Julio César Vásquez

Julio Cesar Vasquez
Julio Cesar Vasquez
Statistics
Real name	Julio César Vásquez
Nickname(s)	El Zurdo (The Left-handed)
Weight(s)	Light middleweight; Middleweight; Super middleweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach	175 cm (69 in)
Nationality	Argentina
Born	13 July 1966 (age 55); Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	82
Wins	68
Wins by KO	43
Losses	13
Draws	1
No contests	0

Julio César Vásquez (born July 13, 1965 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine retired professional boxer best known to have held a WBA junior middleweight title.^[1]

Professional career[]

Vasquez, known as "El Zurdo" which means lefty as he is a southpaw, turned pro in 1986 and captured the Vacant WBA Light Middleweight Title by KO'ing little-known Hitoshi Kamiyama in 1992. He successfully defended the title ten times beating such boxers as Javier Castillejo, Aaron "Superman" Davis, Tony Marshall and the then-undefeated future-great: Winky Wright during his championship reign before losing the belt to the legendary Pernell Whitaker in 1995 who had only one fight in this weightclass.^[2]

That same year he recaptured the WBA Light Middleweight Title by beating fellow southpaw Carl Daniels whom he knocked out with a single straight left after trailing badly on points. The devastating 11th-round knockout of Daniels was named Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year for 1995.

He lost the belt in his next fight to Laurent Boudouani by KO and never contended again. Although he never had another major title shot, Vasquez continues to fight in his native Argentina, fighting as recently as 2007 in the super middleweight (168lb) division and has a current win-loss record of 68 wins, 13 losses.

Professional boxing record[]

