Julius Munyelele Indongo was born on 12 February 1983 and is a Namibian professional boxer.
16 Facts About Julius Indongo
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Julius Indongo is a former light-welterweight world champion, having held the WBA, IBF, and IBO titles between 2016 and 2017.
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However, Julius Indongo was struck by tuberculosis, which interrupted his career for 2 years.
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Right before his first fight, Julius Indongo broke his right hand.
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Julius Indongo decided to fight regardless but was easily outpointed by Anthony Little.
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Julius Indongo debuted professionally at the age of 25, on 25 July 2009, with a points decision win over Pohamba Mandume.
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Julius Indongo went on to make six successful defenses of that title between 2014 and 2016.
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Julius Indongo was a late bloomer on the world stage, with his first world title fight taking place when he was 33.
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Julius Indongo was a lot better than we thought he was going to be.
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Julius Indongo vacated the IBO belt to avoid paying even more in sanctioning fees.
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On fight night, Crawford dominated Julius Indongo, knocking him down in the second round before finishing him with a vicious body shot in just three rounds.
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Julius Indongo started the fight well before being hit with a hard jab that dropped him.
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Julius Indongo fought close to Prograis, which seemed to benefit Prograis.
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Julius Indongo came back with a win against Carltavius Jones Johnson in his next fight.
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In round two, Jones Johnson fought more aggressively, but a counter right hook from Julius Indongo dropped him on the canvas.
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Julius Indongo did not look fit to continue however, and the referee waved the fight off right after the knockdown.