Joel Julio: record, next fight and profile →
IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck is going through the toughest training camp of his career. Zaveck is preparing for his upcoming fight against ex-WBC titlist Andre Berto on September 3 in Biloxi, MS. Zaveck is currently in Magdeburg training under Dirk Dzemski.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that welterweight contender Joel Julio will not go forward with a scheduled fight against Antwone Smith on the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah undercard, which takes place on July 23 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Julio's mother and sister were involved in a serious car accident in Colombia and the boxer left his training camp to be with his family.
Last week, boxing manager Chris Ganescu informed BoxingScene.com that welterweight contender Jo Jo Dan (28-1, 15KOs) is willing to face Joel Julio (37-4, 31KOs) for the right to challenge WBC champion Victor Ortiz. Julio recently returned to 147-pounds and challenged Ortiz during a BoxingScene interview. Dan, who is ranked #4 by the WBC, is willing to give Julio a shot to secure a top five ranking and get close to an Ortiz shot.
Former WBO light-welterweight title challenger Lamont Peterson (28-1-1) will fight Victor Manuel Cayo (26-1) in an IBF 140-pound title eliminator on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah two-belt unification bout, which takes place on July 23 in Las Vegas. The victor of Peterson-Cayo will be in line to square-off against the main event's winner.
Boxing manager Chris Ganescu had informed BoxingScene.com that welterweight contender Jo Jo Dan (28-1, 15KOs) is willing to face Joel Julio (37-4, 31KOs) for the right to challenge WBC champion Victor Ortiz. Julio recently returned to 147-pounds and challenged Ortiz during a BoxingScene interview. When Dan heard about Julio's challenge, he advised the Colombian boxer to "wait his turn." At the same time, Dan, who is ranked #4 by the WBC, is willing to give Julio a shot to secure a top five ranking and get close to an Ortiz shot.
"The Love Child" Joel Julio (37-4, 31KOs) has returned to the welterweight ranks. Julio has been fighting at junior middleweight, and above, since December of 2006. He suffered three of his four defeats at the higher weight. On Friday, he returned to 147-pounds to win an easy ten round decision over Anges Adjaho. Julio told BoxingScene.com that he would like to stay very active in 2011, and the man he wants to fight most is WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22KOs).
31-year old Colombian Joel Julio (37-4, 31 KO), of Miami, Florida, returning to Welterweight for the first time since 2006, was almost flawless on Friday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, winning almost every round against a listless 31-year old Anges Adjaho (25-5, 14 KO) of Buffalo, New York. It was Adjaho’s fifth loss in a row and his lack of effort for much of the contest suggested a fighter growing too comfortable with defeat.
Bill Emes catches up with Joel Julio about his return to the welterweight division, defeating Anges Adjaho, being more active in his career and more.
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - Rising welterweight/junior middleweight prospect Sadam Ali (13-0, 7KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over John Revish (10-4-2, 8KOs). All three judges saw it 79-72 for Ali.
Brick City Grill - Newark, NJ - Kathy Duva, Main Events, CEO: "It occurred to me that you hear a lot of stories the night after a fight that the main event was great but the under card was awful. Well our story today is that not just the main event is going to be great, but that the under card is going to be great too."