Joel Julio

Name: Joel Julio
Birth Name: Joel Jalil Julio Mejia
Hometown: Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Birthplace: Monteria, Colombia
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 178cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record

• Trainers: Roberto Quesada, Amado Guerra, James (Buddy) McGirt, Anthony Hamm

Biography

Julio's parents divorced when he was 10 years old. A local Monteria, Colombia paediatrician named Oscar Gomez and his brother Herman Gomez learned of Joel's domestic circumstances and his natural boxing abilities and offered to accept him into their home. At the age of 14 Joel moved to Bogota, Colombia with the Gomez brothers to continue his burgeoning boxing career. A year later at the tender age of 15, Julio turned professional. Joel is very close with his mother and has bought her two houses in Colombia. In 2008, he moved to Miami, Florida.

Amateur Career

• He went 85-0 as an amateur in Colombia. [1]
• Two-time national champion.

Awards & Recognition

• Named ESPN.com's Boxing Prospect of the Year in 2005.[2]

Titles Held

• WBO Latino Light Middleweight Title (2008)
• WBA Fedecentro Welterweight Title (2006)
• WBO Latino Welterweight Title (2006)
• WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Title (2003)
• WBA Fedebol Welterweight Title (2003)