Jesús Chávez has eight losses against eight opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Chávez's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Jesús Chávez".
On October 24, 2010 Jesús Chávez faced off against Jorge Linares at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 44-8 (30), and Linares was 25 years old and with a record of 29-1 (18). Chávez lost the fight via 4th-round retirement.
On December 19, 2009 Jesús Chávez faced off against Humberto Soto at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 44-7 (30), and Soto was 29 years old and with a record of 48-7-2 (32). Chávez lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On September 26, 2009 Jesús Chávez faced off against David Díaz at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 44-6 (30), and Díaz was 33 years old and with a record of 34-2-1 (17). Chávez lost the fight via 10-round majority decision.
On April 4, 2009 Jesús Chávez faced off against Michael Katsidis at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 44-5 (30), and Katsidis was 28 years old and with a record of 24-2 (20). Chávez lost the fight via 8th-round retirement.
On February 3, 2007 Jesús Chávez met Julio Díaz in a lightweight (IBF) world-title defense fight. Chávez was 34 years old and with a record of 42-4 (29). Chávez lost the fight via 3rd-round KO and lost the title.
On February 28, 2004 Jesús Chávez met Érik Morales in a super-featherweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Chávez was 31 years old and with a record of 40-3 (28), and Morales was 27 years old and with a record of 45-1 (34). Chávez lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and lost the title.
On November 10, 2001 Jesús Chávez fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a super-featherweight world-title fight for Mayweather Jr.'s WBC title. Chávez was 28 years old and with a record of 35-2 (24), and Mayweather Jr. was 24 years old and with a record of 26-0 (19). Chávez lost the fight via 9th-round retirement.
On January 7, 1995 Jesús Chávez faced off against Carlos Gerena at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 4-1 (2), and Gerena was 23 years old and with a record of 8-0 (7). Chávez lost the fight via 8-round split decision.