Joel Julio
Joel Julio | |
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Born | Joel Jalil Julio Mejia January 18, 1985 Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 55 |
Wins | 39 |
Wins by KO | 33 |
Losses | 16 |
Joel Jalil Julio Mejia (born January 18, 1985 [1] in
Professional career
Julio's first loss was a 12 round unanimous decision to Puerto Rican boxer Carlos Quintana on June 24, 2006. He has since moved up to Junior Middleweight and bounced back with 5 consecutive wins, a disputed split decision over Cosme Rivera and 3 impressive KO wins over Francisco Campos, Thomas Davis and Mauro Lucero.
On July 11, 2007, Julio faced
Julio took on another former "Contender" participant Ishe Smith on April 30, 2008 in Vancouver. Smith's defensive style nullified Julio's power but it was not enough to get him the win, with Julio taking a close 10 round unanimous decision.
On August 13, 2008, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Julio defeated Jose Varela by sixth round technical knockout. Julio knocked down his opponent five times before Varela's corner stopped the fight after the conclusion of round six.[1]
On November 1, 2008 Julio suffered the second loss of his career to southpaw
He was stopped by fellow power-punching prospect James Kirkland in his next bout, March 7, 2009.
He was knocked out by Alfredo Angulo during their bout on April 24, 2010.
Titles Won
Julio hasn't held a major title, but captured the following regional titles:
- WBA FEDEBOL Welterweight Title (2003)
- Light Welterweight Title(2003)
- WBA Fedecentro Welterweight Title (2006)
- WBO Latino Welterweight Title(2006)
Professional boxing record
43 fights | 39 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 33 | 2 |
By decision | 6 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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43 | Win | 39–4 | Segundo Herrera | KO | 3 (8), 2:44 | 2018-11-30 | Hotel El Prado, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
42 | Win | 38–4 | Victor Coronado | TKO | 6 (8) | 2014-11-14 | Monteria , Colombia
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41 | Win | 37–4 | Anges Adjaho | UD | 10 | 2012-05-20 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA | |
40 | Win | 36–4 | Jamaal Davis | UD | 10 | 2010-08-21 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA | |
39 | Loss | 35–4 | Alfredo Angulo | KO | 11 (12), 1:39 | 2010-04-24 | Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California , USA
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For interim Super welterweight title.
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38 | Win | 35–3 | Clarence Taylor | UD | 6 | 2009-10-16 | Miami, Florida , USA
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37 | Loss | 34–3 | James Kirkland | TKO | 6 (10), 3:00 | 2009-03-07 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, USA | |
36 | Loss | 34–2 | Serhiy Dzinziruk
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UD | 12 | 2008-11-01 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen , Germany
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For Super welterweight title.
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35 | Win | 34–1 | Jose Varela | TKO | 6 (10), 2:59 | 2008-08-13 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, USA | Won vacant Super welterweight title.
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34 | Win | 33–1 | Ishe Smith | UD | 10 | 2008-04-30 | River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | |
33 | Win | 32–1 | Cornelius Bundrage | TKO | 8 (10), 1:08 | 2007-07-11 | Hollywood, California , USA
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32 | Win | 31–1 | Mauro Lucero | KO | 1 (8), 3:00 | 2007-05-16 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, USA | |
31 | Win | 30–1 | Thomas Davis | KO | 7 (10), 2:47 | 2007-03-30 | Detroit, Michigan , USA
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30 | Win | 29–1 | Francisco Campos | KO | 3 (10), 2:33 | 2006-12-16 | Miami, Florida , USA
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29 | Win | 28–1 | Cosme Rivera | SD | 12 | 2006-10-27 | Miami, Florida , USA
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Won WBA Fedecentro Welterweight title. Won WBO Latino Welterweight title. |
28 | Loss | 27–1 | Carlos Quintana | UD | 12 | 2006-06-24 | Las Vegas, Nevada , USA
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For WBC Latino Welterweight title. For WBO Latino Welterweight title. WBA Welterweight title eliminator. |
27 | Win | 27–0 | Wilmer Mejia | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 2006-02-25 | Las Vegas, Nevada , USA
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26 | Win | 26–0 | Robert Kamya | KO | 3 (10), 1:32 | 2006-01-06 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, USA | |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Hicklet Lau | TKO | 4 (8), 2:11 | 2005-11-30 | Schuetzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey, USA | |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Christopher Henry | TKO | 4 (8), 2:49 | 2005-08-20 | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Arthur Medina | TKO | 1 (10), 2:56 | 2005-06-24 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Carlos Wilfredo Vilches | TKO | 3 (10), 3:00 | 2005-04-08 | Miami, Florida , USA
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21 | Win | 21–0 | Aurelio Julio | TKO | 1 (8) | 2005-02-11 | Gimnasio Chico de Hierro, Cartagena, Colombia | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Maamar Hadidi | TKO | 3 (8) | 2004-12-03 | Alfafar, Spain | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Antonio Soriano | KO | 3 (6), 1:11 | 2004-11-05 | Las Vegas, Nevada , USA
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18 | Win | 18–0 | Elias Ruiz | KO | 2 (6) | 2004-09-18 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Eliseo Ferias | KO | 2 (?) | 2004-08-21 | Colombia | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Saul Torres | TKO | 6 (8) | 2004-03-06 | Centro de Convenciones, Cartagena, Colombia | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Lino Perez Jr. | PTS | 10 | 2003-10-08 | Colombia | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Carlos Robles | TKO | 1 (?) | 2003-07-26 | Bogota , Colombia
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13 | Win | 13–0 | Pedro Lopez | TKO | 2 (12) | 2003-07-04 | Monteria , Colombia
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Won vacant Super lightweight title.
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12 | Win | 12–0 | Angel Granados | KO | 4 (10) | 2003-03-29 | Bogota , Colombia
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Won WBA FEDEBOL Welterweight title. |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Cesar Piedrahita | KO | 2 (4) | 2003-03-01 | Colombia | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Eduardo De la Cruz | TKO | 9 (12) | 2002-09-13 | Bogota , Colombia
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9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Guaranda | KO | 3 (?) | 2002-05-31 | Colombia | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Julio Colorado | KO | 4 (6) | 2002-04-30 | Monteria , Colombia
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7 | Win | 7–0 | Hernan Gutierrez
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TKO | 2 (6) | 2002-03-15 | Bogota , Colombia
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6 | Win | 6–0 | Manuel Sarmiento | KO | 2 (?) | 2002-02-22 | Colombia | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Placido Coneo | KO | 2 (?) | 2001-12-22 | Canalete, Colombia | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Leonardo Angulo | KO | 1 (?) | 2001-09-23 | Colombia | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Jose Durante | KO | 1 (?) | 2001-08-31 | Monteria , Colombia
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2 | Win | 2–0 | Luis Ramirez | KO | 1 (4) | 2001-08-07 | Colombia | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jorge Perez | KO | 4 (4) | 2001-05-18 | Monitos , Colombia
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Professional debut |
References
- ^ Perez, Santos A. (2008-08-14). "Boxing: Miami's Joel Julio makes TV splash with TKO victory". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2008-08-14. [dead link]
External links
- Interview with Joel Julio
- Boxing record for Joel Julio from BoxRec (registration required)
- ESPN.com article naming Joel Julio 2005 Prospect of the Year