On October 24, 2010, a 37-year-old Jesús Chávez (44-7, 30 KOs) and a 25-year-old Venezuelan boxer Jorge Linares (29-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 5 days. Linares was on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 24 days.
Jorge Linares stopped Jesús Chávez via RTD in the 4th round. Linares improves his record to 30-1 (19 KOs), while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 44-8.
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 September 26, 2009, a 36-year-old Jesús Chávez (44-5, 30 KOs) and a 33-year-old American boxer David Díaz (34-2-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Díaz was on a -1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 29 days.
David Díaz defeated Jesús Chávez via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Díaz improves his record to 35-2-1, while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 44-6.
On April 4, 2009, a 36-year-old Jesús Chávez (44-4, 30 KOs) and a 28-year-old Australian boxer Michael Katsidis (24-2, 20 KOs) met in the ring.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 29 days. Katsidis was on a 1-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.
Michael Katsidis stopped Jesús Chávez via RTD in the 8th round. Katsidis improves his record to 25-2 (21 KOs), while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 44-5.
On February 3, 2007, the 34-year-old IBF lightweight world champion, Jesús Chávez (42-3, 29 KOs), faced Julio Díaz, in a title defense fight.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 17 days.
Jesús Chávez was defending his lightweight IBF titles against Julio Díaz and lost via KO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 42-4.
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 November 10, 2001, a 28-year-old Jesús Chávez (35-1, 24 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight WBC title held by 24-year-old American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (26-0, 19 KOs).
Chávez came in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Mayweather Jr. was on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 27-0 (20 KOs), while Chávez adds a loss to his record at 35-2.
On January 7, 1995, a 22-year-old Jesús Chávez (4-0, 2 KOs) and Carlos Gerena met in the ring.
Chávez came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Jesús Chávez lost to Carlos Gerena via split decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 4-1.