Julio promises KO!

Monday, August 11 2008

Photo: Kurt Freitag

World-ranked jr. middleweight contender Joel Julio (33-1, 30 KOs) promises to knock out Jose Varela on Wednesday when the two headline a "Heavy Hitters" fight card live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL. At today's final press conf Julio, ranked #4 by the WBC and the IBF, #2 by the WBO, and #6 by the WBA, announced that he sees no need for judges on Wednesday. "I promise this will be a knockout on Wednesday night." The 23-year-old Monteria, Colombia native has stopped 21 opponents within the first three rounds. In the co-feature bout undefeated jr. middleweight Joe Greene battles Colombian Jose Miguel Torres in a 12 round bout for the NABA super welterweight championship. Both bouts will be broadcasted live on ESPN2's "Wednesday Night Fights", beginning at 9:00 pm ET.

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