Louis Richard Bruno Julie (born July 11, 1978), known as Bruno Julie, is a Mauritian bantamweight boxer who won a number of medals in international tournaments and competed in the 2008 Olympics when he won the first-ever Olympic medal for the island of Mauritius.
In his first major tournament, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Julie reached the quarter-finals. Four years later in 2006 he reached the final by defeating Mmoloki Nogeng, losing only to Indian Akhil Kumar. He also finished second in the African Championships the same year.
Julie qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in the second qualifier by defeating Emilian Polino, despite losing the final to Issa Samir. On August 18, 2008, Bruno Julie made history by winning his quarter-final in the 54 kg bantamweight class, therefore guaranteeing himself at least a bronze medal. In doing so Julie became the first ever Olympic medalist for Mauritius. He was narrowly defeated by Yankiel León of Cuba 5-7 on the semi-final bout.
After winning the first-ever Olympic medal for the island of Mauritius, Bruno Julie got propositions from France and the United States. He confirmed this after his return to Mauritius. He said that he won this medal for all Mauritians and that he heard shouting 'Bruno Bruno' every time he was on the ring at Beijing. Mauritian fans have nicknamed Julie as the Mauritian Magician and the Creol Crusher.
He competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games under the name of Louis Julie. On October 10, 2010 he defeated the favored player of this competition, Indian Akhil Kumar, the gold medalist of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, to proceed to the semi-finals assuring Mauritius a medal. Thus, Bruno Julie became the favored player of the 2010 Commonwealth Games as he had won the silver medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and defeated Akhil Kumar. Unfortunately, he was knocked out in the semi-finals, gaining only a Bronze medal.
Commonwealth resultsedit
2006 (as a bantamweight) (as Louis Richard Bruno Julie)
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Louis Richard Bruno Julie born July 11 1978 known as Bruno Julie is a Mauritian bantamweight boxer who won a number of medals in international tournaments and competed in the 2008 Olympics when he won the first ever Olympic medal for the island of Mauritius Bruno JulieStatisticsReal nameLouis Richard Bruno JulieNickname s JulieCreol CrusherMauritian Magician 1 NationalityMauritianBorn 1978 07 11 July 11 1978 age 45 Rose Hill MauritiusMedal record Men s BoxingRepresenting MauritiusOlympic Games2008 Beijing BantamweightCommonwealth Games2006 Melbourne Bantamweight2010 Delhi BantamweightAll Africa Games2011 Maputo Bantamweight2007 Algiers BantamweightAfrican Amateur Championships2007 Antananarivo Bantamweight2001 Port Louis Bantamweight2003 Yaounde BantamweightJeux de la Francophonie2009 Beirut Bantamweight Contents 1 Career 1 1 Commonwealth results 1 2 Olympic results 1 3 World amateur championship results 2 References 3 External linksCareer editIn his first major tournament at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester Julie reached the quarter finals Four years later in 2006 he reached the final by defeating Mmoloki Nogeng losing only to Indian Akhil Kumar He also finished second in the African Championships the same year In 2007 Julie won the bronze medal at the All Africa Games in Algeria where he was beaten in the semi final by local hero and eventual winner Abdelhalim Ouradi At the 2007 World Championships he beat Orzubek Shayimov but lost to Englishman Joseph Murray Also in 2007 Julie won gold medals at the Commonwealth Championships in Liverpool and at the African Championships in Antananarivo He won a further gold medal at the African Cup of Nations in his native country and clinched his second gold medal at the Indian Ocean Games in Madagascar four years after his first one in Mauritius Julie qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in the second qualifier by defeating Emilian Polino despite losing the final to Issa Samir On August 18 2008 Bruno Julie made history by winning his quarter final in the 54 kg bantamweight class therefore guaranteeing himself at least a bronze medal In doing so Julie became the first ever Olympic medalist for Mauritius He was narrowly defeated by Yankiel Leon of Cuba 5 7 on the semi final bout After winning the first ever Olympic medal for the island of Mauritius Bruno Julie got propositions from France and the United States He confirmed this after his return to Mauritius He said that he won this medal for all Mauritians and that he heard shouting Bruno Bruno every time he was on the ring at Beijing Mauritian fans have nicknamed Julie as the Mauritian Magician and the Creol Crusher He competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games under the name of Louis Julie On October 10 2010 he defeated the favored player of this competition Indian Akhil Kumar the gold medalist of the 2006 Commonwealth Games to proceed to the semi finals assuring Mauritius a medal Thus Bruno Julie became the favored player of the 2010 Commonwealth Games as he had won the silver medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and defeated Akhil Kumar Unfortunately he was knocked out in the semi finals gaining only a Bronze medal Commonwealth results edit 2006 as a bantamweight as Louis Richard Bruno Julie Defeated Immanuel Naidjala Namibia 26 10 Defeated Abid Ali Pakistan 27 13 Defeated Matthew Edmonds Wales 21 8 Defeated Mmoloki Nogeng Botswana 21 10 Lost to Akhil Kumar India 12 202010 as a bantamweight as Louis Julie Defeated Taiwo Agbaje Nigeria 9 4 Defeated Revocatus Shomari Tanzania 12 1 Defeated Akhil Kumar India 7 5 Lost to Sean McGoldrick Wales 1 2Olympic results edit 2008 as a bantamweight Defeated Emanuel Thabiso Nketu Lesotho 17 8 Defeated Khurshid Tadjibayev Uzbekistan 16 4 Defeated Hector Manzanilla Venezuela 13 9 Lost to Yankiel Leon Cuba 5 7This was the first medal Mauritius had ever won in the history of the Olympics World amateur championship results edit 2007 as bantamweight Defeated Francisco Castillejo Spain RSCO 3 Defeated Orzubek Shayimov Uzbekistan 34 13 Lost to Joe Murray England 19 26References edit Magnifique Bruno Julie le Magician Mauritian Archived from the original on 2011 09 02 Retrieved 2011 09 17 External links editBruno Julie at BoxRec registration required nbsp Bruno Julie at Olympics com nbsp Bruno Julie at Olympedia nbsp Bruno Julie at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Bruno Julie at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games archived nbsp 2006 Commonwealth Games Bio 2010 Commonwealth Games Bio Archived 2012 04 25 at the Wayback Machine Africa Games Bruno Julie at the International Olympic Committee Bruno Julie at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bruno Julie amp oldid 1171567852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
