Pablo Chacón

Olympic medal record
Representing Argentina
Men's boxing

Pablo Chacón
Pablo Chacón
Born	Julio Pablo Chacón; May 22, 1975 (age 49); Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Other names	El Relámpago; (The Lightning Strike)
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight; Super featherweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	61
Wins	54
Wins by KO	37
Losses	7
Draws	0
No contests	0

Julio Pablo Chacón (born May 22, 1975) is an Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Las Heras, Mendoza.

Amateur highlights

1994 competed as a Bantamweight at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Lost to Steve Naraina (Mauritius) PTS
1996 won the Featherweight bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics.
- Defeated Tyson Gray (Jamaica) PTS (6-5)
- Defeated Josian Lebon (Mauritius) PTS (14-7)
- Defeated János Nagy (Hungary) PTS (18-4)
- Lost to Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) PTS (8-20)

Professional career

Chacon began his professional career in 1996 and went on to become WBO Featherweight champion. Chacon won his first 36 fights, setting up a fight with WBA Featherweight Title holder Freddie Norwood in 2000. Norwood dropped Chacon in the 3rd and won a unanimous decision. In 2001, Chacon defeated Istvan Kovacs by TKO to win the WBO Featherweight title. He defended his title four times, including a victory over Victor Polo, prior to losing his title in 2002 to interin champ Scott Harrison. He later moved up a weight class and challenged Mike Anchondo for the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title, but lost a decision.

