Julio Pablo Chacon boxeador

Julio Pablo Chacón (born May 22, 1975) is an Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Las Heras, Mendoza.Chacon began his professional career in 1996 and went on to become WBO Featherweight champion. Chacon won his first 36 fights, setting up a fight with WBA Featherweight Title holder Freddie Norwood in 2000. Norwood dropped Chacon in the 3rd and won a unanimous decision. In 2001, Chacon defeated Istvan Kovacs by TKO to win the WBO Featherweight title. He defended his title four times, including a victory over Victor Polo, prior to losing his title in 2002 to interim champ Scott Harrison. He later moved up a weight class and challenged Mike Anchondo for the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title, but lost a decision. In 2010 he won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best boxers of the last decade in Argentina.