In a career spanning 25 years and 7 months, Julio César Chávez fought 115 times with 107 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws. By his last professional fight on September 17, 2005, Chávez' boxing record stood at 107-6-2 (86 KO wins, 4 KO losses).
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Julio César Chávez (J.C. Superstar) is a retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Obregón, Sonora, Mexico on July 12, 1962. Chávez made his professional boxing debut at the age of 17 on February 5, 1980. He is a former 3-weight-class world champion. He is 60 years old, and will be turning 61 in 5 months and 8 days. Chávez is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 115 |
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Wins | 107 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 86 |
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Total Title Wins | 7 |
Title Defenses | 27 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 21 |
Losses via KO | 4 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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115 | Sep 17, 2005 | 43 | Grover Wiley | Loss | RTD4 |
114 | May 28, 2005 | 42 | Ivan Robinson | Win | UD |
113 | May 22, 2004 | 41 | Frankie Randall | Win | UD |
112 | Nov 22, 2003 | 41 | Willy Wise | Win | TKO2 |
111 | Nov 24, 2001 | 39 | Terry Thomas | Win | TKO2 |
110 | Jul 29, 2000 | 38 | Kostya Tszyu | Loss | TKO6 |
109 | Dec 18, 1999 | 37 | Buck Smith | Win | TKO3 |
108 | Oct 2, 1999 | 37 | Willy Wise | Loss | UD |
107 | Jul 10, 1999 | 36 | Marty Jakubowski | Win | TKO4 |
106 | Apr 1, 1999 | 36 | Verdell Smith | Win | TKO4 |
105 | Sep 18, 1998 | 36 | Oscar De La Hoya | Loss | RTD8 |
104 | Jun 25, 1998 | 35 | Ken Sigurani | Win | TKO3 |
103 | Mar 7, 1998 | 35 | Miguel Ángel González | Draw | SD |
102 | Jun 28, 1997 | 34 | Larry LaCoursiere | Win | UD |
101 | Mar 29, 1997 | 34 | Tony Martin | Win | UD |
100 | Oct 12, 1996 | 34 | Joey Gamache | Win | TKO8 |
99 | Jun 7, 1996 | 33 | Oscar De La Hoya | Loss | TKO4 |
98 | Feb 9, 1996 | 33 | Scott Walker | Win | TKO2 |
97 | Sep 16, 1995 | 33 | David Kamau | Win | UD |
96 | Jul 29, 1995 | 33 | Craig Houk | Win | KO1 |
95 | Apr 8, 1995 | 32 | Giovanni Parisi | Win | UD |
94 | Dec 10, 1994 | 32 | Tony Lopez | Win | TKO10 |
93 | Sep 17, 1994 | 32 | Meldrick Taylor | Win | TKO8 |
92 | May 7, 1994 | 31 | Frankie Randall | Win | TD |
91 | Jan 29, 1994 | 31 | Frankie Randall | Loss | SD |
90 | Dec 18, 1993 | 31 | Andy Holligan | Win | TKO5 |
89 | Oct 30, 1993 | 31 | Mike Powell | Win | TKO4 |
88 | Sep 10, 1993 | 31 | Pernell Whitaker | Draw | MD |
87 | May 8, 1993 | 30 | Terrence Alli | Win | TKO6 |
86 | Apr 10, 1993 | 30 | Silvio Walter Rojas | Win | KO3 |
85 | Feb 20, 1993 | 30 | Greg Haugen | Win | TKO5 |
84 | Dec 13, 1992 | 30 | Marty Jakubowski | Win | TKO6 |
83 | Oct 31, 1992 | 30 | Bruce Pearson | Win | KO3 |
82 | Sep 12, 1992 | 30 | Héctor Camacho | Win | UD |
81 | Aug 1, 1992 | 30 | Frankie Mitchell | Win | TKO4 |
80 | Apr 10, 1992 | 29 | Angel Hernandez | Win | TKO5 |
79 | Mar 13, 1992 | 29 | Juan Soberanes Ramos | Win | KO4 |
78 | Dec 13, 1991 | 29 | Ignacio Perdomo | Win | RTD7 |
77 | Nov 12, 1991 | 29 | Jorge Alberto Melian | Win | KO4 |
76 | Sep 14, 1991 | 29 | Lonnie Smith | Win | UD |
75 | Apr 26, 1991 | 28 | Tommy Small | Win | KO4 |
74 | Mar 18, 1991 | 28 | John Duplessis | Win | TKO4 |
73 | Dec 8, 1990 | 28 | Kyung-Duk Ahn | Win | TKO3 |
72 | Nov 8, 1990 | 28 | Jaime Balboa | Win | TKO4 |
71 | Aug 18, 1990 | 28 | Russell Mosley | Win | KO3 |
70 | Jul 5, 1990 | 27 | Akwei Addo | Win | KO2 |
69 | Mar 17, 1990 | 27 | Meldrick Taylor | Win | TKO12 |
68 | Dec 16, 1989 | 27 | Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes | Win | TKO3 |
