Bruno Julie
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Bruno Julie (born July 11, 1978) is a bantamweight boxer from Mauritius
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 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 54kg bantamweight class, therefore guaranteeing himself at least a bronze medal. This means that 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 even said 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 compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games
under the name of Louis Julie. On the 10th of October 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 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.
2010 (as a bantamweight) (as Louis Julie)
This was the first medal Mauritius had ever won in the history of the Olympics.
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
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
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
Career
In his first major tournament, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, Julie reached the quarter-finals. Four years later, in 2006 he reached the final by defeating Mmoloki Nogeng
Mmoloki Nogeng
Mmoloki Nogeng is a boxer from Botswana. Nogeng won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, losing to Bruno Julie in the semi-finals of the bantamweight category.-Source:*...
, losing only to Indian Akhil Kumar
Akhil Kumar
Akhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
. He also finished second in the African Championships the same year.
In 2007 Julie won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games
2007 All-Africa Games
The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there...
in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, where he was beaten in the semi-final by local hero and eventual winner Abdelhalim Ouradi
Abdelhalim Ouradi
Abdelhalim Ourradi is an Algerian boxer. He won the 2007 All-African title in the bantamweight division and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics for his native North African country.-Career:...
. At the 2007 World Championships
2007 World Championships
2007 World Championships may refer to:* Alpine skiing: Alpine World Ski Championships 2007* Aquatics: 2007 World Aquatics Championships* Athletics: 2007 World Championships in Athletics**Cross-country running: 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...
he beat Orzubek Shayimov but lost to Englishman Joseph Murray. Also in 2007, Julie won gold medals at the Commonwealth Championships in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and at the African Championships
African Amateur Boxing Championships
The African Amateur Boxing Championships is the premier pan-continental annual competition for amateur boxing in Africa. The championships are organised by the continent's governing body, the African Boxing Union . The first edition of the tournament took place in 1962.-History :-References:*...
in Antananarivo
Antananarivo
Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....
. 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
Indian Ocean Games
The men's association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean....
in Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, four years after his first one in Mauritius.
Julie qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in the second qualifier by defeating Emilian Polino
Emilian Polino
Emilian Patrick Polino is a boxer from Tanzania who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.-Career:In 2002 and 2006 the civil servant from Dar es Salaam competed in the Commonwealth Games but exited in the first round....
, despite losing the final to Issa Samir. On August 18, 2008, Bruno Julie made history by winning his quarter-final in the 54kg bantamweight class, therefore guaranteeing himself at least a bronze medal. This means that Julie became the first ever Olympic medalist for Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. He was narrowly defeated by Yankiel León
Yankiel Leon
Yankiel León Alarcón is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.-Career:Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light flyweight....
of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
5-7 on the semi-final bout.
After winning the first-ever Olympic medal for the island of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, Bruno Julie got propositions from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He confirmed this after his return to Mauritius. He said that he won this medal for all Mauritians and even said 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 compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
under the name of Louis Julie. On the 10th of October 2010 he defeated the favored player of this competition, Indian Akhil Kumar
Akhil Kumar
Akhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
, the gold medalist of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
, to proceed to the semi-finals assuring Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
a medal. Thus, Bruno Julie became the favored player of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
as he won the silver medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
and defeated Akhil Kumar
Akhil Kumar
Akhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
, unfortunately he was knocked out in the semi finals gaining only a Bronze medal.
Commonwealth results
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 NogengMmoloki NogengMmoloki Nogeng is a boxer from Botswana. Nogeng won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, losing to Bruno Julie in the semi-finals of the bantamweight category.-Source:*...
(Botswana) 21-10 - Lost to Akhil KumarAkhil KumarAkhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
(India) 12-20
2010 (as a bantamweight) (as Louis Julie)
- Defeated Taiwo Agbaje (Nigeria) 9-4
- Defeated Revocatus Shomari (Tanzania) 12-1
- Defeated Akhil KumarAkhil KumarAkhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
(India) 7-5 - Lost to Sean McGoldrickSean McGoldrickSean McGoldrick is a Welsh boxer who was awarded the gold medal for the Bantamweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India,. Mcgoldrick lost to Manju Wanniarachchi of Sri Lanka in the final and was initially awarded the silver medal...
(Wales) 1-2
Olympic results
2008 (as a bantamweight)- Defeated Emanuel Thabiso NketuEmanuel Thabiso NketuEmanuel Thabiso Nketu is an amateur boxer from Lesotho who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's bantamweight division. He lost to Bruno Julie. He had won two fights at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.-External links:*...
(Lesotho) 17-8 - Defeated Khurshid Tadjibayev (Uzbekistan) 16-4
- Defeated Héctor ManzanillaHéctor ManzanillaHéctor Manzanilla Rangel is a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games...
(Venezuela) 13-9 - Lost to Yankiel LeónYankiel LeonYankiel León Alarcón is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.-Career:Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light flyweight....
(Cuba) 5-7
This was the first medal Mauritius had ever won in the history of the Olympics.
World amateur championship results
2007 (as bantamweight)- Defeated Francisco Castillejo (Spain) RSCO 3
- Defeated Orzubek Shayimov (Uzbekistan) 34-13
- Lost to Joe MurrayJoe Murray (boxer)Joseph Murray is a former amateur boxer from Levenshulme, Manchester, England. He is best known for winning a medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at bantamweight and has recently signed professional terms with Hatton Promotions. His brother John is the reigning British...
(England) 19-26