On November 10, 2001, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (26-0, 19 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Jesús Chávez (35-1, 24 KOs).
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Carlos Hernández, 5 months and 15 days ago. Jesús Chávez is on a 31-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Juan José Arias, 5 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Jesús Chávez really doesn't have much to present against Mayweather Jr.
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.