[2][3] Born in Complexo da Maré, a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Wanderson played football until he discovered boxing.

In the 2nd round, he lost to the French Sofiane Oumiha, runner-up at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, who ended up being the champion of this tournament.

[8] At the 2021 World Military Boxing Championship held in Moscow, Russia, Wanderson de Oliveira reached the semifinals of the -64 kg category, where he was defeated by Belarusian Dzmitry Asanau and took the bronze medal.

[9] At the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, he reached the quarterfinals of the welterweight category, where he lost to American Omari Jones, who ended up winning silver in this tournament.

[11] At the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Wanderson de Oliveira was defeated by Uzbek Saidjamshid Jafarov in the semi-final of the light-middleweight category (-71 kg), obtaining the bronze medal.