Julio Castillo

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Julio Castillo
Julio Castillo Rio2016.jpg
Castillo at the 2016 Olympics
Statistics
Weight(s)91 kg (201 lb)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
NationalityEcuadorian
Born (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 33)
Durán, Guayas, Ecuador
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[2]
Total fights53
Wins32
Wins by KO1
Losses21
Draws0
No contests0

Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988)[3] is a boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011.

Career[]

At the 2006 South American Games, Castillo lost to Hamilton Ventura in the semifinals and ended up with a bronze medal. At the 2007 Pan American Games, he won 15:5 against Carlos Negron, but lost to the eventual winner Eleider Alvarez 8:10 in the semifinal. He failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics and went up to heavyweight, winning a silver at the 2011 Pan American Games.

At the 2012 Olympic qualifier, he lost 8:14 to Michael Hunter, but qualified for the Olympics on the strength of "two wins vs no-names". He lost in the first bout at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[1]

He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Julio Cesar Castillo". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Boxing record for Julio Castillo". BoxRec.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julio Castillo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos". Hola News. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Ecuador
Tokyo 2020
with
Neisi Dajomes
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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