Julio Pablo Chacón (born May 22, 1975) is an Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Las Heras, Mendoza.
Amateur highlights
1994 competed as a Bantamweight at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Lost to Steve Naraina (Mauritius) PTS 1996 won the Featherweight bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics. Defeated Tyson Gray (Jamaica) PTS (6-5) Defeated Josian Lebon (Mauritius) PTS (14-7) Defeated János Nagy (Hungary) PTS (18-4) Lost to Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) PTS (8-20)
Professional career
Chacon began his professional career in 1996 and went on to become WBO Featherweight champion. Chacon won his first 36 fights, setting up a fight with WBA Featherweight Title holder Freddie Norwood in 2000. Norwood dropped Chacon in the 3rd and won a unanimous decision. In 2001, Chacon would get a second shot at a world title. On this occasion Chacon defeated Istvan Kovacs by TKO to win the WBO Featherweight title. He defended his title twice, including a victory over Colombian contender Victor Polo. Chacon would eventually lose the title in 2002 to interim champ Scott Harrison via unanimous decision. He later moved up a weight class and challenged American cotender Mike Anchondo for the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title, Chacon lost via unanimous decision. In 2010 he won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best boxers of the last decade in Argentina.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes61Win54–7Julio Cesar Algañaraz60Win53–7Julio Cesar Algañaraz59Win52–7Roberto Arrieta58Loss51–7János Nagy57Win51–6Ricardo Chamorro56Loss50–6Mike Anchondo55Win50–5Jairo Moura dos Santos54Loss49–5Ricardo Silva53Win49–4Santos Rebolledo52Loss48–4János Nagy51Win48–3Fernando Trejo50Win47–3Justo Martinez49Win46–3Esteban de Jesus Morales48Win45–3Claudio Martinet47Loss44–3Scott Harrison46Win44–2Victor Hugo Paz45Win43–2Victor Polo44Win42–2Andre Nicola43Win41–2Edward Barrios42Win40–2István Kovács41Win39–2Claudio Martinet40Win38–2Sergio Liendo39Win37–2Justo Martinez38Loss36–2Claudio Martinet37Loss36–1Freddie Norwood36Win36–0Wilson Palacio35Win35–0Richard Carrillo34Win34–0Aldo Valtierra33Win33–0Oscar León32Win32–0Juan Cabrera31Win31–0Mauricio Julio30Win30–0Hector Ordoñez29Win29–0Remigio Molina28Win28–0Miguel Angel Albarado27Win27–0Almir Fernandes de Oliveira26Win26–0David Herrera25Win25–0Darryl Pinckney24Win24–0Ever Beleno23Win23–0Ruben Condori22Win22–0Nestor Farias21Win21–0Oscar Bogarin20Win20–0Vicente Burgo19Win19–0Hector Mari18Win18–0Angel Rivas17Win17–0Hector Mari16Win16–0Sergio Nuñez15Win15–0Walter Farias14Win14–0Hermogenes Mosquera13Win13–0Vicente Burgo12Win12–0Jaime Hernandez11Win11–0Nestor Ayala10Win10–0Horacio Basualdo9Win9–0Miguel Angel Rodríguez8Win8–0Jorge Carballo7Win7–0Oscar Bogarin6Win6–0Andres Salto5Win5–0Ricardo Romero4Win4–0Juan Carlos Cortes3Win3–0Nestor Redondo2Win2–0Raul Ubalton1Win1–0Eduardo Diaz
See also List of world featherweight boxing champions
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