Julio César González
Career, Record, Stats
Julio César González was a Mexican professional boxer. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 14 years, 5 months, and 23 days, González amassed a record of 41-8, which includes 25 wins via KO.
Julio César González' Boxing Career
Julio César González was born in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico on July 30, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on April 7, 1997 against Alex Federov. González defeated Federov via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
González got his first world-title fight at the age of 24 after 27 professional fights. On July 28, 2001 González challenged Roy Jones Jr.'s WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF light-heavyweight titles but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on October 18, 2003 at the age of 27 years, after by defeating Dariusz Michalczewski, the then-reining WBO light-heavyweight champion, via 12-round split decision. This was his 36th fight as a professional.
González' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Felipe Romero at age 35, on September 30, 2011.
Some of Julio César González' best fights were against Dariusz Michalczewski, Glen Johnson, and Montell Griffin. For a complete list of González' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Julio César González".
González has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Julio César González Losses".
Julio César González' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Sep 30, 2011 | 35 |  Felipe Romero | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Aug 07, 2010 | 34 | Felipe Romero | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Aug 08, 2008 | 32 | 
Tavoris Cloud 26 18-0  | loss | TKO 10 |
46 | Feb 23, 2008 | 31 | 
Reggie Johnson 41 43-7-1 | loss | SD 12 |
45 | Sep 29, 2007 | 31 | 
Clinton Woods 35 40-3-1 | loss | UD 12 |
44 | Nov 16, 2006 | 30 | Vitaly Kopytko | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Jul 20, 2006 | 29 | Rodney Moore | win | KO 3 |
42 | Nov 17, 2005 | 29 | Jason DeLisle | win | UD 12 |
41 | Sep 09, 2005 | 29 |
Clinton Woods 33 37-3-1 | loss | UD 12 |
40 | May 05, 2005 | 28 | 
Montell Griffin 34 47-5 | win | TD 6 |
39 | Dec 18, 2004 | 28 | David Telesco | win | TKO 8 |
38 | May 21, 2004 | 27 | Orlando Rivera | win | UD 10 |
37 | Jan 17, 2004 | 27 | 
Zsolt Erdei 29 18-0 | loss | UD 12 |
36 | Oct 18, 2003 | 27 | 
Dariusz Michalczewski 35 48-0 | win | SD 12 |
35 | Jun 06, 2003 | 26 | Manu Ntoh | win | UD 10 |
34 | Apr 11, 2003 | 26 | Kenny Bowman | win | TKO 3 |
33 | Jan 24, 2003 | 26 | 
Glen Johnson 34 38-8 | win | MD 10 |
32 | Oct 12, 2002 | 26 | Thomas Reid | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Jun 29, 2002 | 25 | Jonathan Young | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Apr 27, 2002 | 25 | Joseph Kiwanuka | win | TKO 7 |
29 | Feb 22, 2002 | 25 | Tyrone Armstead | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Jul 28, 2001 | 24 | 
Roy Jones Jr. 32 44-1 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 08, 2001 | 24 | Konstantin Semerdjiev | win | RTD 5 |
26 | Feb 02, 2001 | 24 | Julian Letterlough | win | UD 12 |
25 | Sep 23, 2000 | 24 | Jorge Amparo | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Jul 29, 2000 | 23 | Patrick Swann | win | RTD 4 |
23 | Jun 22, 2000 | 23 | Tony Menefee | win | TKO 4 |
22 | May 05, 2000 | 23 | Jesus Ruiz | win | TKO 9 |
21 | Mar 11, 2000 | 23 | Dave Boone | win | KO 5 |
20 | Dec 03, 1999 | 23 | Gary Campbell | win | KO 2 |
19 | Oct 04, 1999 | 23 | Wilson Smith | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Jul 31, 1999 | 23 | Akinobu Yamamura | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Jun 21, 1999 | 22 | Reggie Roberts | win | UD 8 |
16 | May 14, 1999 | 22 | Francisco Barra | win | KO 3 |
15 | Mar 08, 1999 | 22 | Paul Jones | win | KO 2 |
14 | Dec 07, 1998 | 22 | Gustavo Enriquez | win | UD 6 |
13 | Sep 26, 1998 | 22 | Charles Davis | win | MD 6 |
12 | Jul 20, 1998 | 21 | Derrick Edwards | win | UD 6 |
11 | Jul 11, 1998 | 21 | Aljenon DeBose | win | KO 4 |
10 | May 28, 1998 | 21 | Calvin Combs | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Mar 26, 1998 | 21 | Jude Agu | win | UD 6 |
8 | Feb 23, 1998 | 21 | Nathaniel Miles | win | UD 6 |
7 | Dec 08, 1997 | 21 | Zaire Patterson | win | UD 4 |
6 | Sep 29, 1997 | 21 | James Brock | win | KO 2 |
5 | Aug 11, 1997 | 21 | Charles Jefferson | win | UD 4 |
4 | Jun 27, 1997 | 20 | Robert Rios | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jun 09, 1997 | 20 | James Brock | win | KO 1 |
2 | May 30, 1997 | 20 | Alex Federov | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Apr 07, 1997 | 20 | Alex Federov | win | UD 4 |