On September 30, 2011, a 35-year-old Julio César González (41-7, 25 KOs) and Felipe Romero met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a cruiserweight bout.
González came in to the fight on a 4-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 23 days.
Julio César González lost to Felipe Romero via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 41-8.
On August 7, 2010, a 34-year-old Julio César González (41-6, 25 KOs) and Felipe Romero met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
González came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 11 months, and 30 days.
Julio César González lost to Felipe Romero via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 41-7.
On August 8, 2008, a 32-year-old Julio César González (41-5, 25 KOs) and a 26-year-old American boxer Tavoris Cloud (18-0, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
González came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Cloud was on a 18-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Tavoris Cloud stopped Julio César González via TKO in the 10th round. Cloud improves his record to 19-0 (18 KOs), while González adds a loss to his record at 41-6.
On February 23, 2008, a 31-year-old Julio César González (41-4, 25 KOs) and a 41-year-old American boxer Reggie Johnson (43-7-1, 25 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
González came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days. Johnson was on a 1-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 years, 5 months, and 27 days.
Reggie Johnson defeated Julio César González via split decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Johnson improves his record to 44-7-1, while González adds a loss to his record at 41-5.
On September 29, 2007, Julio César González and Clinton Woods met again in a rematch.
González came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 13 days. Woods was on a 5-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 27 days.
Clinton Woods defeated Julio César González via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title. Woods improves his record to 41-3-1, while González adds a loss to his record at 41-4.
On September 9, 2005, a 29-year-old Julio César González (38-2, 23 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight IBF title held by 33-year-old British boxer Clinton Woods (37-3-1, 24 KOs).
González came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Woods was on a 2-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 5 days.
Clinton Woods defeated Julio César González via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title. Woods improves his record to 38-3-1, while González adds a loss to his record at 38-3.
On January 17, 2004, the 27-year-old WBO light-heavyweight world champion, Julio César González (35-1, 22 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Hungarian boxer Zsolt Erdei (18-0, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
González came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days. Erdei was on a 18-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Zsolt Erdei defeated Julio César González via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Erdei improves his record to 19-0, while González adds a loss to his record at 35-2.
On July 28, 2001, a 24-year-old Julio César González (27-0, 17 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed light-heavyweight championship held by 32-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (44-1, 36 KOs).
González came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Jones Jr. was on a 10-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 4 days.
Roy Jones Jr. defeated Julio César González via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr. improves his record to 45-1, while González adds a loss to his record at 27-1.