68 Wins (43 KOs), 13 Losses, 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
Draw	68-13-1	Silvio Walter Rojas	PTS	4	2009-06-19	Club Atlético Sarmiento, Buenos Aires
Loss	68-13	Oscar Daniel Veliz	KO	7 (8)	2008-04-11	Puerto Madryn, Chubut
Loss	68-12	Ruben Eduardo Acosta	KO	1 (12)	2008-02-02	Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Loss	68-11	Jorge Osvaldo Dominguez	UD	12 (12)	2007-04-21	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	For vacant WBO Latino Middleweight title.
Win	68-10	Luis Ariel Rojas	KO	1 (8)	2007-02-21	Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Loss	67-10	Martin Abel Bruer	RTD	9 (10)	2006-10-07	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	For Argentina (FAB) super middleweight title.
Win	67-9	Juan Carlos Villagra	UD	12 (12)	2006-05-12	Club Universitario, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win	66-9	Hugo Daniel Sclarandi	UD	10 (10)	2006-02-17	Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires
Loss	65-9	Stjepan Bozic	RTD	7 (12)	2005-12-02	Dvorana Jazine, Zadar	For WBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	65-8	Juan Carlos Villagra	UD	8 (8)	2005-03-12	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires
Loss	64-8	Denis Inkin	TKO	7 (10)	2004-09-24	Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk
Loss	64-7	Alexey Chirkov	UD	10 (10)	2004-01-30	The Sports Palace DIVS, Ekaterinburg
Loss	64-6	Ramon Arturo Britez	UD	10 (10)	2003-01-24	Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	64-5	Enrique Campos	UD	10 (10)	2002-11-30	Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo
Loss	63-5	Jorge Sclarandi	UD	10 (10)	2002-11-09	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Loss	63-4	Robin Reid	UD	12 (12)	2001-12-19	Skydome Arena, Coventry, West Midlands	For WBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	63-3	Juan Italo Meza	TKO	9 (10)	2000-04-08	Estadio Parque Central, Neuquén, Neuquén
Win	62-3	Ricardo Raul Nunez	KO	2 (10)	2000-03-25	Club Atlético Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	61-3	Jorge Sclarandi	SD	10 (10)	2000-02-19	Club Atlético Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	60-3	Raul Omar Sena	UD	8 (8)	1998-02-21	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	59-3	Anthony Ivory	UD	8 (8)	1997-10-04	Le Grand Dôme, Villebon, Essonne
Win	58-3	Hugo Daniel Sclarandi	UD	10 (10)	1997-07-19	Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires
Win	57-3	Ramon Arturo Britez	KO	1 (10)	1997-06-14	Buenos Aires
Loss	56-3	Laurent Boudouani	KO	5 (12)	1996-08-21	La Palestre, Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes	Loss WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	56-2	Carl Daniels	TKO	11 (12)	1995-12-16	Core States Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Won WBA Light Middleweight title. Knockout of the Year by The Ring.
Win	55-2	Carlos Martin Leturia	KO	1 (10)	1995-08-19	Buenos Aires
Win	54-2	Ruben Ruiz	TKO	1 (8)	1995-05-27	Broward Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Loss	53-2	Pernell Whitaker	UD	12 (12)	1995-03-04	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Loss WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	53-1	Mike Bonislawski	TKO	2 (10)	1995-02-04	Beziers, Hérault
Win	52-1	Tony Marshall	UD	12 (12)	1994-11-11	Club Caja Popular, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	51-1	Winky Wright	UD	12 (12)	1994-08-21	Jai Alai, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	50-1	Akhmet Dottuev	TKO	10 (12)	1994-05-21	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	49-1	Ricardo Raul Nunez	UD	12 (12)	1994-04-08	Club Def. de Villa Lujan, San Miguel de Tucumán	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	48-1	Armand Picar	TKO	2 (12)	1994-03-04	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	47-1	Juan Ramon Medina	UD	12 (12)	1994-01-22	Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	46-1	Han Kim	KO	3 (10)	1993-10-01	Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires
Win	45-1	Aaron Davis	MD	12 (12)	1993-08-21	La Salles des Etoiles, Monte Carlo	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	44-1	Alejandro Ugueto	UD	12 (12)	1993-07-10	Club Def. de Villa Lujan, San Miguel de Tucumán	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title
Win	43-1	Javier Castillejo	UD	12 (12)	1993-04-24	Polideportivo Parquesur Sport, Leganes, Madrid	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	42-1	Amaury Moguea	TKO	3 (10)	1993-03-27	Casino Royal, Evian les Bains, Haute-Savoie
Win	41-1	Aquilino Asprilla	UD	12 (12)	1993-02-22	Estadio Superdomo, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires	Retain WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	40-1	Hitoshi Kamiyama	KO	1 (12)	1992-12-21	Club Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires	Won vacant WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win	39-1	David McCluskey	DQ	2 (10)	1992-08-14	Buenos Aires
