Julio César Vásquez


Julio César Vásquez is an Argentine retired professional boxer best known to have held a WBA junior middleweight title.

Amateur record

Vasquez had an amateur record of 33-2.

Professional career

Vasquez, known as "El Zurdo" which means lefty as he is a southpaw, turned pro in 1986 and captured the Vacant [List of light-middleweight boxing champions|WBA Light middleweight|Light Middleweight Title] by KO'ing little-known Hitoshi Kamiyama in 1992. He successfully defended the title ten times beating such boxers as Javier Castillejo, Aaron Davis, Tony Marshall and the then-undefeated future-great: Winky Wright during his championship reign before losing the belt to the legendary Pernell Whitaker in 1995 who had only one fight in this weightclass.
That same year he recaptured the WBA Light Middleweight Title by beating fellow southpaw Carl Daniels whom he knocked out with a single straight left after trailing badly on points. The devastating 11th-round knockout of Daniels was named Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year for 1995.
He lost the belt in his next fight to Laurent Boudouani by KO and never contended again. Although he never had another major title shot, Vasquez continues to fight in his native Argentina, fighting as recently as 2007 in the super middleweight division and has a current win–loss record of 68 wins, 13 losses.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
82DrawSilvio Walter RojasPTS42009-06-19Club Atlético Sarmiento, Barrio Santa Marta, Argentina
81Loss68–13Oscar Daniel VelizKO7 2008-04-11Puerto Madryn, Argentina
80Loss68–12Ruben Eduardo AcostaKO1 2008-02-02Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
79Loss68–11Jorge Osvaldo DominguezUD12 2007-04-21Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFor vacant WBO Latino Middleweight title.
78Win68–10Luis Ariel RojasKO1 2007-02-21Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
77Loss67–10Martin Abel BruerRTD9 2006-10-07Club Barrio Alegre, Trenque Lauquen, ArgentinaFor Argentina super middleweight title.
76Win67–9Juan Carlos VillagraUD12 2006-05-12Club Universitario, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
75Win66–9Hugo Daniel SclarandiUD10 2006-02-17Bahia Blanca, Argentina
74Loss65–9Stjepan BožićRTD7 2005-12-02Dvorana Jazine, Zadar, CroatiaFor WBF Super Middleweight title.
73Win65–8Juan Carlos VillagraUD8 2005-03-12Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
72Loss64–8Denis InkinTKO7 2004-09-24Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
71Loss64–7Alexey ChirkovUD10 2004-01-30DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
70Loss64–6Ramon Arturo BritezUD10 2003-01-24Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
69Win64–5Enrique CamposUD10 2002-11-30Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay
68Loss63–5Jorge SclarandiUD10 2002-11-09Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
67Loss63–4Robin ReidUD12 2001-12-19Skydome, Coventry, England, U.K.For WBF Super Middleweight title.
66Win63–3Juan Italo MezaTKO9 2000-04-08Estadio Parque Central, Neuquen, Argentina
65Win62–3Ricardo Raul NunezKO2 2000-03-25Club Atletico Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Argentina
64Win61–3Jorge SclarandiSD10 2000-02-19Club Atletico Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Argentina
63Win60–3Raul Omar SenaUD8 1998-02-21Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
62Win59–3Anthony IvoryUD8 1997-10-04Le Grande Dome, Villebon, France
61Win58–3Hugo Daniel SclarandiUD10 1997-07-19Villa Gesell, Argentina
60Win57–3Ramon Arturo BritezKO1 1997-06-14Buenos Aires, Argentina
59Loss56–3Laurent BoudouaniKO5 1996-08-21La Palestre, Le Cannet, FranceLost WBA Light Middleweight title
58Win56–2Carl DanielsTKO11 1995-12-16Core States Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Won WBA Light Middleweight title
57Win55–2Carlos Martin LeturiaKO1 1995-08-19Buenos Aires, Argentina
56Win54–2Ruben RuizTKO1 1995-05-27Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
55Loss53–2Pernell WhitakerUD12 1995-03-04Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.Lost WBA Light Middleweight title
54Win53–1Mike BonislawskiTKO2 1995-02-04Palais des Sports, Castelnau, France
53Win52–1Tony MarshallUD12 1994-11-11Club Caja Popular, San Miguel, ArgentinaRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
