WBC/IBF #4 ranked junior middleweight contender Joel Julio will headline an August 13, 2008, fight card from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva.
Julio will battle Nicaraguan veteran Jose Varela in a 10 round junior middleweight contest. Both the Julio-Varela bout and the co-feature contest between "Mean" Joe Greene and Jose Miguel Torres will be broadcast live on ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights," beginning at 9:00 pm ET.
Julio, 33-1 (30), is ranked #4 by the WBC and the IBF, #2 by the WBO, and #6 by the WBA. The 23 year old Monteria, Colombia native has stopped 21 opponents within the first three rounds. He has won his last six bouts, three by knockout. In his last bout on April 30, 2008, Julio defeated Ishe Smith via ten round decision.
Varela, 23-3 (16), has won five of his last six bouts. The 31-year-old Chinandega, Nicaragua native has stopped 11 opponents within the first three rounds. On October 13, 2006, Varela captured the WBC Continental Americas Junior Middleweight Championship by defeating Manuel Gomez by twelve round decision.
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