Win	38-1	Anthony Ivory	UD	8 (8)	1992-07-11	Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo
Win	37-1	Francisco Bernabé Bobadilla	TKO	7 (10)	1992-06-06	Buenos Aires
Win	36-1	Jorge Alberto Morello	KO	1 (10)	1992-05-08	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	35-1	Daniel Omar Dominguez	KO	1 (10)	1992-04-18	Buenos Aires
Win	34-1	Alberto Arreola	KO	1 (8)	1992-02-27	Paris, Île-de-France
Win	33-1	Louis Howard	KO	3 (8)	1991-11-21	Paris, Île-de-France
Win	32-1	Tyrone Trice	TKO	9 (10)	1991-09-19	Paris, Île-de-France
Win	31-1	Eduardo Domingo Contreras	TKO	2 (10)	1991-07-27	Estudios Canal 9, Buenos Aires
Loss	30-1	Verno Phillips	DQ	6 (10)	1991-06-13	Campo Universitario de Deportes, Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	30-0	Judas Clottey	KO	1 (8)	1991-05-22	Paris, Île-de-France
Win	29-0	Sergio Eduardo Ronconi	TKO	4 (10)	1991-03-16	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	28-0	Anibal Miranda	TKO	5 (8)	1991-02-23	Conference Centre, Brighton, East Sussex
Win	27-0	Isaias Monteiro	KO	2 (10)	1991-02-14	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	26-0	Alphonso Bailey	TKO	1 (8)	1990-11-24	Torrequebrada Hotel & Casino, Benalmadena, Andalucía
Win	25-0	Jorge Argentino Tejada	PTS	10 (10)	1990-09-07	San Luis, Cordoba
Win	24-0	Ruben Elvicio Silva	TKO	2 (8)	1990-07-06	San Luis, San Luis
Win	23-0	Raul Regino Sanchez	KO	1 (10)	1990-06-23	Buenos Aires
Win	22-0	Domingo Guzman Nunez	KO	2 (8)	1990-04-20	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	21-0	Troy Wortham	TKO	6 (10)	1989-11-18	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	20-0	Edmundo Antonio Diaz	TKO	4 (10)	1989-05-05	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	19-0	Juan Carlos Ortiz	TKO	1 (10)	1989-03-10	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	18-0	Felipe Guzman	TKO	3 (10)	1989-01-23	Punta del Este, Maldonado
Win	17-0	Claudio Pereira	TKO	1 (10)	1988-12-10	Buenos Aires
Win	16-0	Jorge Pino Bermudez	PTS	10 (10)	1988-10-10	San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán
Win	15-0	Ricardo Alberto Carballo	TKO	8 (10)	1988-06-18	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win	14-0	Ramón Gaspar Abeldaño	TKO	9 (10)	1988-04-17	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	13-0	Simón Escobar	TKO	5 (10)	1988-02-04	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	12-0	Jorge Argentino Tejada	PTS	10 (10)	1987-11-12	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	11-0	Domingo Simón Sosa	KO	1 (10)	1987-10-09	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	10-0	Antonio René Juárez	PTS	10 (10)	1987-08-17	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	9-0	Juan Orlando Barboza	PTS	10 (10)	1987-07-10	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	8-0	Sergio Norberto Combis	PTS	10 (10)	1987-05-08	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	7-0	Daniel Elpidio Altamira	RTD	3 (10)	1987-03-14	San Genaro, Santa Fe
Win	6-0	Ramón Roque Vanos	DQ	4 (6)	1986-12-13	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	5-0	Jose Alejandro Rivera	KO	2 (6)	1986-11-28	Salta, Salta
Win	4-0	José María Carabajal	KO	2 (8)	1986-09-12	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	3-0	José Luís Díaz	KO	2 (8)	1986-08-08	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	2-0	Eusebio Escalante	TKO	4 (6)	1986-07-04	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	1-0	Marcelo Antonio Chancalay	UD	6 (6)	1986-06-07	Luna Park, Buenos Aires

Amateur record[]

Vasquez had an amateur record of 33-2.

References[]

^ "Julio Cesar Vasquez : Boxer". BoxRec. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ "'Other' Julio Cesar Makes Himself A Name This Fighter Is Called Vasquez, Not Chavez. His Punch Is Powering Him To Stardom". philly-archives.

Awards and achievements[]

Awards
Preceded by Marcelo Milanesio	Olimpia de Oro 1994	Succeeded by Nora Vega
Preceded by George Foreman	The Ring: Knockout of the Year 1995	Succeeded by Wilfredo Vázquez
Preceded by Santos Laciar	Konex de Platino 2000	Succeeded by Omar Narváez
Achievements
Preceded by Vinny Paz Vacated	WBA Light Middleweight Champion December 21, 1992 – March 4, 1995	Succeeded by Pernell Whitaker
Preceded by Carl Daniels	WBA Light Middleweight Champion December 16, 1995 – August 21, 1996	Succeeded by Laurent Boudouani

[1] "Julio Cesar Vasquez : Boxer". BoxRec. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[2] "'Other' Julio Cesar Makes Himself A Name This Fighter Is Called Vasquez, Not Chavez. His Punch Is Powering Him To Stardom". philly-archives.

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