Robson Conceiçao
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Robson Conceição is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian amateur boxer who fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in the men's featherweight division.

Career

At the first qualifier he lost the all-important semi to Idel Torriente
Idel Torriente
Idel Torriente Leal is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the Pan American featherweight title 2007 and qualified for the Olympics.-Career:...

 6:18 but had it all his way at the second tournament with wins over Venezuelan Angel Rodriguez, Canadian Arash Usmanee, Abner Cotto
Abner Cotto
Abner Cotto Román is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who currently competes in the lightweight division. He is a member of the Cotto family, which has produced a professional world champion and multiple amateur medalists. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in international competition...

 24:6 and Roberto Navarro
Roberto Navarro
Roberto Navarro Gonzalez is a boxer from the Dominican Republic. He completed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division. He lost via tiebreaker in the first round to Luis Enrique Porozo of Ecuador....

in the final.

He lost his only Olympic fight to local hero Yang Li 4:12.

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