Julio César Castillo Torres[a] (born 10 May 1988)[3] is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011.
Julio Castillo | |
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![]() Castillo at the 2016 Olympics | |
Born | |
Statistics | |
Weight class | Heavyweight, Light heavyweight |
Weight(s) | 91 kg (201 lb) |
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record[2] | |
Total fights | 53 |
Wins | 32 |
Wins by KO | 1 |
Losses | 21 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Medal record |
Career
editAt 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]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
References
edit- ^ a b "Julio Cesar Castillo". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Boxing record for Julio Castillo". BoxRec.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos". Hola News. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
External links
edit- Media related to Julio Castillo at Wikimedia Commons
- Julio Castilo at AIBA.org (archived)
- Julio Castillo at Olympedia
- Julio Castillo at Olympics.com
- Julio Castillo at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
- PanAms 2007