Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988) is an

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. He won two medals at the

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: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011.

Career

At the 2006 South American Games, Castillo lost to

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in the semifinals and ended up with a bronze medal. At the

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, he won 15:5 against Carlos Negron, but lost to the eventual winner Eleider Alvarez 8:10 in the semifinal. He failed to qualify for the

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and went up to heavyweight, winning a silver at the

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. At the 2012 Olympic qualifier, he lost 8:14 to Michael Hunter, but qualified for the Olympics on the strength of "two wins vs no-names". He lost in the first bout at both the

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and 2016 Olympics. He represented Ecuador at the

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1988 births Living people People from Durán, Ecuador Ecuadorian male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Ecuador Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games silver medalists for Ecuador 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 Ecuador South American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador South American Games silver medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2018 South American Games AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Heavyweight boxers Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Ecuadorian people Boxers at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Ecuador-boxing-bio-stub