On September 17, 2005, a 32-year-old Jesús Chávez (41-3, 28 KOs) got a shot at the IBF lightweight title held by Leavander Johnson.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days.
Jesús Chávez stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new IBF lightweight champion. Chávez improves his record to 42-3 (29 KOs)
On August 15, 2003, a 30-year-old Jesús Chávez (39-2, 28 KOs) got a shot at the WBC super-featherweight title held by Sirimongkol Singwancha.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
Jesús Chávez defeated Sirimongkol Singwancha via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Chávez improves his record to 40-2
On August 19, 1997, a 24-year-old Jesús Chávez (20-1, 11 KOs) and Wilfredo Negrón met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
Jesús Chávez stopped Wilfredo Negrón via TKO in the 5th round. Chávez improves his record to 21-1 (12 KOs)
On March 22, 2003, a 30-year-old Jesús Chávez (38-2, 27 KOs) and Carlos Gerena met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 7 days.
In the rematch, Jesús Chávez stopped Carlos Gerena via TKO in the 6th round. Chávez improves his record to 39-2 (28 KOs)
On February 28, 2004, the 31-year-old WBC super-featherweight world champion, Jesús Chávez (40-2, 28 KOs), faced a 27-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Érik Morales (45-1, 34 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days. Morales was on a 4-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 24 days.
Érik Morales defeated Jesús Chávez via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Morales improves his record to 46-1, while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 40-3.
On October 4, 1997, a 24-year-old Jesús Chávez (21-1, 12 KOs) and Troy Dorsey met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 15 days.
Jesús Chávez stopped Troy Dorsey via RTD in the 7th round. Chávez improves his record to 22-1 (13 KOs)
On February 23, 2001, a 28-year-old Jesús Chávez (33-1, 23 KOs) and Tom Johnson met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 9 days.
Jesús Chávez stopped Tom Johnson via TKO in the 8th round. Chávez improves his record to 34-1 (24 KOs)
On December 19, 2009, a 37-year-old Jesús Chávez (44-6, 30 KOs) and a 29-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Humberto Soto (48-7-2, 32 KOs) met in the ring.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Soto was on a 5-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 4 days.
Humberto Soto defeated Jesús Chávez via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Soto improves his record to 49-7-2, while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 44-7.
On March 3, 2000, a 27-year-old Jesús Chávez (29-1, 19 KOs) and Darryl Pinckney met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days.
Jesús Chávez stopped Darryl Pinckney via TKO in the 4th round. Chávez improves his record to 30-1 (20 KOs)
On August 27, 1999, a 26-year-old Jesús Chávez (27-1, 17 KOs) and Armando Bósquez met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 27 days.
Jesús Chávez stopped Armando Bósquez via TKO in the 4th round. Chávez improves his record to 28-1 (18 KOs)