Julio César González

Julio Gonzalez
Statistics
Real name	Julio César González Ibarra
Nickname(s)	Boxer
Rated at	Light heavyweight
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1976-07-30)July 30, 1976 Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur
Died	March 10, 2012(2012-03-10) (aged 35) Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	49
Wins	41
Wins by KO	25
Losses	8
Draws	0
No contests	0

Julio César González Ibarra (July 30, 1976 – March 10, 2012) was a Mexican boxer and former Lineal and WBO light heavyweight champion.^[1]

Gonzalez was born in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, and claimed that Mexico was his native country although he lived in the United States for several years. Attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California for 2 years and graduated in 1994. Also attended Orange Coast College in 1995. Julio has 2 sons, Anthony Gonzalez and Julio Gonzalez Jr (Julio Gonzalez Jr, is also known as ThatOneTomahawk on YouTube).

Amateur career

Gonzalez was a member of the 1996 Mexican Olympic team, boxing as a light heavyweight. He was eliminated in the 1st round by eventual gold medalist Vasili Jirov of Kazakhstan.^[2]

Pro career

He entered the professional boxing ranks in 1997 after a moderately successful amateur career and gradually worked his way through the ranks of the light heavyweight journeymen. He had won his first 21 fights by the time he got his first chance at a boxing title, the regional WBC Fecarbox belt, on May 5, 2000. He defeated unbeaten fellow Mexican Jesus Ruiz on a ninth round technical knockout in Commerce, California.

Gonzalez followed that victory up with five more wins, including a 12-round unanimous decision over Julian Letterlough on February 2, 2001, that won him the regional NABO light heavyweight title - and propelled him into the No. 1 contender's position in several sanctioning bodies' ratings.

As the top contender, he earned a fight with WBC, WBA (Super), & IBF champion Roy Jones Jr. in July 2001, in Los Angeles. Gonzalez went the distance with Jones, but lost a unanimous decision for his first career setback.

He took seven months off after the loss to Jones before resuming his career and running off seven straight wins without a loss. Most notable in his comeback streak was a 10-round majority decision over former world champion Glencoffe Johnson on January 24, 2003.

WBO light heavyweight championship

Gonzalez earned his second shot at a world title on October 18, 2003, when he flew to Hamburg, Germany for a showdown with undefeated Dariusz Michalczewski for the Lineal & WBO light heavyweight championship. Going into the fight, Michalczewski was positioned to tie Rocky Marciano's all-time record of 49 wins and no losses. He also was looking to extend his own world record of 23 straight successful defenses of the light heavyweight title.^[3]

In the fight, Gonzalez seemed to take control of the action in the middle rounds, and fought back strongly when Michalczewski, a knockout artist, got him in trouble a few times. When the fight was over, Gonzalez got the verdict on a 12-round split decision; the judge from Germany was the lone dissenter.^[4]

Gonzalez lost his title to Zsolt Erdei on January 17, 2004, by unanimous decision.

He challenged Clinton Woods for the IBF light heavyweight title on September 9, 2005, losing by unanimous decision. He met Woods again in a title fight rematch on September 29, 2007. Woods again won the fight by unanimous decision.

In 2008 he was stopped by undefeated prospect Tavoris Cloud.

Death

On March 10, 2012 Gonzalez was killed on impact in a motorcycle accident when he was hit by a drunk driver in B.C. Sur, Mexico. The Julio Gonzalez Memorial Foundation was started in his memory ^[5] See this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaf6q5QicSg) of his son explaining it.

Professional boxing record

41 Wins (25 knockouts, 16 decisions), 8 Losses (1 by technical knockout, 7 by decision), 0 Draws [6]
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Felipe Romero	UD	12 (12)	2011-09-30	Gimnasio Auditorio Jorge Campos, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico	For Mexican cruiserweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Felipe Romero	UD	12 (12)	2010-08-07	Auditorio Alvaro Aguilar, Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico	For Mexican cruiserweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Tavoris Cloud	TKO	10 (12)	2008-08-08	Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States	IBF light heavyweight title eliminator.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Reggie Johnson	SD	12 (12)	2008-02-23	Civic Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Clinton Woods	UD	12 (12)	2007-09-29	Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	For IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Vitaliy Kopytko	TKO	3 (10)	2006-11-16	HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Rodney Moore	KO	3 (8)	2006-07-20	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Jason DeLisle	UD	12 (12)	2005-11-17	HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States	IBF light heavyweight title eliminator.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Clinton Woods	UD	12 (12)	2005-09-09	Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	For IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Montell Griffin	TD	6 (12)	2005-05-05	Spa Resort Casino, Palm Springs, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	David Telesco	TKO	8 (10)	2004-12-18	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Orlando Rivera	UD	10 (10)	2004-05-21	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Zsolt Erdei	UD	12 (12)	2004-01-17	DM-Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Lost Lineal & WBO light heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Dariusz Michalczewski	SD	12 (12)	2003-10-18	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany	Won Lineal & WBO light heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Manu Ntoh	UD	10 (10)	2003-06-06	La Villa Real Convention Center, McAllen, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Kenny Bowman	TKO	3 (10)	2003-04-11	DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Glen Johnson	MD	10 (10)	2003-01-24	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Commerce, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Thomas Reid	TKO	3 (10)	2002-10-12	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Jonathan Young	TKO	9 (10)	2002-06-29	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Joseph Kiwanuka	TKO	7 (10)	2002-04-27	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Tyrone Armstead	TKO	2 (10)	2002-02-22	Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Roy Jones, Jr.	UD	12 (12)	2001-07-28	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States	For WBC, WBA, & IBF light heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Konstantin Semerdjiev	TKO	5 (8)	2001-04-08	Caesars Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Julian Letterlough	UD	12 (12)	2001-02-02	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, United States	Retained WBC FECARBOX, & Won NABO light heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Jorge Amparo	TKO	5 (8)	2000-09-23	Convention Center, Ontario, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Patrick Swann	TKO	4 (12)	2000-07-29	Caesars Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States	Retained WBC FECARBOX light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Tony Menefee	TKO	4 (10)	2000-06-22	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Jesus Ruiz	TKO	9 (12)	2000-05-05	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States	Won WBC FECARBOX light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Dave Boone	KO	5 (10)	2000-03-11	Civic Center, Maywood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Gary Campbell	KO	2 (8)	1999-12-03	Pechanga Entertainment Center, Temecula, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Wilson Smith	TKO	3 (8)	1999-10-04	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Akinobu Yamamura	TKO	3 (8)	1999-07-31	Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Reggie Roberts	UD	8	1999-06-21	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Francisco Barra	KO	3 (8)	1999-05-14	Pechanga Entertainment Center, Temecula, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Paul Jones	KO	2 (6)	1999-03-08	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Gustavo Enriquez	UD	6	1998-12-07	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Charles Davis	MUD	6	1998-09-26	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Derrick Edwards	UD	6	1998-07-20	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Aljenon DeBose	KO	4 (6)	1998-07-11	Long Beach, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Calvin Combs	TKO	5 (6)	1998-05-28	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Jude Agu	UD	6	1998-03-26	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Nathaniel Miles	UD	6	1998-02-23	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Zaire Patterson	UD	4	1997-12-08	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	James Brock	KO	2 (4)	1997-09-29	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Charles Jefferson	UD	4	1997-08-11	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Robert Rios	TKO	1 (4)	1997-06-27	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	James Brock	KO	1 (4)	1997-06-09	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Alex Federov	TKO	2 (4)	1997-05-30	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Alex Federov	UD	4	1997-04-07	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States	Professional debut.

See also

• List of WBO world champions

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Julio César González from BoxRec