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Jorge Eliécer Julio

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Jorge Eliecer Julio
Born
Jorge Eliecer Julio Rocha

(1969-04-04) April 4, 1969 (age 55)
El Retén, Colombia
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights49
Wins44
Wins by KO32
Losses5
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's amateur boxing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Bantamweight

Jorge Eliécer Julio Rocha (born April 4, 1969) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a two-time bantamweight champion, having held the WBA title from 1992 to 1993 and the WBO title from 1998 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division as an amateur at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Amateur

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At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's Bantamweight category after losing to Aleksandar Khristov.

Olympic results

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Below are the results of Jorge Eliecer Julio, a Colombia Bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

Pro

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Julio turned pro in 1989 and won his first twenty-six fights, culminating on 9 October 1992 with a win over southpaw Eddie Cook for the WBA Bantamweight title. He lost the belt unanimously to Junior Jones in 1993 but was the first to knock Jones down.

He captured the WBO Bantamweight title in 1998 but lost the belt 2000 to Johnny Tapia. His career then began to go downhill, and in 2002, he lost to Manny Pacquiao by TKO and again in 2003 to Israel Vázquez.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the Manny Pacquiao fight.
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Achievements
Preceded by WBA bantamweight champion
October 9, 1992 – October 23, 1993
Succeeded by
New title WBO bantamweight champion
Interim Title

July 28, 1997 - 1997
Promoted
Vacant
Title next held by
Fernando Montiel
Preceded by WBO bantamweight champion
1997 – January 8, 2000
Succeeded by