67 | Nov 18, 1989 | 27 | Sammy Fuentes | Win | RTD10 |
66 | Oct 27, 1989 | 27 | Ramon Aramburu | Win | KO3 |
65 | Oct 9, 1989 | 27 | Rodolfo Batta | Win | KO1 |
64 | Jul 30, 1989 | 27 | Kenny Vice | Win | TKO3 |
63 | May 13, 1989 | 26 | Roger Mayweather | Win | RTD10 |
62 | Oct 29, 1988 | 26 | José Luis Ramírez | Win | TD |
61 | Aug 1, 1988 | 26 | Vernon Buchanan | Win | TKO3 |
60 | Jun 4, 1988 | 25 | Rafael Limón | Win | TKO7 |
59 | Apr 16, 1988 | 25 | Rodolfo Aguilar | Win | TKO6 |
58 | Mar 5, 1988 | 25 | Nicky Perez | Win | TKO3 |
57 | Nov 21, 1987 | 25 | Edwin Rosario | Win | TKO11 |
56 | Aug 21, 1987 | 25 | Danilo Cabrera | Win | UD |
55 | Apr 18, 1987 | 24 | Francisco Tomas Da Cruz | Win | TKO3 |
54 | Dec 12, 1986 | 24 | Juan Laporte | Win | UD |
53 | Aug 3, 1986 | 24 | Rocky Lockridge | Win | MD |
52 | Jun 13, 1986 | 23 | Refugio Rojas | Win | TKO7 |
51 | May 15, 1986 | 23 | Faustino Martires Barrios | Win | TKO5 |
50 | Mar 22, 1986 | 23 | Roberto Collins Lindo | Win | KO2 |
49 | Dec 19, 1985 | 23 | Jeff Bumpus | Win | TD |
48 | Sep 21, 1985 | 23 | Dwight Pratchett | Win | UD |
47 | Jul 7, 1985 | 22 | Roger Mayweather | Win | TKO2 |
46 | Apr 19, 1985 | 22 | Ruben Castillo | Win | TKO6 |
45 | Jan 1, 1985 | 22 | Manuel Hernandez | Win | TKO3 |
44 | Sep 13, 1984 | 22 | Mario Martínez | Win | TKO8 |
43 | Jun 13, 1984 | 21 | Delfino Mendoza | Win | KO3 |
42 | May 4, 1984 | 21 | Ramon Avitia | Win | KO6 |
41 | Dec 30, 1983 | 21 | Armando Flores | Win | KO3 |
40 | Sep 1, 1983 | 21 | Adriano Arreola | Win | PTS |
39 | Jul 16, 1983 | 21 | Benjamin Abarca | Win | KO5 |
38 | Jun 15, 1983 | 20 | Romero Sandoval | Win | KO2 |
37 | May 1, 1983 | 20 | Javier Fragoso | Win | KO4 |
36 | Apr 4, 1983 | 20 | Ernesto Herrera | Win | KO2 |
35 | Feb 25, 1983 | 20 | Othoniel Lopez | Win | KO4 |
34 | Dec 11, 1982 | 20 | Jerry Lewis | Win | KO6 |
33 | Oct 23, 1982 | 20 | Jerry Lewis | Win | KO5 |
32 | Sep 28, 1982 | 20 | Jose Resendez | Win | KO6 |
31 | Aug 20, 1982 | 20 | Santos Rodriguez | Win | KO8 |
30 | Jul 19, 1982 | 20 | Gustavo Salgado | Win | KO2 |
29 | May 8, 1982 | 19 | Juan Carlos Alvarado | Win | KO3 |
28 | Apr 26, 1982 | 19 | Benny Abarca | Win | PTS |
27 | Mar 11, 1982 | 19 | Johnny Jensen | Win | KO3 |
26 | Feb 19, 1982 | 19 | Carlos Bryant | Win | KO2 |
25 | Feb 4, 1982 | 19 | Ramon Peraza | Win | KO1 |
24 | Jan 29, 1982 | 19 | Jesús García | Win | KO2 |
23 | Jan 12, 1982 | 19 | Ramon Luque | Win | KO1 |
22 | Dec 17, 1981 | 19 | Manuel Vasquez | Win | KO7 |
21 | Oct 19, 1981 | 19 | Jose Angel Medina | Win | KO6 |
20 | Sep 25, 1981 | 19 | Jorge Ramirez | Win | KO2 |
19 | Aug 31, 1981 | 19 | Daniel Felizardo | Win | KO3 |
18 | Aug 7, 1981 | 19 | Jesus Cuate Lara | Win | KO2 |
17 | Jul 27, 1981 | 19 | Daniel Martinez | Win | KO1 |
16 | Jul 10, 1981 | 18 | Bobby Fernandez | Win | KO3 |
15 | Jun 26, 1981 | 18 | Fidel Navarro | Win | KO1 |
14 | Jun 5, 1981 | 18 | Victor Gamez | Win | KO1 |
13 | May 8, 1981 | 18 | Eduardo Lalo Acosta | Win | KO2 |
12 | Mar 4, 1981 | 18 | Miguel Ruiz | Win | KO1 |
11 | Feb 2, 1981 | 18 | Julio Gaxiola | Win | KO4 |
10 | Dec 15, 1980 | 18 | Roberto Flores | Win | KO3 |
9 | Nov 26, 1980 | 18 | Andres Felix | Win | KO2 |
8 | Oct 13, 1980 | 18 | Jesus Martinez | Win | KO1 |
7 | Sep 22, 1980 | 18 | Jesus Cuate Lara | Win | PTS |
6 | Sep 5, 1980 | 18 | Miguel Cebrero | Win | PTS |
5 | Jul 18, 1980 | 18 | Tito Geraldo | Win | PTS |
4 | May 20, 1980 | 17 | Roberto Garcia | Win | TKO6 |
3 | Apr 8, 1980 | 17 | Ramon Flores | Win | KO3 |
2 | Mar 3, 1980 | 17 | Fidencio Cebreros | Win | PTS |
1 | Feb 5, 1980 | 17 | Andres Felix | Win | KO2 |
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Julio César Chávez' professional boxing career spanned more than 25 years — from 1980 to 2005.
