Deivi ("Deivis") Julio Blanco (born April 12, 1980) is a Colombian amateur boxer best known to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Heavyweight (201 lbs limit) division.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Deivis Julio Blanco |
| Born | April 12, 1980 (age 44) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
Career
editAt the PanAm Games 2007 the tall Julio ran into dominant Osmay Acosta early and lost 2:10. At the World Championships 2007 he suffered the ultimate humiliation when he was blitzed in a mere 15 seconds of round 1 by Elchin Alizade.
At the first Olympic qualifier he was edged out by Deontay Wilder 5:6 but when Wilder and Acosta both qualified the 26-year-old seized the opportunity at the second qualifier to defeat Alcivar Ayovi, Alexander Vellon and Hamilton Ventura to win the tournament. He lost his Olympic bout to John M'Bumba 5:11.
He won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2015 Pan American Games.
References
edit- ^ "Brazil top Guatemala Olympic qualifier". AIBA. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
Deivi Julio Blanco
External links
edit- Delvis Julio Blanco at Olympics.com
- Delvis Julio at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Deivis Julio Blanco at Toronto2015.org at the Wayback Machine (archived July 23, 2015)
- American Olympic Qualifications - Guatemala City, Guatemala - April 25-30 2008. "Deivis Julio".
- Julio Blanco at Yahoo! Sports at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2011)
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