Jesús Chávez losses
Over 16 years as a professional, Jesús Chávez has compiled a 44-8 (30) record, including 19 title fights across three weight classes. He has eight losses, three of them in title fights.
8. Jesús Chávez loses to Jorge Linares via KO
On October 24, 2010 Jesús Chávez faced Jorge Linares in a lightweight bout. Chávez was 37 years old with a record of 44-7, and Linares was 25 with a record of 29-1. Chávez was on a 3-fight losing streak, while Linares was on a 2-fight winning streak. Linares stopped Chávez via retirement in the 4th round.
7. Jesús Chávez loses to Humberto Soto via unanimous decision
On December 19, 2009 Jesús Chávez faced Humberto Soto in a lightweight bout. Chávez was 37 years old with a record of 44-6, and Soto was 29 with a record of 48-7-2. Chávez was on a 2-fight losing streak, while Soto was on a 5-fight winning streak. Chávez lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Soto.
6. Jesús Chávez loses to David Díaz via majority decision
On September 26, 2009 Jesús Chávez faced David Díaz in a lightweight bout. Chávez was 36 years old with a record of 44-5, and Díaz was 33 with a record of 34-2-1. Both Chávez and Díaz were coming off a loss. Chávez lost via majority decision. Went the distance with Díaz.
5. Jesús Chávez loses to Michael Katsidis via KO
On April 4, 2009 Jesús Chávez faced Michael Katsidis in a lightweight bout. Chávez was 36 years old with a record of 44-4, and Katsidis was 28 with a record of 24-2. Chávez was on a 2-fight winning streak and Katsidis was coming off a win. Katsidis stopped Chávez via retirement in the 8th round. Lasted into the 8th round.
4. Jesús Chávez loses to Julio Díaz via KO
On February 3, 2007 Jesús Chávez defended his IBF lightweight title against Julio Díaz. Chávez was 34 years old with a record of 42-3, and Díaz was 0 with a record of 0-0. Chávez was on a 2-fight winning streak. Díaz stopped Chávez via KO in the 3rd round. Lost the title.
3. Jesús Chávez loses to Érik Morales via unanimous decision
On February 28, 2004 Jesús Chávez defended his WBC super featherweight title against Érik Morales. Chávez was 31 years old with a record of 40-2, and Morales was 27 with a record of 45-1. Chávez was on a 5-fight winning streak and Morales was on a 4-fight winning streak. Chávez lost via unanimous decision. Lost the title. Went the distance with Morales.
2. Jesús Chávez loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via KO
On November 10, 2001 Jesús Chávez fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the WBC super featherweight title. Chávez was 28 years old with a record of 35-1, and Jr. was 24 with a record of 26-0. Chávez was on a 31-fight winning streak and Jr. was on an undefeated 26-fight winning streak. Jr. stopped Chávez via retirement in the 9th round. Failed to capture the title. Lasted into the 9th round.
1. Jesús Chávez loses to Carlos Gerena via split decision
On January 7, 1995 Jesús Chávez faced Carlos Gerena. Chávez was 22 years old with a record of 4-0, and Gerena was 23 with a record of 8-0. Chávez was on an undefeated 4-fight winning streak and Gerena was on an undefeated 8-fight winning streak. Chávez lost via split decision. Went the distance with Gerena.