Julius Jackson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Chef |
| Born | Julius Jackson August 1, 1987 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Win by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 2 |
Julius Jackson (born August 1, 1987) is a professional boxer from the Virgin Islands who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight, as did his brother John Jackson. Their father is boxer Julian Jackson.
Amateur career
[edit]At the 2007 World Championships he lost to Ireland's Kenneth Egan by RSCO. At the first Olympic qualifier he lost 3:10 to Julio Castillo.
At the second qualifier he benefited from a bye and defeated boxers from Nicaragua and Mexico to qualify. His loss to Eleider Alvarez did not have an effect on his qualification. At the Olympics he lost in the round of 32 to Kenneth Egan again, by 22–2.
Professional career
[edit]Julius Jackson is currently[when?] professionally fighting with a record of 20–2 (16 KOs).[1] He previously held the WBC USNBC Title and the WBA Fedebol Title.
Acting
[edit]Julius Jackson has acted in the role of a boxer in the Telemundo series El César on the life of Julio César Chávez.[citation needed]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Julius Jackson from BoxRec (registration required)
- 1st qualifier
- 2nd qualifier
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| National | |
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- United States Virgin Islands male boxers
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for the United States Virgin Islands
- American male boxers
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- United States Virgin Islands sportspeople stubs
- Caribbean boxing biography stubs