Pablo Chacón
Julio Pablo Chacón (born May 22, 1975) is an Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Las Heras, Mendoza.
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| Real name | Julio Pablo Chacón | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | El Relámpago (The Lightning Strike) | |||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Featherweight Super featherweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentine | |||||||||||||
| Born | May 22, 1975 Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 37 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur highlights
- 1994 competed as a Bantamweight at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Lost to Steve Naraina (Mauritius) PTS
- 1996 won the Featherweight bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics.
- Defeated Tyson Gray (Jamaica) PTS (6-5)
- Defeated Josian Lebon (Mauritius) PTS (14-7)
- Defeated János Nagy (Hungary) PTS (18-4)
- Lost to Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) PTS (8-20)
Professional career
Chacon began his professional career in 1996 and went on to become WBO Featherweight champion. Chacon won his first 36 fights, setting up a fight with WBA Featherweight Title holder Freddie Norwood in 2000. Norwood dropped Chacon in the 3rd and won a unanimous decision. In 2001, Chacon defeated Istvan Kovacs by TKO to win the WBO Featherweight title. He defended his title four times, including a victory over Victor Polo, prior to losing his title in 2002 to interim champ Scott Harrison. He later moved up a weight class and challenged Mike Anchondo for the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title, but lost a decision. In 2010 he won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best boxers of the last decade in Argentina.
Professional boxing record
References
- "Pablo Chacón Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.
External links
- Pablo Chacón's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Boxing record for Pablo Chacón from BoxRec (registration required)