Frédéric (Fred) Julan (born June 8, 1988) is a French professional boxer. As an amateur, he became the first French boxer to win the Daily News New York Golden Gloves tournament in novice, having won it in both 2013 and 2015. He is also the founder of BoxingCulture.com a support platform for Boxers.
Amateur career Julan started boxing at the age of 16 at the ME Boxing Club in Emerainville under the tutelage of Malek Ikhenache who predicted, "If he [Julan] continues to work hard, he will one day go to New York to become world champion."
Julan arrived in New York in September 2012 and began training with Simon Bakinde in pursuit of the 2013 New York Golden Gloves which he won the following April, defeating Jesse Jezina in the final. Julan won the 178 Open Class division again in 2015 (against Patrick Aristhene) making him one of the few boxers to have won the competition more than once.
Professional career Julan made his professional debut in 2016 scoring a four-round unanimous decision against Damian Lewis in Queens, New York.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes12Win12–0 Fidel Muñoz2 (6), 25 Jan 202011Win11–0 Milton NúñezRTD4 (8), 23 Mar 201910Win10–0 Eric AbrahamTKO2 (6), 9 Jun 20189Win9–0 Edgar Perez3 (6), 24 Feb 20188Win8–0 Victor BarraganTKO6 (6), 16 Dec 20177Win7–0 Willis LockettTKO5 (6), 18 Nov 20176Win6–0 Tahlik TaylorTKO6 (6), 19 Aug 20175Win5–0 Jose ValderramaTKO6 (6), 10 Jun 20174Win4–0 Jermaine CorleyTKO4 (4), 23 Mar 20173Win3–0 Lanny Dardar415 Oct 20162Win2–0 Ralph Johnson2 (4), 17 Sep 20161Win1–0 Damian Lewis4Jul 22, 2016
Boxing Culture In July 2020, Frederic with the help of Nora Ikhenache, (Daughter of Malek Ikhenache) - developed Boxing Culture, a platform dedicated to supporting and accompanying Boxers during their career, along with the Boxing Culture Podcast which he hosts.
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