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 an 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 an loss to his record at 4-1.