Julius Jackson
Encyclopedia
Julius Jackson is an amateur boxer from the Virgin Islands
who qualified for he 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight just like his brother John Jackson
. Their father is boxer Julian Jackson
.
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.
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
who qualified for he 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight just like his brother John Jackson
John Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer)
John Jackson is an amateur boxer from the Virgin Islands who qualified for, and boxed in, the 2008 Olympics at welterweight. He is one of the sons of boxer Julian Jackson, and his brother Julius Jackson qualified at light-heavyweight....
. Their father is boxer Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson is a retired professional boxer and former three-time world champion in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions...
.
Amateur
At the 2007 World Championships he lost to Ireland's Kenneth EganKenneth Egan
Kenneth "Kenny" Egan is an amateur boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a Silver Medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics...
by RSCO, at the first Olympic qualifier he lost 3:10 to Julio Castillo
Julio Castillo
Julio Castillo is an amateur boxer from Ecuador best known to win bronze in the men's light-heavyweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games and Silver in 2011.-Career:...
.
At the second qualifier he benefited from a bye and defeated boxers from Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to qualify. His loss to Eleider Alvarez
Eleider Alvarez
Eléyder Álvarez Baytar is a Colombian amateur boxer, best known for winning the 2007 Pan American Games in the men's light heavyweight division.-Amateur Career:...
did not have an effect on his qualification. At the Olympics he lost in the round of 32 to Kenneth Egan
Kenneth Egan
Kenneth "Kenny" Egan is an amateur boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a Silver Medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics...
again, by 22-2.