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, David Telesco, 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Sep 30, 2011 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Aug 07, 2010 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Aug 08, 2008 | 32 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
46 | Feb 23, 2008 | 31 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
45 | Sep 29, 2007 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
44 | Nov 16, 2006 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Jul 20, 2006 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
42 | Nov 17, 2005 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
41 | Sep 09, 2005 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
40 | May 05, 2005 | 28 | ![]() | win | TD 6 |
39 | Dec 18, 2004 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
38 | May 21, 2004 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | Jan 17, 2004 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
36 | Oct 18, 2003 | 27 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
35 | Jun 06, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
34 | Apr 11, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
33 | Jan 24, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
32 | Oct 12, 2002 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Jun 29, 2002 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Apr 27, 2002 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
29 | Feb 22, 2002 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Jul 28, 2001 | 24 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 08, 2001 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
26 | Feb 02, 2001 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | Sep 23, 2000 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Jul 29, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
23 | Jun 22, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
22 | May 05, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
21 | Mar 11, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
20 | Dec 03, 1999 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
19 | Oct 04, 1999 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Jul 31, 1999 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Jun 21, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
16 | May 14, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
15 | Mar 08, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Dec 07, 1998 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
13 | Sep 26, 1998 | 22 | ![]() | win | MD 6 |
12 | Jul 20, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
11 | Jul 11, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
10 | May 28, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Mar 26, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | Feb 23, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
7 | Dec 08, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
6 | Sep 29, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Aug 11, 1997 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
4 | Jun 27, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jun 09, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | May 30, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Apr 07, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |