Julio Castillo

Julio César Castillo Torres[lower-alpha 1] (born 10 May 1988)[3] is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011.

Julio Castillo
Castillo at the 2016 Olympics
Statistics
Weight classHeavyweight, Light heavyweight
Weight(s)91 kg (201 lb)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
NationalityEcuadorian
Born (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988
Durán, Guayas, Ecuador
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[2]
Total fights53
Wins32
Wins by KO1
Losses21
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Ecuador
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 YekaterinburgHeavyweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraHeavyweight
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaHeavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2007 RioLight heavyweight
Pan American Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 TegucigalpaHeavyweight
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínHeavyweight
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónHeavyweight
Silver medal – second place2018 CochabambaHeavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2006 Buenos AiresLight heavyweight

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.[1]

He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

References
  1. "Julio Cesar Castillo". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "Boxing record for Julio Castillo". BoxRec.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julio Castillo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. "Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos". Hola News. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.


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