Julius Jackson

Julius Jackson

Personal information
Nickname	The Chef
Born	Julius Jackson (1987-08-01) August 1, 1987 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight
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

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

Julius Jackson is currently professionally fighting with a record of 20–2 (16 KOs). He previously held the WBC USNBC Title and the WBA Fedebol Title.

Acting

Julius Jackson has acted in the role of a boxer in the Telemundo series El César on the life of Julio César Chávez.

External links

• Boxing record for Julius Jackson from BoxRec (registration required)
• 1st qualifier
• 2nd qualifier