SAO PAULO — MC Livinho burst onto the Brazilian music scene in 2008 as a funk singer, however preventing was at all times in his blood. With the explosion of influencer boxing all over the world, he discovered an avenue to return to his roots and ship knockouts within the squared circle.
At 2-0 in boxing with back-to-back finishes over Brazilian celebrities Dynho Alves and Felipe Alves, MC Livinho re-enters the ring Saturday to face comedian-turned-boxer Lucas Veloso at Battle Music Present 6, the nation’s most notable influencer promotion, on Might 17 in Sao Paulo.
“I had a really troubled and aggressive childhood,” MC Livinho (actual identify Oliver Decesary Santos) informed MMA Combating after a coaching session on the Combating Nerds fitness center in Sao Paulo. “God blessed me each spiritually and financially and I used to be very profitable after I began my profession in funk. I needed to work arduous for a few years, and doorways have been open for me.”
MC Livinho tried his luck in soccer (soccer), one other ardour of his, however boxing ended up being his avenue in sports activities. He was so gifted as a baby he earned a scholarship in a kickboxing class, however stop after two months. Years later, now profitable as a funkeiro with greater than 13 million followers on Instagram, MC Livinho determined to return to the ring.
“I had my first contact with boxing in 2019 and from that second on, I noticed I might unleash all my anger and trauma, all the pieces I used to be carrying over my shoulders day-after-day,” MC Livinho mentioned. “Boxing saved me. It disciplined me, it received me in a proper place, and from that second I used to be challenged — I used to be one of many first [funkeiros] to coach boxing, and I used to be challenged by Dynho Alves at FMS. That’s after I began getting ready to compete towards influencers, and thank God I’m going for my third match now after two knockout wins.”
“I used to be doing it as a pastime, as a result of I like boxing,” he continued, “however after I was challenged, from that second on, I had no worry. I’ve confronted so many adversities in my life, in lots of avenue fights, there’s no such factor as worry. Nevertheless it was all very new to me. And after I received that invitation, I simply stored going.”
MC Livinho knocked down Dynho Alves for the end in 2023, and knocked Felipe Alves off the ring.
MC Livinho trains with Combating Nerds coach Erick Terere and plans to proceed doing it for so long as he’s having enjoyable. Being round UFC stars within the fitness center, from Caio Borralho to Jean Silva to Mauricio Ruffy to Carlos Prates solely makes him extra excited for the journey.
“I received right here when Caio was about to go to the UFC, and I noticed Ruffy, Jean, Prates,” MC Livinho mentioned. “I noticed their starting, them changing into stars. And now they’re on an increase, and there are a lot extra to return but, like Jair Farias, Romulo Oliveira, Icaro Brito, Felipe Douglas, so many different monsters able to battle right here. They received’t disappoint once they get the decision.”
MC Livinho received’t entertain the concept of transitioning from the boxing ring to MMA cages, however has a reputation in thoughts for a dream match within the squared circle: Whindersson Nunes.
A well-liked Brazilian comic, Nunes received an newbie bout in 2019 and misplaced an exhibition towards former world champion Acelino Freitas three years later, and has since gone 1-3 in exhibitions all over the world. Nunes was on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson in November, shedding a call to Neeraj Goyat.
“I would like to battle Whindersson Nunes, however he’s not that ,” MC Livinho mentioned. “I believe he has different plans now, however it might be a battle that will add so much to the influencer boxing motion. He’s already proven for a very long time he loves boxing, similar to me.”
