Julio César González

Julio César González
Statistics
Real name Julio César González Ibarra
Weight(s)
Nationality Mexican
Born (1976-07-30)July 30, 1976
Guerrero Negro,
Baja California Sur,
Mexico
Died March 10, 2012(2012-03-10) (aged 35)
Guerrero Negro,
Baja California Sur,
Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 49
Wins 41
Wins by KO 25
Losses 8

Julio César González Ibarra (July 30, 1976 – March 10, 2012) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2011, and held the WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles from 2003 to 2004.

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.[1]

Professional 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 Glen Johnson on January 24, 2003.

WBO and lineal light heavyweight champion

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
49 fights 41 wins 8 losses
By knockout 25 1
By decision 16 7
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
49 Loss 41–8 Mexico Felipe Romero UD 12 Sep 30, 2011 Mexico Gimnasio Auditorio Jorge Campos, La Paz, Mexico For vacant WBC FECOMBOX cruiserweight title
48 Loss 41–7 Mexico Felipe Romero UD 12 Aug 7, 2010 Mexico Auditorio Alvaro Aguilar, Guerrero Negro, Mexico For Mexico cruiserweight title
47 Loss 41–6 United States Tavoris Cloud TKO 10 (12), 1:50 Aug 8, 2008 United States Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
46 Loss 41–5 United States Reggie Johnson SD 12 Feb 23, 2008 United States Sudduth Coliseum, Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. For vacant IBA light heavyweight title
45 Loss 41–4 United Kingdom Clinton Woods UD 12 Sep 29, 2007 United Kingdom Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England For IBF light heavyweight title
44 Win 41–3 Ukraine Vitaly Kopytko TKO 3 (10), 2:53 Nov 16, 2006 United States HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, U.S.
43 Win 40–3 United States Rodney Moore KO 3 (8), 2:30 Jul 20, 2006 United States Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, U.S.
42 Win 39–3 Australia Jason DeLisle UD 12 Nov 17, 2005 United States HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, U.S.
41 Loss 38–3 United Kingdom Clinton Woods UD 12 Sep 9, 2005 United Kingdom Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England For IBF light heavyweight title
40 Win 38–2 United States Montell Griffin TD 6 (12), 1:11 May 5, 2005 United States Spa Resort Casino, Palm Springs, California, U.S. Majority TD
39 Win 37–2 United States David Telesco TKO 8 (10), 1:06 Dec 18, 2004 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
38 Win 36–2 United States Orlando Rivera UD 10 May 21, 2004 United States Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
37 Loss 35–2 Hungary Zsolt Erdei UD 12 Jan 17, 2004 Germany Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany Lost WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles
36 Win 35–1 Poland Dariusz Michalczewski SD 12 Oct 18, 2003 Germany Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Won WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles
35 Win 34–1 Cameroon Manu Ntoh UD 10 Jun 6, 2003 United States La Villa Real Convention Center, McAllen, Texas, U.S.
34 Win 33–1 Mexico Kenny Bowman TKO 3 (10), 2:58 Apr 11, 2003 United States Sullivan Athletic Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
33 Win 32–1 Jamaica Glen Johnson MD 10 Jan 24, 2003 United States Crowne Plaza Hotel, Commerce, California, U.S.
32 Win 31–1 United States Thomas Reid TKO 3 (10), 2:53 Oct 12, 2002 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
31 Win 30–1 United States Jonathan Young TKO 9 (10), 3:00 Jun 29, 2002 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
30 Win 29–1 Uganda Joseph Kiwanuka TKO 7 (10) Apr 27, 2002 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
29 Win 28–1 United States Tyrone Armstead TKO 2 (10), 3:00 Feb 22, 2002 United States Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, U.S.
28 Loss 27–1 United States Roy Jones Jr. UD 12 Jul 28, 2001 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, vacant WBF and IBA light heavyweight titles
27 Win 27–0 Bulgaria Konstantin Semerdjiev RTD 5 (10), 3:00 Apr 8, 2001 United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
26 Win 26–0 United States Julian Letterlough UD 12 Feb 2, 2001 United States Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. Retained WBC FECARBOX light heavyweight title;
Won WBONABO and vacant IBA Continental light heavyweight titles
25 Win 25–0 Dominican Republic Jorge Amparo TKO 5 (8), 1:00 Sep 23, 2000 United States Convention Center, Ontario, California, U.S.
24 Win 24–0 United States Patrick Swann RTD 4 (12), 3:00 Jul 29, 2000 United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC FECARBOX light heavyweight title
23 Win 23–0 United States Tony Menefee TKO 4 (10), 2:50 Jun 22, 2000 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 Mexico Jesus Ruiz TKO 9 (12) May 5, 2000 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S. Won vacant WBC FECARBOX light heavyweight title
21 Win 21–0 United States Dave Boone KO 5 (10) Mar 11, 2000 United States Civic Center, Maywood, California, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Jamaica Gary Campbell KO 2 (8) Dec 3, 1999 United States Pechanga Resert & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 United States Wilson Smith TKO 3 (8), 1:59 Oct 4, 1999 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Japan Akinobu Yamamura TKO 3 (8), 1:19 Jul 31, 1999 Japan Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan
17 Win 17–0 United States Reggie Roberts UD 8 Jun 21, 1999 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Mexico Francisco Barra KO 3 (8) May 14, 1999 United States Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 United States Paul Jones KO 2 (6), 0:44 Mar 8, 1999 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Mexico Gustavo Enriquez UD 6 Dec 7, 1998 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 United States Charles Davis MD 6 Sep 26, 1998 United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Jamaica Derrick Edwards UD 6 Jul 20, 1998 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 United States Aljenon DeBose KO 4 (6) Jul 11, 1998 United States Long Beach, California, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 United States Calvin Combs TKO 5 (6) May 28, 1998 United States Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Nigeria Jude Agu UD 6 Mar 26, 1998 United States Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 United States Nathaniel Miles UD 6 Feb 23, 1998 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 United States Zaire Patterson UD 4 Dec 8, 1997 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 United States James Brock KO 2 (4) Sep 29, 1997 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Charles Jefferson UD 4 Aug 11, 1997 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Robert Rios TKO 1 (4) Jun 27, 1997 United States Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States James Brock KO 1 (4) Jun 9, 1997 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States Alex Federov TKO 2 (4) May 30, 1997 United States Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Alex Federov UD 4 Apr 7, 1997 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S. Professional debut

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References

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Rocky Torres
WBC FECARBOX light heavyweight champion
May 5, 2000 – July 28, 2001
Lost bid for world title
Vacant
Title next held by
Francisco Sierra
Preceded by
Julian Letterlough
WBONABO light heavyweight champion
February 2, 2001 – July 2001
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Demetrius Jenkins
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Dariusz Michalczewski
WBO light heavyweight champion
October 18, 2003 – January 17, 2004
Succeeded by
Zsolt Erdei
Lineal light heavyweight champion
October 18, 2003 – January 17, 2004
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