Julio Castillo Explained

Julio Castillo
Weight Class:Heavyweight, Light heavyweight
Weight:91 kg
Height:183 cm
Birth Date:1988 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Durán, Guayas, Ecuador
Stance:Southpaw
Boxrec:851523
Total:53
Wins:32
Ko:1
Losses:21
Draws:0
No Contests:0

Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988)[1] is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011.

Career

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.[2]

He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Julio Castillo. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114616/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/julio-castillo-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
  2. Web site: Julio Cesar Castillo . 13 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806090446/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/julio-cesar-castillo . 6 August 2016.
  3. Web site: 2021-06-19 . Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos . 2021-06-28 . Hola News . en-GB . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628015913/https://holanews.com/samantha-arevalo-se-clasifica-a-sus-terceros-juegos-olimpicos/ . dead.