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.

Career

At 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

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American Olympic Qualifications - Guatemala City, Guatemala - April 25-30 2008
"Deivis Julio". * 1980 births Living people Colombian male boxers Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Colombia Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2007 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub