Deivi ("Deivis") Julio Blanco (born April 12, 1980) is a Colombian amateur boxer best known to qualify for the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
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
Elchin Alizade ( az, Elçin Əlizadə) (born 2 January 1986) is an Azerbaijani amateur boxer best known for winning silver at the 2005 World championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.
Career
In 2001 he won silver against Ismail Sillakh at ...
.
At the first Olympic qualifier he was edged out by
Deontay Wilder
Deontay Leshun Wilder (; born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, making 10 successful defenses. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight ch ...
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
Hamilton Ventura da Conceicao (born 1983 in Cruz das Almas) is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win a silver medal at the 2006 South American Games in the men's light heavyweight division.
Career
He only started to box in 2006 but when ...
to win the tournament.
He lost his Olympic bout to
John M'Bumba
John Mickael M'Bumba (born April 29, 1983) is a French amateur boxer, born in Anderlecht, Belgium, best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships as a heavyweight (up to 91 kg). He also fought in the 2008 S ...
5:11.
He won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the
2015 Pan American Games
Fifteen or 15 may refer to:
*15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16
*one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015
Music
*Fifteen (band), a punk rock band
Albums
* ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005
* ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...
.
References
External links
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American Olympic Qualifications - Guatemala City, Guatemala - April 25-30 2008 "Deivis Julio".
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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
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