Carlos González (boxer)
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Carlos González Ferrer (born June 15, 1972), was a boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Xochimilco
Xochimilco
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, Mexico
Mexico
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, and a former WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
world junior welterweight champion.
Julio began boxing professionally in 1988, and captured the WBO Light Welterweight Title with a TKO victory over Jimmy Paul
Jimmy Paul
Jimmy Paul was an American boxer in the lightweight division. On April 6, 1985 he beat Harry Arroyo to become the IBF Lightweight Champion. Paul successfully defended the title four times. On December 6, 1986 Paul lost the title to Greg Haugen. Paul retired in 1999 with a professional record of...
in 1992. He defended the title three times before losing it to Zack Padilla
Zack Padilla
Zack Padilla is a retired American boxer and a former WBO Light Welterweight champion.-Professional career:Padilla turned pro in 1985 and retired shortly thereafter in 1986 after a TKO loss to Dwayne Prim....
in 1993. He captured the title again in 1998 with a TKO win over Giovanni Parisi
Giovanni Parisi
Giovanni Parisi was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.- Biography:...
. He lost the belt in his first defense to Randall Bailey
Randall Bailey
Randall Bailey is an American boxer at welterweight. Nicknamed "The Knockout King", Bailey is widely considered to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing today.- Professional career :...
by KO in the first round. He retired in 2005 after being TKO'd by Felix Flores
Felix Flores
Felix Flores is a professional boxer.Flores, who fights out of Puerto Rico, has been featured numerous times on Telemundo. In February 2005, Flores got his first loss on March 30, 1996 vs...
.