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Joel Julio
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Real name Joel Jalil Julio Mejia
Rated at Light Middleweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality Colombia Colombian
Born (1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 39)
Montería, Colombia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 55
Wins 39
Wins by KO 33
Losses 16

Joel Jalil Julio Mejia (born January 18, 1985 [1] in Montería, Colombia) is a professional Colombian boxer rated as a junior middleweight. In 2005, he was named ESPN.com's Boxing Prospect of the Year and he has appeared on Ring Magazine's New Faces feature, as well as in ShoBox.

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 Cornelius Bundrage of Contender fame. Julio's skill and accuracy became evident early in the fight as he outlanded the slower Bundrage. Julio scored knockdowns in the third and eighth rounds, ultimately winning via eighth round TKO.

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.

On November 1, 2008 Julio suffered the second loss of his career to southpaw Sergiy Dzindziruk via 12 round unanimous decision.

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)
  • WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Title (2003)
  • WBA Fedecentro Welterweight Title (2006)
  • WBO Latino Welterweight Title (2006)

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
43 fights 39 wins 4 losses
By knockout 33 2
By decision 6 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Win 39–4 Colombia Segundo Herrera KO 3 (8), 2:44 2018-11-30 Colombia Hotel El Prado, Barranquilla, Colombia
42 Win 38–4 Colombia Victor Coronado TKO 6 (8) 2014-11-14 Colombia Centro Recreativo Tacasuam, Monteria, Colombia
41 Win 37–4 Benin Anges Adjaho UD 10 2012-05-20 United States Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
40 Win 36–4 United States Jamaal Davis UD 10 2010-08-21 United States Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
39 Loss 35–4 Mexico Alfredo Angulo KO 11 (12), 1:39 2010-04-24 United States Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, USA For interim WBO Super welterweight title.
38 Win 35–3 United States Clarence Taylor UD 6 2009-10-16 United States Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
37 Loss 34–3 United States James Kirkland TKO 6 (10), 3:00 2009-03-07 United States HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, USA
36 Loss 34–2 Ukraine Serhiy Dzinziruk UD 12 2008-11-01 Germany König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany For WBO Super welterweight title.
35 Win 34–1 Nicaragua Jose Varela TKO 6 (10), 2:59 2008-08-13 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, USA Won vacant WBO Latino Super welterweight title.
34 Win 33–1 United States Ishe Smith UD 10 2008-04-30 Canada River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
33 Win 32–1 United States Cornelius Bundrage TKO 8 (10), 1:08 2007-07-11 United States Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
32 Win 31–1 Mexico Mauro Lucero KO 1 (8), 3:00 2007-05-16 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, USA
31 Win 30–1 United States Thomas Davis KO 7 (10), 2:47 2007-03-30 United States Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA
30 Win 29–1 Costa Rica Francisco Campos KO 3 (10), 2:33 2006-12-16 United States Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
29 Win 28–1 Mexico Cosme Rivera SD 12 2006-10-27 United States Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA Won WBA Fedecentro Welterweight title.
Won WBO Latino Welterweight title.
28 Loss 27–1 Puerto Rico Carlos Quintana UD 12 2006-06-24 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA For WBC Latino Welterweight title.
For WBO Latino Welterweight title.
WBA Welterweight title eliminator.
27 Win 27–0 Dominican Republic Wilmer Mejia RTD 2 (6), 3:00 2006-02-25 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
26 Win 26–0 Uganda Robert Kamya KO 3 (10), 1:32 2006-01-06 United States Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, USA
25 Win 25–0 Cuba Hicklet Lau TKO 4 (8), 2:11 2005-11-30 United States Schuetzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey, USA
24 Win 24–0 Barbados Christopher Henry TKO 4 (8), 2:49 2005-08-20 United States Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
23 Win 23–0 United States Arthur Medina TKO 1 (10), 2:56 2005-06-24 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
22 Win 22–0 Argentina Carlos Wilfredo Vilches TKO 3 (10), 3:00 2005-04-08 United States Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
21 Win 21–0 Colombia Aurelio Julio TKO 1 (8) 2005-02-11 Colombia Gimnasio Chico de Hierro, Cartagena, Colombia
20 Win 20–0 Algeria Maamar Hadidi TKO 3 (8) 2004-12-03 Spain Alfafar, Spain
19 Win 19–0 Mexico Antonio Soriano KO 3 (6), 1:11 2004-11-05 United States Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
18 Win 18–0 Colombia Elias Ruiz KO 2 (6) 2004-09-18 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
17 Win 17–0 Colombia Eliseo Ferias KO 2 (?) 2004-08-21 Colombia Colombia
16 Win 16–0 Colombia Saul Torres TKO 6 (8) 2004-03-06 Colombia Centro de Convenciones, Cartagena, Colombia
15 Win 15–0 Venezuela Lino Perez Jr. PTS 10 2003-10-08 Colombia Colombia
14 Win 14–0 Dominican Republic Carlos Robles TKO 1 (?) 2003-07-26 Colombia Bogota, Colombia
13 Win 13–0 Panama Pedro Lopez TKO 2 (12) 2003-07-04 Colombia Coliseo "Happy" Lora, Monteria, Colombia Won vacant WBC Continental Americas Super lightweight title.
12 Win 12–0 Venezuela Angel Granados KO 4 (10) 2003-03-29 Colombia Hotel Tequendama Internacional, Bogota, Colombia Won WBA FEDEBOL Welterweight title.
11 Win 11–0 Colombia Cesar Piedrahita KO 2 (4) 2003-03-01 Colombia Colombia
10 Win 10–0 Panama Eduardo De la Cruz TKO 9 (12) 2002-09-13 Colombia Bogota, Colombia
9 Win 9–0 Colombia Jose Guaranda KO 3 (?) 2002-05-31 Colombia Colombia
8 Win 8–0 Colombia Julio Colorado KO 4 (6) 2002-04-30 Colombia Monteria, Colombia
7 Win 7–0 Colombia Hernan Gutierrez TKO 2 (6) 2002-03-15 Colombia Bogota, Colombia
6 Win 6–0 Colombia Manuel Sarmiento KO 2 (?) 2002-02-22 Colombia Colombia
5 Win 5–0 Colombia Placido Coneo KO 2 (?) 2001-12-22 Colombia Canalete, Colombia
4 Win 4–0 Colombia Leonardo Angulo KO 1 (?) 2001-09-23 Colombia Colombia
3 Win 3–0 Colombia Jose Durante KO 1 (?) 2001-08-31 Colombia Monteria, Colombia
2 Win 2–0 Colombia Luis Ramirez KO 1 (4) 2001-08-07 Colombia Colombia
1 Win 1–0 Colombia Jorge Perez KO 4 (4) 2001-05-18 Colombia Monitos, Colombia Professional debut

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