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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. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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| Real name | Jorge Eliecer Julio Rocha | ||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1] | ||||||||||
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm)[1] | ||||||||||
| Born | April 4, 1969 El Retén, Colombia | ||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||
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| Total fights | 49 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 44 | ||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 32 | ||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||
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Amateur
At the 1988 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Bantamweight category after losing to Aleksandar Khristov.
Olympic results
Below are the results of Jorge Eliecer Julio, a Colombia Bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
- Round of 64: Defeated Michael Hormillosa (Philippines) TKO 3
- Round of 32: Defeated Felipe Nieves (Puerto Rico) points
- Round of 16: Defeated Rene Breitbarth (East Germany) points
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Katsuyuki Matsushima (Japan) points
- Semifinal: Lost to Aleksandar Khristov (Bulgaria) points (was awarded bronze medal)
Pro
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 in a unanimous decision to Junior Jones in 1993 but was the first to knock Jones down.
He went on to capture the WBO Bantamweight title in 1998 but lost the belt in 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
- List of bantamweight boxing champions
References
- HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the Manny Pacquiao fight.
External links
- Boxing record for Jorge Eliécer Julio from BoxRec (registration required)
- databaseOlympics.com
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Jorge Eliecer Julio est un boxeur colombien né le 4 avril 1969 à El Retén.[it] Jorge Julio Rocha
Jorge Eliécer Julio Rocha (El Retén, 4 aprile 1969) è un ex pugile colombiano.[ru] Хулио, Хорхе Эльесер
Хо́рхе Элье́сер Ху́лио Ро́ча (исп. Jorge Eliécer Julio Rocha; род. 4 апреля 1969, Эль-Ретен) — колумбийский боксёр, представитель легчайшей весовой категории. Выступал за сборную Колумбии по боксу во второй половине 1980-х годов, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Сеуле, обладатель бронзовой медали чемпионата Центральной Америки и Карибского бассейна. В период 1989—2003 годов успешно боксировал на профессиональном уровне, владел титулами чемпиона мира по версиям WBA и WBO.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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