Jorge Eliécer Julio

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Jorge Eliecer Julio
Statistics
Real name	Jorge Eliecer Julio Rocha
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Super bantamweight
Height	5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1969-04-04) April 4, 1969 (age 52) El Retén, Colombia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	49
Wins	44
Wins by KO	32
Losses	5
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Representing  Colombia Olympic Games 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. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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

External links[]

• Boxing record for Jorge Eliécer Julio from BoxRec
• databaseOlympics.com

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