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 | |
|---|---|
 Castillo at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Born | 10 May 1988 |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| 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 edit
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]
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
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