Julio César González Record & Stats
In a career spanning 14 years and 5 months, Julio César González fought 49 times with 41 wins and 8 losses. By his last professional fight on September 30, 2011, González' boxing record stood at 41-8 (25 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
- Born
- Jul 30, 1976
- Died
- Mar 10, 2012 (35 years)
- Debut
- Apr 7, 1997
- Record
- 41-8
- Rounds
- 314
- KOs
- 25 (51%)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Reach
- 201 cm
- Ape Index
- 13 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBO |
|---|
| lHV w1 d0 |
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Julio César González was a Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico on July 30, 1976. González made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20 on April 7, 1997. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. González died on March 10, 2012 at the age of 35 years.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 49 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 41 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 25 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 1 |
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
| Losses via KO | 1 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Sep 30, 2011 | 35 | Felipe Romero | Loss | UD |
| 48 | Aug 7, 2010 | 34 | Felipe Romero | Loss | UD |
| 47 | Aug 8, 2008 | 32 | Tavoris Cloud | Loss | TKO10 |
| 46 | Feb 23, 2008 | 31 | Reggie Johnson | Loss | SD |
| 45 | Sep 29, 2007 | 31 | Clinton Woods | Loss | UD |
| 44 | Nov 16, 2006 | 30 | Vitaly Kopytko | Win | TKO3 |
| 43 | Jul 20, 2006 | 29 | Rodney Moore | Win | KO3 |
| 42 | Nov 17, 2005 | 29 | Jason DeLisle | Win | UD |
| 41 | Sep 9, 2005 | 29 | Clinton Woods | Loss | UD |
| 40 | May 5, 2005 | 28 | Montell Griffin | Win | TD |
| 39 | Dec 18, 2004 | 28 | David Telesco | Win | TKO8 |
| 38 | May 21, 2004 | 27 | Orlando Rivera | Win | UD |
| 37 | Jan 17, 2004 | 27 | Zsolt Erdei | Loss | UD |
| 36 | Oct 18, 2003 | 27 | Dariusz Michalczewski | Win | SD |
| 35 | Jun 6, 2003 | 26 | Manu Ntoh | Win | UD |
| 34 | Apr 11, 2003 | 26 | Kenny Bowman | Win | TKO3 |
| 33 | Jan 24, 2003 | 26 | Glen Johnson | Win | MD |
| 32 | Oct 12, 2002 | 26 | Thomas Reid | Win | TKO3 |
| 31 | Jun 29, 2002 | 25 | Jonathan Young | Win | TKO9 |
| 30 | Apr 27, 2002 | 25 | Joseph Kiwanuka | Win | TKO7 |
| 29 | Feb 22, 2002 | 25 | Tyrone Armstead | Win | TKO2 |
| 28 | Jul 28, 2001 | 24 | Roy Jones Jr. | Loss | UD |
| 27 | Apr 8, 2001 | 24 | Konstantin Semerdjiev | Win | RTD5 |
| 26 | Feb 2, 2001 | 24 | Julian Letterlough | Win | UD |
| 25 | Sep 23, 2000 | 24 | Jorge Amparo | Win | TKO5 |
| 24 | Jul 29, 2000 | 23 | Patrick Swann | Win | RTD4 |
| 23 | Jun 22, 2000 | 23 | Tony Menefee | Win | TKO4 |
| 22 | May 5, 2000 | 23 | Jesus Ruiz | Win | TKO9 |
| 21 | Mar 11, 2000 | 23 | Dave Boone | Win | KO5 |
| 20 | Dec 3, 1999 | 23 | Gary Campbell | Win | KO2 |
| 19 | Oct 4, 1999 | 23 | Wilson Smith | Win | TKO3 |
| 18 | Jul 31, 1999 | 23 | Akinobu Yamamura | Win | TKO3 |
| 17 | Jun 21, 1999 | 22 | Reggie Roberts | Win | UD |
| 16 | May 14, 1999 | 22 | Francisco Barra | Win | KO3 |
| 15 | Mar 8, 1999 | 22 | Paul Jones | Win | KO2 |
| 14 | Dec 7, 1998 | 22 | Gustavo Enriquez | Win | UD |
| 13 | Sep 26, 1998 | 22 | Charles Davis | Win | MD |
| 12 | Jul 20, 1998 | 21 | Derrick Edwards | Win | UD |
| 11 | Jul 11, 1998 | 21 | Aljenon DeBose | Win | KO4 |
| 10 | May 28, 1998 | 21 | Calvin Combs | Win | TKO5 |
| 9 | Mar 26, 1998 | 21 | Jude Agu | Win | UD |
| 8 | Feb 23, 1998 | 21 | Nathaniel Miles | Win | UD |
| 7 | Dec 8, 1997 | 21 | Zaire Patterson | Win | UD |
| 6 | Sep 29, 1997 | 21 | James Brock | Win | KO2 |
| 5 | Aug 11, 1997 | 21 | Charles Jefferson | Win | UD |
| 4 | Jun 27, 1997 | 20 | Robert Rios | Win | TKO1 |
| 3 | Jun 9, 1997 | 20 | James Brock | Win | KO1 |
| 2 | May 30, 1997 | 20 | Alex Federov | Win | TKO2 |
| 1 | Apr 7, 1997 | 20 | Alex Federov | Win | UD |
Titles
Julio César González was a light-heavyweight world champion. He held one world title at light-heavyweight, which was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Light-heavyweight | WBO |
Statistics
Career Summary
Julio César González' professional boxing career spanned more than 14 years — from 1997 to 2011.
