Julius Jackson (born August 1, 1987) is a professional boxer from the

Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands () are an archipelago between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Caribbean Sea, geographically forming part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, Caribbean islands or West Indie ...

who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight, as did his brother John Jackson. Their father is boxer Julian Jackson.

Amateur career

At the 2007 World Championships he lost to Ireland's

Kenneth Egan Kenneth Egan (born 7 January 1982) is an Irish politician and boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a silver medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics. He won the Euro ...

by RSCO. At the first Olympic qualifier he lost 3:10 to

Julio Castillo Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988) is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011. Career At the 2006 South American Games, Castillo lost to Hamilton Ventura in t ...

. At the second qualifier he benefited from a bye and defeated boxers from

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

and

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

to qualify. His loss to Eleider Alvarez did not have an effect on his qualification. At the Olympics he lost in the round of 32 to

again, by 22–2.

Professional career

Julius Jackson is currently professionally fighting with a record of 20–2 (16 KOs). He previously held the WBC USNBC Title and the WBA Fedebol Title.

Acting

Julius Jackson has acted in the role of a boxer in the

Telemundo Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content ...

series ''

El César ''El César'' is a Mexican biographical television series that premiered on Space Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dime ...

'' on the life of

Julio César Chávez Julio César Chávez González (; born July 12, 1962), also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. A multiple-time world champion in three weight divisions, Chávez was liste ...

References

External links

*
1st qualifier

1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for the United States Virgin Islands American male boxers 21st-century American sportsmen {{USVirginIslands-boxing-bio-stub