In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Julio and the second or maternal family name is Rocha.
Jorge Eliécer Julio Rocha (born April 4, 1969) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a two-time bantamweight champion, having held the WBA title from 1992 to 1993 and the WBO title from 1998 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division as an amateur at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Semifinal: Lost to Aleksandar Khristov (Bulgaria) points (was awarded bronze medal)
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Julio turned pro in 1989 and won his first twenty-six fights, culminating on 9 October 1992 with a win over southpaw Eddie Cook for the WBA Bantamweight title. He lost the belt unanimously to Junior Jones in 1993 but was the first to knock Jones down.
He captured the WBO Bantamweight title in 1998 but lost the belt 2000 to Johnny Tapia. His career then began to go downhill, and in 2002, he lost to Manny Pacquiao by TKO and again in 2003 to Israel Vázquez.
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