González made his professional boxing debut against Alex Federov at the age of 20 on April 7, 1997, defeating Federov via 4 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 26 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 17 wins via stoppage.
González had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on July 28, 2001 after 27 professional fights, against Roy Jones Jr. for the WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF titles. He lost to Jones Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision.
González won one world title at light-heavyweight. For all the details about González' world title wins and defenses refer to "Julio César González World Titles".
Some of González' best fights and notable victories include wins over Dariusz Michalczewski, Thomas Reid, Kenny Bowman, Jonathan Young, Tyrone Armstead, Rodney Moore, and Vitaly Kopytko.
Julio César González had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and four in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Roy Jones Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision on July 28, 2001, which ended his 27-fight win streak. He was stopped once and lost seven times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Julio César González' losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title rematch against Felipe Romero at 35 years of age, on September 30, 2011. González lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
Career Highlights
Julio César González fought a total of 49 times during his professional career. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
July 28, 2001: In his first world-title fight, Julio César González loses to Roy Jones Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF light-heavyweight titles.
October 18, 2003: González wins the WBO light-heavyweight title from Dariusz Michalczewski, by beating Michalczewski via 12 round split-decision.
Julio César González Fights
A 32-year old Julio César González (41-5, 25 KO) fought an undefeated American boxer Tavoris Cloud, who was 26 years old with a record of 18-0. Cloud was on a 18-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. González was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage.
González lost to Cloud via 10th round TKO.
A 31-year old Julio César González (41-4, 25 KO) fought American boxer Reggie Johnson, who was 41 years old with a record of 43-7-1. Johnson was on a one-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. González was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage.
González lost to Johnson via 12 round split-decision.
In their 2nd fight, a 31-year old Julio César González (41-3, 25 KO) faced Clinton Woods again, who was now 35 years old with a record of 40-3-1. González was challenging Woods' IBF light-heavyweight title. Woods was on a five-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but González had a 8 cm reach advantage over Woods.
González lost to Woods via 12 round unanimous decision.
A 29-year old Julio César González (38-2, 23 KO) faced British boxer Clinton Woods for the first time, who was 33 years old with a record of 37-3-1. González was challenging Woods' IBF light-heavyweight title. Woods was on a two-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but González had a 8 cm reach advantage over Woods.
González lost to Woods via 12 round unanimous decision.
A 28-year old Julio César González (37-2, 23 KO) fought American boxer Montell Griffin, who was 34 years old with a record of 47-5. Griffin was on a one-fight win streak with 30 KO wins. González was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage.
González defeated Griffin via 6 round technical-decision.
A 27-year old Julio César González (35-1, 22 KO) faced an undefeated Hungarian boxer Zsolt Erdei, who was 29 years old with a record of 18-0 in a light-heavyweight title defense fight. Erdei was on a 18-fight win streak with 13 KO wins. González was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage.
González lost to Erdei via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBO light-heavyweight title.
A 27-year old Julio César González (34-1, 22 KO) faced an undefeated Polish boxer Dariusz Michalczewski, who was 35 years old with a record of 48-0 for Michalczewski's WBO light-heavyweight title. Michalczewski was on a 48-fight win streak with 38 KO wins. González was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage.
González defeated Michalczewski via 12 round split-decision to win the WBO light-heavyweight title. He handed Michalczewski the first loss of his career, and put an end to Michalczewski's 48-fight win streak.
A 26-year old Julio César González (31-1, 21 KO) fought Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson, who was 34 years old with a record of 38-8. Johnson was on a one-fight losing streak. González was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
González defeated Johnson via 10 round majority decision.
A 24-year old Julio César González (27-0, 17 KO) challended American boxer Roy Jones Jr.'s WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF light-heavyweight champion and defended the titles. Jones Jr. was 32 years old with a record of 44-1. Jones Jr. was on a 10-fight win streak with 36 KO wins. González was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage.
González lost to Jones Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 27-fight win streak comes to an end.
FAQs
How many KOs does Julio César González have on his record?
González knocked out 25 of his 49 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 51%. Of his total 41 wins, 25 of them were via KO (61%).
Who did Julio César González lose to?
González had eight losses. Felipe Romero, Tavoris Cloud, Reggie Johnson, Clinton Woods, and Zsolt Erdei are some of the boxers who have beaten González.