Francisco Assis 0-0-0 1 Sao Paulo, Brazil W PTS 8/8 Adao's Boxing Career Record Total: Win: 14 / Lost: 4 / Drew: 0; Total: 18 Rocky Wrestling referee, pushes wrestlers around: