Bobby Chacon
Career, Record, Stats
Bobby Chacon (Schoolboy) was an American professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 1 month, and 26 days, Chacon amassed a record of 59-7-1, which includes 47 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2005.
Bobby Chacon's Boxing Career
Bobby Chacon was born in Pacoima, California, U.S. on November 28, 1951. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on April 7, 1972 against Jose Antonio Rosa. Chacon defeated Rosa via 5th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Chacon became a world champion at the age of 22 after 25 professional fights. He challenged Alfredo Marcano for the vacant WBC featherweight title and stopped Marcano in the 9th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-featherweight (WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Chacon's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Bobby Jones at age 36, on June 2, 1988.
Some of Bobby Chacon's best fights were against Danny Lopez (HOFer), Freddie Roach, and Rubén Olivares (HOFer). For a complete list of Chacon's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Bobby Chacon".
Chacon has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Bobby Chacon Losses".
Bobby Chacon's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Jun 02, 1988 | 36 |  Bobby Jones | win | UD 10 |
66 | Jun 23, 1987 | 35 | Martin Guevera | win | TKO 3 |
65 | Oct 04, 1985 | 33 | Rafael Solis | win | TKO 5 |
64 | Aug 15, 1985 | 33 | Arturo Frias | win | TKO 7 |
63 | May 20, 1985 | 33 | Davey Montana | win | KO 8 |
62 | Mar 05, 1985 | 33 | 
Freddie Roach 25 36-7  | win | MD 10 |
61 | Jun 12, 1984 | 32 | Carlton Sparrow | win | TKO 5 |
60 | Jan 14, 1984 | 32 | 
Ray Mancini 22 28-1 | loss | TKO 3 |
59 | May 15, 1983 | 31 | Cornelius Boza Edwards | win | UD 12 |
58 | Dec 11, 1982 | 31 | Rafael Limón | win | UD 15 |
57 | Jun 15, 1982 | 30 | Arturo Leon | win | UD 10 |
56 | May 04, 1982 | 30 | Rosendo Ramirez | win | TKO 8 |
55 | Mar 16, 1982 | 30 | Salvador Ugalde | win | TKO 3 |
54 | Feb 23, 1982 | 30 | Renan Marota | win | TKO 8 |
53 | Nov 07, 1981 | 29 | Augustin Rivera | win | RTD 6 |
52 | May 30, 1981 | 29 | Cornelius Boza Edwards | loss | RTD 13 |
51 | Mar 12, 1981 | 29 | Leon Smith | win | TKO 3 |
50 | Feb 05, 1981 | 29 | Roberto Garcia | win | TKO 10 |
49 | Mar 21, 1980 | 28 | Rafael Limón | win | SD 10 |
48 | Nov 16, 1979 | 27 | 
Alexis Argüello 27 59-5 | loss | RTD 7 |
47 | Jun 18, 1979 | 27 | Jose Torres | win | UD 10 |
46 | Apr 09, 1979 | 27 | Rafael Limón | draw | TD 7 |
45 | Feb 26, 1979 | 27 | Shig Fukuyama | win | TKO 5 |
44 | Dec 06, 1978 | 27 | Gerald Hayes | win | UD 10 |
43 | Sep 27, 1978 | 26 | Augie Pantellas | win | TKO 7 |
42 | May 19, 1978 | 26 | Ignacio Campos | win | TKO 7 |
41 | Nov 15, 1977 | 25 | Arturo Leon | loss | SD 10 |
40 | Aug 20, 1977 | 25 | 
Rubén Olivares 30 82-8-1 | win | UD 10 |
39 | Jul 15, 1977 | 25 | Alejandro Lopez | win | RTD 7 |
38 | Jun 09, 1977 | 25 | Miguel Estrada | win | TKO 2 |
37 | May 19, 1977 | 25 | Ramon Contreras | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Jan 13, 1977 | 25 | Julio Leal | win | TKO 7 |
35 | Dec 16, 1976 | 25 | Miguel Meza | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Nov 10, 1976 | 24 | Bonnie Necessario | win | TKO 2 |
33 | Feb 25, 1976 | 24 | David Sotelo | win | UD 10 |
32 | Feb 17, 1976 | 24 | Modesto Concepcion | win | TKO 10 |
31 | Jan 27, 1976 | 24 | Gene Prado | win | KO 5 |
30 | Dec 07, 1975 | 24 | Rafael Limón | loss | UD 10 |
29 | Nov 18, 1975 | 23 | Fel Clemente | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Jun 20, 1975 | 23 |
Rubén Olivares 28 79-5-1 | loss | TKO 2 |
27 | Mar 01, 1975 | 23 | Jesus Estrada | win | KO 2 |
26 | Sep 07, 1974 | 22 | Alfredo Marcano | win | TKO 9 |
25 | May 24, 1974 | 22 | 
Danny Lopez 21 4-0 | win | TKO 9 |
24 | Mar 04, 1974 | 22 | Genzo Kurosawa | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Feb 01, 1974 | 22 | Jorge Ramos | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Oct 13, 1973 | 21 | Jose Luis Martin del Campo | win | TKO 9 |
21 | Sep 28, 1973 | 21 | Jorge Ramos | win | TKO 10 |
20 | Jun 23, 1973 | 21 |
Rubén Olivares 26 71-3-1 | loss | RTD 9 |
19 | Apr 28, 1973 | 21 | Chucho Castillo | win | TKO 10 |
18 | Mar 30, 1973 | 21 | Frankie Crawford | win | UD 10 |
17 | Feb 28, 1973 | 21 | Jose Luis Martin del Campo | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Feb 15, 1973 | 21 | Arturo Pineda | win | KO 5 |
15 | Nov 06, 1972 | 20 | Ray Echevarria | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Oct 16, 1972 | 20 | Alberto Reyes | win | TKO 9 |
13 | Sep 11, 1972 | 20 | Valente Vera | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Aug 21, 1972 | 20 | Juan Montayo | win | TKO 8 |
11 | Aug 11, 1972 | 20 | Modesto Boy Dayaganon | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Jul 31, 1972 | 20 | Alfredo De La Rosa | win | KO 4 |
9 | Jul 17, 1972 | 20 | Alberto Perez | win | KO 5 |
8 | Jun 30, 1972 | 20 | Jesus Robles | win | KO 2 |
7 | Jun 19, 1972 | 20 | Alfredo De La Rosa | win | UD 5 |
6 | Jun 05, 1972 | 20 | Ray Llamas | win | KO 1 |
5 | May 22, 1972 | 20 | Luis Robles | win | KO 1 |
4 | May 15, 1972 | 20 | Henry Felix | win | KO 1 |
3 | May 08, 1972 | 20 | Ruben Coria | win | KO 2 |
2 | Apr 22, 1972 | 20 | Limon Salas | win | KO 1 |
1 | Apr 07, 1972 | 20 | Jose Antonio Rosa | win | KO 5 |