Pablo Chacón

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Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Featherweight

Julio Pablo Chacón (born May 22, 1975 in Las Heras, Mendoza) is an Argentinian boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Amateur Highlights

• 1994 competed as a Bantamweight at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Result was:
  • Lost to Steve Naraina (Mauritius) PTS
• 1996 won the Featherweight bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics. Results were:
  • Defeated Tyson Gray (Jamaica) PTS (6-5)
  • Defeated Josian Lebon (Mauritius) PTS (14-7)
  • Defeated János Nagy (Hungary) PTS (18-4)
  • Lost to Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) PTS (8-20)

[edit] Professional career

Chacon began his professional career in 1996 and went on to become WBO Featherweight champion. Chacon won his first 36 fights, setting up a fight with WBA Featherweight Title holder Freddie Norwood in 2000. Norwood dropped Chacon in the 3rd and won a unanimous decision. In 2001, Chacon defeated Istvan Kovacs by TKO to win the WBO Featherweight title. He defended his title four times, including a victory over Victor Polo, prior to losing his title in 2002 to Scott Harrison. He later moved up a weight class and challenged Mike Anchondo for the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title, but lost a decision.

Preceded by István Kovács

WBO Featherweight Champion 16 Jun 2001–19 Oct 2002

Succeeded by Scott Harrison

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Pablo Chacón from Boxrec