52Win51–1Winky WrightUD12 1994-08-21Jai Alai, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, FranceRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
51Win50–1Akhmet DottuevTKO10 1994-05-21King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.Retained WBA Light Middleweight title
50Win49–1Ricardo Raul NunezUD12 1994-04-08Club Defensores de Villa Lujan, San Miguel, ArgentinaRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
49Win48–1Armand PicarTKO2 1994-03-04MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained WBA Light Middleweight title
48Win47–1Juan Ramon MedinaUD12 1994-01-22Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, KazakhstanRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
47Win46–1Han KimKO3 1993-10-01Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
46Win45–1Aaron DavisMD12 1993-08-21Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, MonacoRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
45Win44–1Alejandro UguetoUD12 1993-07-10Club Defensores de Villa Lujan, San Miguel, ArgentinaRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
44Win43–1Javier CastillejoUD12 1993-04-24Polideportivo Parquesur Sport, Leganes, SpainRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
43Win42–1Amaury MogueaTKO3 1993-03-27Casino Royal, Evian les Bains, France
42Win41–1Aquilino AsprillaUD12 1993-02-22Estadio Super Domo, Mar del Plata, ArgentinaRetained WBA Light Middleweight title
41Win40–1Hitoshi KamiyamaKO1 1992-12-21Club Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant WBA Light Middleweight title.
40Win39–1David McCluskeyDQ2 1992-08-14Buenos Aires, Argentina
39Win38–1Anthony IvoryUD8 1992-07-11Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
38Win37–1Francisco Bernabé BobadillaTKO7 1992-06-06Buenos Aires, Argentina
37Win36–1Jorge Alberto MorelloKO1 1992-05-08Santa Fe, Argentina
36Win35–1Daniel Omar DominguezKO1 1992-04-18Buenos Aires, Argentina
35Win34–1Alberto ArreolaKO1 1992-02-27Paris, France
34Win33–1Louis HowardKO3 1991-11-21Paris, France
33Win32–1Tyrone TriceTKO9 1991-09-19Paris, France
32Win31–1Eduardo Domingo ContrerasTKO2 1991-07-27Estudios Canal 9 TV, Buenos Aires, Argentina
31Loss30–1Verno PhillipsDQ6 1991-06-13Campo Universitario de Deportes, Santa Fe, Argentina
30Win30–0Judas ClotteyKO1 1991-05-22Paris, France
29Win29–0Sergio Eduardo RonconiTKO4 1991-03-16Santa Fe, Argentina
28Win28–0Anibal MirandaTKO5 1991-02-23Conference Centre, Brighton, England, U.K.
27Win27–0Isaias MonteiroKO2 1991-02-14Santa Fe, Argentina
26Win26–0Alphonso BaileyTKO1 1990-11-24Torrequebrada Hotel & Casino, Benalmadena, Spain
25Win25–0Jorge Argentino TejadaPTS10 1990-09-07San Luis, Argentina
24Win24–0Ruben Elvicio SilvaTKO2 1990-07-06San Luis, Argentina
23Win23–0Raul Regino SanchezKO1 1990-06-23Buenos Aires, Argentina
22Win22–0Domingo Guzman NunezKO2 1990-04-20Santa Fe, Argentina
21Win21–0Troy WorthamTKO6 1989-11-18Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
20Win20–0Edmundo Antonio DiazTKO4 1989-05-05Santa Fe, Argentina
19Win19–0Juan Carlos OrtizTKO1 1989-03-10Mar del Plata, Argentina
18Win18–0Felipe GuzmanTKO3 1989-01-23Punta del Este, Uruguay
17Win17–0Claudio PereiraTKO1 1988-12-10Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
16Win16–0Jorge Pino BermudezPTS10 1988-10-10San Miguel, Argentina
15Win15–0Ricardo Alberto CarballoTKO8 1988-06-18Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
14Win14–0Ramón Gaspar AbeldañoTKO9 1988-04-17Santa Fe, Argentina
13Win13–0Simón EscobarTKO5 1988-02-04Santa Fe, Argentina
12Win12–0Jorge Argentino TejadaPTS10 1987-11-12Santa Fe, Argentina
11Win11–0Domingo Simón SosaKO1 1987-10-09Santa Fe, Argentina
10Win10–0Antonio René JuárezPTS10 1987-08-17Santa Fe, Argentina
9Win9–0Juan Orlando BarbozaPTS10 1987-07-10Santa Fe, Argentina
8Win8–0Sergio Norberto CombisPTS10 1987-05-08Santa Fe, Argentina
7Win7–0Daniel Elpidio AltamiraRTD3 1987-03-14San Genaro Norte, Argentina
6Win6–0Ramón Roque VanosDQ4 1986-12-13Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5Win5–0Jose Alejandro RiveraKO2 1986-11-28Salta, Argentina
4Win4–0José María CarabajalKO2 1986-09-12Santa Fe, Argentina
3Win3–0José Luís DíazKO2 1986-08-08Santa Fe, Argentina
2Win2–0Eusebio EscalanteTKO4 1986-07-04Santa Fe, Argentina
1Win1–0Marcelo Antonio ChancalayUD6 1986-06-07Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina