Jesús Chávez (El Matador) is a 52-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 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Oct 24, 2010 | 37 | ![]() | loss | RTD 4 |
51 | Dec 19, 2009 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
50 | Sep 26, 2009 | 36 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
49 | Apr 04, 2009 | 36 | ![]() | loss | RTD 8 |
48 | Sep 06, 2008 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
47 | Apr 04, 2008 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
46 | Feb 03, 2007 | 34 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
45 | Sep 17, 2005 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
44 | May 28, 2005 | 32 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
43 | Feb 28, 2004 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Aug 15, 2003 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
41 | Mar 22, 2003 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
40 | Nov 15, 2002 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
39 | Jun 28, 2002 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
38 | Mar 22, 2002 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
37 | Nov 10, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | loss | RTD 9 |
36 | May 26, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
35 | Feb 23, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
34 | Jan 14, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
33 | Aug 04, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
32 | Jun 23, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Mar 03, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
30 | Nov 15, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Aug 27, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Jul 31, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
27 | May 22, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
26 | Oct 02, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Aug 15, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Apr 18, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Oct 04, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
22 | Aug 19, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Jun 10, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
20 | May 05, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TD 8 |
19 | Mar 03, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Nov 08, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | Aug 09, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
16 | May 17, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
15 | Mar 31, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
14 | Feb 22, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Dec 06, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Nov 02, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
11 | Sep 21, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
10 | Aug 25, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Jul 29, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
8 | Jul 13, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
7 | Jun 20, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
6 | May 03, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Jan 07, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | loss | SD 8 |
4 | Oct 15, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Oct 13, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Aug 19, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
1 | Aug 05, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |