Jesús Chávez
Career, Record, Stats
Jesús Chávez (El Matador) is a 51-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 2 months, and 19 days, Chávez amassed a record of 44-8, which includes 30 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Jesús Chávez' Boxing Career
Jesús Chávez was born in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico on November 12, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on August 5, 1994 against Lewis Wood. Chávez defeated Wood via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Chávez got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 36 professional fights. On November 10, 2001 Chávez challenged Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s WBC super-featherweight title but lost via 9th round RTD.
He became a world champion on August 15, 2003 at the age of 30 years, after by defeating Sirimongkol Singwancha, the then-reining WBC super-featherweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 42nd fight as a professional.
Chávez then went on to successfully win the lightweight (IBF) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Chávez' last fight was a 4th-round RTD loss to Jorge Linares at age 37, on October 24, 2010.
Some of Jesús Chávez' best fights have been against Carlos Hernandez and Emanuel Augustus. For a complete list of Chávez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jesús Chávez".
Chávez has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jesús Chávez Losses".
Jesús Chávez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Oct 24, 2010 | 37 | 
Jorge Linares 25 29-1  | loss | RTD 4 |
51 | Dec 19, 2009 | 37 | 
Humberto Soto 29 48-7-2 | loss | UD 10 |
50 | Sep 26, 2009 | 36 | 
David Díaz 33 34-2-1 | loss | MD 10 |
49 | Apr 04, 2009 | 36 | 
Michael Katsidis 28 24-2 | loss | RTD 8 |
48 | Sep 06, 2008 | 35 |  Andrés Ledesma | win | TKO 9 |
47 | Apr 04, 2008 | 35 | Daniel Jiménez | win | UD 10 |
46 | Feb 03, 2007 | 34 | Julio Díaz | loss | KO 3 |
45 | Sep 17, 2005 | 32 | Leavander Johnson | win | TKO 11 |
44 | May 28, 2005 | 32 | 
Carlos Hernández 34 41-4-1 | win | SD 12 |
43 | Feb 28, 2004 | 31 | 
Érik Morales 27 45-1 | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Aug 15, 2003 | 30 | Sirimongkol Singwancha | win | UD 12 |
41 | Mar 22, 2003 | 30 | Carlos Gerena | win | TKO 6 |
40 | Nov 15, 2002 | 30 | Johnny Walker | win | TKO 6 |
39 | Jun 28, 2002 | 29 | Julio Sánchez León | win | TKO 7 |
38 | Mar 22, 2002 | 29 | Gerardo Zayas | win | KO 3 |
37 | Nov 10, 2001 | 28 | 
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 24 26-0 | loss | RTD 9 |
36 | May 26, 2001 | 28 | Juan José Arias | win | UD 12 |
35 | Feb 23, 2001 | 28 | Tom Johnson | win | TKO 8 |
34 | Jan 14, 2001 | 28 | Benito Rodríguez | win | TKO 6 |
33 | Aug 04, 2000 | 27 | Miguel Andrade | win | KO 2 |
32 | Jun 23, 2000 | 27 | Russell Mosley | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Mar 03, 2000 | 27 | Darryl Pinckney | win | TKO 4 |
30 | Nov 15, 1999 | 27 | Adarryl Johnson | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Aug 27, 1999 | 26 | Armando Bósquez | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Jul 31, 1999 | 26 | Bruno Rabanales | win | TKO 4 |
27 | May 22, 1999 | 26 | Julio Álvarez | win | UD 12 |
26 | Oct 02, 1998 | 25 | Rudolfo Lunsford | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Aug 15, 1998 | 25 | Eloy Ortega | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Apr 18, 1998 | 25 | Moisés Rodríguez | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Oct 04, 1997 | 24 | Troy Dorsey | win | RTD 7 |
22 | Aug 19, 1997 | 24 | Wilfredo Negrón | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Jun 10, 1997 | 24 | John Brown | win | UD 12 |
20 | May 05, 1997 | 24 | Louie Espinoza | win | TD 8 |
19 | Mar 03, 1997 | 24 | Louie Leija | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Nov 08, 1996 | 23 | Miguel Tepanacatl | win | KO 2 |
17 | Aug 09, 1996 | 23 | Javier Jáuregui | win | UD 12 |
16 | May 17, 1996 | 23 | Felipe Castillo | win | UD 10 |
15 | Mar 31, 1996 | 23 | Cedric Mingo | win | UD 12 |
14 | Feb 22, 1996 | 23 | Eldon Sneed | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Dec 06, 1995 | 23 | Roberto Ávila | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Nov 02, 1995 | 22 | Gilbert Salinas | win | UD 8 |
11 | Sep 21, 1995 | 22 | Lupe Rodríguez | win | KO 6 |
10 | Aug 25, 1995 | 22 | Héctor Vicencio | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Jul 29, 1995 | 22 | Arturo Rangel | win | KO 2 |
8 | Jul 13, 1995 | 22 | Manuel Mendez | win | RTD 2 |
7 | Jun 20, 1995 | 22 | 
Emanuel Augustus 20 6-2-1 | win | TKO 7 |
6 | May 03, 1995 | 22 | Tony Duran | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Jan 07, 1995 | 22 | Carlos Gerena | loss | SD 8 |
4 | Oct 15, 1994 | 21 | César Armando Martínez | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Oct 13, 1994 | 21 | Jamie Cooper | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Aug 19, 1994 | 21 | Rudy Hernandez | win | UD 4 |
1 | Aug 05, 1994 | 21 | Lewis Wood | win | UD 4 |