Professional boxing record

54 Wins (37 knockouts), 7 Losses (1 knockout)^[1]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	54–7	Julio Cesar Algañaraz	UD	12	2005–12–02	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super featherweight title.
Win	53–7	Julio Cesar Algañaraz	UD	12	2005–09–17	Polideportivo Municipal, Malargüe, Mendoza	Ret. South American Super featherweight title.
Win	52–7	Roberto Arrieta	KO	2 (10) 2:58	2005–04–09	Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Mendoza
Loss	51–7	János Nagy	UD	12	2004–12–18	University Sporthall, Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron	For vacant IBC Super featherweight title.
Win	51–6	Ricardo Chamorro	KO	9 (12)	2004–11–13	Estadio Posta del Retamo, Junín, Mendoza	Ret. South American Super featherweight title.
Loss	50–6	Mike Anchondo	UD	12	2004–07–15	American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas	For vacant WBO Super featherweight title.
Win	50–5	Jairo Moura dos Santos	TKO	5 (10) 3:47	2004–05–29	Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Mendoza
Loss	49–5	Ricardo Silva	SD	10	2004–02–14	Club Atlético Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	49–4	Santos Rebolledo	KO	8 (10) 1:47	2003–12–06	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Loss	48–4	János Nagy	TKO	10 (12)	2003–10–25	City Sporthall, Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	For WBO Inter-Continental Super featherweight title.
Win	48–3	Fernando Trejo	UD	10	2003–07–26	Club Newell's Old Boys, Rosario, Santa Fe
Win	47–3	Justo Martinez	KO	3 (10)	2003–06–21	Estadio General Mosconi, Cutral Có, Neuquén
Win	46–3	Esteban de Jesus Morales	UD	10	2003–05–03	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	45–3	Claudio Martinet	TKO	8 (12)	2003–03–01	Polideportivo Municipal, Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Won South American Super featherweight title.
Loss	44–3	Scott Harrison	UD	12	2002–10–19	Braehead Arena, Glasgow	Lost WBO Featherweight title.
Win	44–2	Victor Hugo Paz	UD	10	2002–08–31	Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	43–2	Victor Polo	SD	12	2002–01–19	York Hall, London, Greater London	Ret. WBO Featherweight title.
Win	42–2	Andre Nicola	RTD	4 (10) 0:01	2001–11–17	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	41–2	Edward Barrios	KO	5 (12) 2:50	2001–08–11	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Mendoza	Ret. WBO Featherweight title.
Win	40–2	István Kovács	TKO	6 (12) 0:15	2001–06–16	Kisstadion, Budapest	Won WBO Featherweight title.
Win	39–2	Claudio Martinet	KO	5 (12) 2:54	2001–02–24	Club Rivadavia, Necochea, Buenos Aires	Won WBO Latino Super featherweight title.
Win	38–2	Sergio Liendo	RTD	4 (10) 0:01	2000–12–16	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	37–2	Justo Martinez	UD	12	2000–10–28	Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Mendoza	Won vacant WBO Latino Featherweight title.
Loss	36–2	Claudio Martinet	SD	10	2000–09–08	Casinos del Litoral, Corrientes, Corrientes
Loss	36–1	Freddie Norwood	UD	12	2000–05–25	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Mendoza	For WBA Featherweight title.
Win	36–0	Wilson Palacio	TKO	8 (10) 1:20	1999–12–18	Club Andes Tallers, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza
Win	35–0	Richard Carrillo	TKO	8 (12) 1:19	1999–11–17	Hotel El Panamá, Panama City, Panamá	Ret. WBA Fedelatin Featherweight title.
Win	34–0	Aldo Valtierra	UD	10	1999–09–17	Talleres, San Luis
Win	33–0	Oscar León	TKO	10 (12)	1999–07–23	Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Mendoza	Ret. WBA Fedelatin Featherweight title.
Win	32–0	Juan Cabrera	UD	10	1999–06–19	Club Nolting, Ciudadela, Buenos Aires
Win	31–0	Mauricio Julio	KO	4 (10)	1999–05–08	Club Argentino de Quilmes, Quilmes, Buenos Aires
Win	30–0	Hector Ordoñez	UD	10	1999–02–12	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	29–0	Remigio Molina	DQ	8 (12)	1999–01–20	Club Atlético Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires	Ret. WBA Fedelatin Featherweight title.
Win	28–0	Miguel Angel Albarado	KO	2	1998–12–18	San Juan, San Juan
Win	27–0	Almir Fernandes de Oliveira	TKO	7 (10)	1998–11–07	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Win	26–0	David Herrera	KO	1 (12) 1:43	1998–10–24	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires	Ret. WBA Fedelatin Featherweight title.
Win	25–0	Darryl Pinckney	UD	8	1998–09–19	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Win	24–0	Ever Beleno	DSQ	3 (10)	1998–08–08	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	23–0	Ruben Condori	TKO	4 (10)	1998–07–25	Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Win	22–0	Nestor Farias	KO	3 (10)	1998–06–27	Buenos Aires
Win	21–0	Oscar Bogarin	UD	10	1998–04–20	Corrientes, Corrientes
Win	20–0	Vicente Burgo	KO	4 (10)	1998–03–21	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	19–0	Hector Mari	TKO	2 (10)	1998–03–12	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	18–0	Angel Rivas	KO	4 (12)	1998–01–16	Club Atlético Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires	Won WBA Fedelatin Featherweight title.
Win	17–0	Hector Mari	UD	8	1997–10–18	Cipolletti, Río Negro
Win	16–0	Sergio Nuñez	KO	8 (12)	1997–08–08	Mendoza, Mendoza	Ret. WBC Mundo Hispano Featherweight title.
Win	15–0	Walter Farias	UD	10	1997–07–11	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	14–0	Hermogenes Mosquera	KO	4	1997–06–27	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	13–0	Vicente Burgo	UD	10	1997–06–21	Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Win	12–0	Jaime Hernandez	KO	8 (12)	1997–05–17	La Banda, Santiago del Estero	Won WBC Mundo Hispano Featherweight title.
Win	11–0	Nestor Ayala	RTD	6 (8)	1997–05–10	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	10–0	Horacio Basualdo	KO	4 (8)	1997–04–04	San Rafael, Mendoza
Win	9–0	Miguel Angel Rodríguez	KO	3	1997–03–26	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	8–0	Jorge Carballo	KO	2	1997–03–22	Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires
Win	7–0	Oscar Bogarin	TKO	3 (6)	1997–02–15	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	6–0	Andres Salto	TKO	1	1997–01–31	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	5–0	Ricardo Romero	TKO	2 (8)	1997–01–10	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	4–0	Juan Carlos Cortes	TKO	2	1996–11–16	Buenos Aires
Win	3–0	Nestor Redondo	TKO	8	1996–11–16	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	2–0	Raul Ubalton	KO	1	1996–11–02	Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Win	1–0	Eduardo Diaz	TKO	4 (6)	1996–10–11	Mendoza, Mendoza