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  1.                                  the 1984 U.S. Olympic 
  2.                                  gold medal winner. In the 
  3.                                  final round, with Julio 
  4.                                  trailing on points, he 
  5.                                  rallied to knock out 
  6. Meldrick with just two seconds left in the bout. 
  7.  
  8. In January 1994, Julio lost his first bout, and 
  9. his super lightweight title, to Frankie Randall, 
  10. in a split decision. In the rematch three
  11. months later, Julio won back his title. He
  12. plans to retire from the ring after an even
  13. 100 fights.
  14.