Joel Jalil Julio Mejia (born January 18, 1985 [1] in Montería, Colombia) is a professional Colombian boxer rated as a junior middleweight. In 2005, he was named ESPN.com's Boxing Prospect of the Year and he has appeared on Ring Magazine's New Faces feature, as well as in ShoBox.

Joel Julio
Born
Joel Jalil Julio Mejia

(1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityColombia Colombian
Statistics
Weight(s)Light Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights55
Wins39
Wins by KO33
Losses16

Professional career

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Julio's first loss was a 12 round unanimous decision to Puerto Rican boxer Carlos Quintana on June 24, 2006. He has since moved up to Junior Middleweight and bounced back with 5 consecutive wins, a disputed split decision over Cosme Rivera and 3 impressive KO wins over Francisco Campos, Thomas Davis and Mauro Lucero.

On July 11, 2007, Julio faced Cornelius Bundrage of Contender fame. Julio's skill and accuracy became evident early in the fight as he outlanded the slower Bundrage. Julio scored knockdowns in the third and eighth rounds, ultimately winning via eighth round TKO.

Julio took on another former "Contender" participant Ishe Smith on April 30, 2008 in Vancouver. Smith's defensive style nullified Julio's power but it was not enough to get him the win, with Julio taking a close 10 round unanimous decision.

On August 13, 2008, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Julio defeated Jose Varela by sixth round technical knockout. Julio knocked down his opponent five times before Varela's corner stopped the fight after the conclusion of round six.[1]

On November 1, 2008 Julio suffered the second loss of his career to southpaw Sergiy Dzindziruk via 12 round unanimous decision.

He was stopped by fellow power-punching prospect James Kirkland in his next bout, March 7, 2009.

He was knocked out by Alfredo Angulo during their bout on April 24, 2010.

Titles Won

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Julio hasn't held a major title, but captured the following regional titles:

Professional boxing record

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43 fights 39 wins 4 losses
By knockout 33 2
By decision 6 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Win 39–4   Segundo Herrera KO 3 (8), 2:44 2018-11-30   Hotel El Prado, Barranquilla, Colombia
42 Win 38–4   Victor Coronado TKO 6 (8) 2014-11-14   Centro Recreativo Tacasuam, Monteria, Colombia
41 Win 37–4   Anges Adjaho UD 10 2012-05-20   Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
40 Win 36–4   Jamaal Davis UD 10 2010-08-21   Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
39 Loss 35–4   Alfredo Angulo KO 11 (12), 1:39 2010-04-24   Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, USA For interim WBO Super welterweight title.
38 Win 35–3   Clarence Taylor UD 6 2009-10-16   Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
37 Loss 34–3   James Kirkland TKO 6 (10), 3:00 2009-03-07   HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, USA
36 Loss 34–2   Serhiy Dzinziruk UD 12 2008-11-01   König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany For WBO Super welterweight title.
35 Win 34–1   Jose Varela TKO 6 (10), 2:59 2008-08-13   Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, USA Won vacant WBO Latino Super welterweight title.
34 Win 33–1   Ishe Smith UD 10 2008-04-30   River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
33 Win 32–1   Cornelius Bundrage TKO 8 (10), 1:08 2007-07-11   Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
32 Win 31–1   Mauro Lucero KO 1 (8), 3:00 2007-05-16   Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, USA
31 Win 30–1   Thomas Davis KO 7 (10), 2:47 2007-03-30   Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA
30 Win 29–1   Francisco Campos KO 3 (10), 2:33 2006-12-16   Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
29 Win 28–1   Cosme Rivera SD 12 2006-10-27   Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA Won WBA Fedecentro Welterweight title.
Won WBO Latino Welterweight title.
28 Loss 27–1   Carlos Quintana UD 12 2006-06-24   Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA For WBC Latino Welterweight title.
For WBO Latino Welterweight title.
WBA Welterweight title eliminator.
27 Win 27–0   Wilmer Mejia RTD 2 (6), 3:00 2006-02-25   Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
26 Win 26–0   Robert Kamya KO 3 (10), 1:32 2006-01-06   Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, USA
25 Win 25–0   Hicklet Lau TKO 4 (8), 2:11 2005-11-30   Schuetzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey, USA
24 Win 24–0   Christopher Henry TKO 4 (8), 2:49 2005-08-20   Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
23 Win 23–0   Arthur Medina TKO 1 (10), 2:56 2005-06-24   Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
22 Win 22–0   Carlos Wilfredo Vilches TKO 3 (10), 3:00 2005-04-08   Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
21 Win 21–0   Aurelio Julio TKO 1 (8) 2005-02-11   Gimnasio Chico de Hierro, Cartagena, Colombia
20 Win 20–0   Maamar Hadidi TKO 3 (8) 2004-12-03   Alfafar, Spain
19 Win 19–0   Antonio Soriano KO 3 (6), 1:11 2004-11-05   Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
18 Win 18–0   Elias Ruiz KO 2 (6) 2004-09-18   Cartagena, Colombia
17 Win 17–0   Eliseo Ferias KO 2 (?) 2004-08-21   Colombia
16 Win 16–0   Saul Torres TKO 6 (8) 2004-03-06   Centro de Convenciones, Cartagena, Colombia
15 Win 15–0   Lino Perez Jr. PTS 10 2003-10-08   Colombia
14 Win 14–0   Carlos Robles TKO 1 (?) 2003-07-26   Bogota, Colombia
13 Win 13–0   Pedro Lopez TKO 2 (12) 2003-07-04   Coliseo "Happy" Lora, Monteria, Colombia Won vacant WBC Continental Americas Super lightweight title.
12 Win 12–0   Angel Granados KO 4 (10) 2003-03-29   Hotel Tequendama Internacional, Bogota, Colombia Won WBA FEDEBOL Welterweight title.
11 Win 11–0   Cesar Piedrahita KO 2 (4) 2003-03-01   Colombia
10 Win 10–0   Eduardo De la Cruz TKO 9 (12) 2002-09-13   Bogota, Colombia
9 Win 9–0   Jose Guaranda KO 3 (?) 2002-05-31   Colombia
8 Win 8–0   Julio Colorado KO 4 (6) 2002-04-30   Monteria, Colombia
7 Win 7–0   Hernan Gutierrez TKO 2 (6) 2002-03-15   Bogota, Colombia
6 Win 6–0   Manuel Sarmiento KO 2 (?) 2002-02-22   Colombia
5 Win 5–0   Placido Coneo KO 2 (?) 2001-12-22   Canalete, Colombia
4 Win 4–0   Leonardo Angulo KO 1 (?) 2001-09-23   Colombia
3 Win 3–0   Jose Durante KO 1 (?) 2001-08-31   Monteria, Colombia
2 Win 2–0   Luis Ramirez KO 1 (4) 2001-08-07   Colombia
1 Win 1–0   Jorge Perez KO 4 (4) 2001-05-18   Monitos, Colombia Professional debut

References

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  1. ^ Perez, Santos A. (2008-08-14). "Boxing: Miami's Joel Julio makes TV splash with TKO victory". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2008-08-14. [dead link]
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