José Martins (boxer)

José Martins
Personal information
Full nameJosé Neves Martins
Born(1931-08-05)5 August 1931
São Paulo, Brazil
Died10 November 1999(1999-11-10) (aged 68)
São Paulo, Brazil
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago Flyweight

José Neves Martins (5 August 1931 – 10 November 1999), also known as Piccinin, was a Brazilian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he lost to Mircea Dobrescu of Romania in the Round of 32. Martins died in São Paulo on 10 November 1999, at the age of 68.