Chávez made his debut against Andres Felix at the age of 17 on February 5, 1980, defeating Felix via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 86 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 72 wins via stoppage.
Chávez had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on September 13, 1984 after 43 professional fights, against Mario Martínez for the super-featherweight WBC (vacant) title. He defeated Martínez via 8th round TKO to become the super-featherweight champion of the world.
He was a two-time unified world champion — at super-lightweight and lightweight, and has won seven world titles at 3 weight classes. For all the details about Chávez' world title wins and defenses refer to "Julio César Chávez World Titles".
Some of Chávez' best fights and notable victories include wins over Rocky Lockridge, Roger Mayweather, José Luis Ramírez, Frankie Randall, Héctor Camacho, Edwin Rosario, and Greg Haugen.
Julio César Chávez had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Frankie Randall via 12 round split-decision on January 29, 1994, which ended his 89-fight win streak. He has been stopped four times and lost two times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Julio César Chávez' losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Grover Wiley on September 17, 2005. Chávez lost the fight via 4th round RTD. It's been 17 years, 4 months, and 18 days since this fight.
Chávez retired from professional boxing with a record of 107-6-2, which included 86 knockout wins and 4 losses via knockout, and 7 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2011.
Julio César Chávez fought a total of 115 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
A 22-year old Julio César Chávez (43-0, 37 KO) had his first world title fight against Mario Martínez for the vacant WBC super-featherweight belt. Martínez was 19 years old with a record of 33-1-2. Martínez was on a 13-fight win streak with 20 KO wins. Chávez was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Chávez defeated Martínez via 8th round TKO to win the vacant WBC super-featherweight title.
A 22-year old Julio César Chávez (45-0, 39 KO) faced Ruben Castillo, who was 27 years old with a record of 60-4-2 in a super-featherweight title defense fight. Castillo was on a six-fight win streak with 33 KO wins. Chávez was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage.
Chávez defeated Castillo via 6th round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title.
A 22-year old Julio César Chávez (46-0, 40 KO) faced Roger Mayweather, who was 24 years old with a record of 21-2 in a super-featherweight title defense fight. Mayweather was on a four-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Mayweather had a 14 cm reach advantage over Chávez.
Chávez defeated Mayweather via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title.
A 24-year old Julio César Chávez (52-0, 44 KO) faced Rocky Lockridge, who was 27 years old with a record of 38-4 in a super-featherweight title defense fight. Lockridge was on a two-fight win streak with 32 KO wins. Chávez was the taller of the two by 2 cms but both had the same reach.
Chávez defeated Lockridge via 12 round majority decision to retain the WBC super-featherweight title.
A 25-year old Julio César Chávez (56-0, 45 KO) faced Edwin Rosario, who was 24 years old with a record of 31-2. Rosario was on a three-fight win streak with 27 KO wins. Chávez was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage.
Chávez defeated Rosario via 11th round TKO to win the WBA lightweight title.
A 26-year old Julio César Chávez (61-0, 50 KO) faced José Luis Ramírez, who was 29 years old with a record of 101-6 in a lightweight unification fight. Ramírez was on a 11-fight win streak with 82 KO wins. Chávez was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 3 cm reach advantage.
Chávez defeated Ramirez via 11 round technical-decision to win the WBC and vacant Ring Magazine lightweight titles and retain the WBA lightweight title.
In a rematch, a 26-year old Julio César Chávez (62-0, 50 KO) faced Roger Mayweather, who was now 28 years old with a record of 34-5. Mayweather was on a eight-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Mayweather had a 14 cm reach advantage over Chávez.
Chávez defeated Mayweather via 10th round RTD to win the WBC super-lightweight title.
A 27-year old Julio César Chávez (68-0, 56 KO) faced an undefeated Meldrick Taylor, who was 23 years old with a record of 24-0-1 in a super-lightweight unification fight. Taylor was on a 12-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Chávez had a 5 cm reach advantage over Taylor.
Chávez defeated Taylor via 12th round TKO to win the IBF super-lightweight title and retain the WBC super-lightweight title. He handed Taylor the first loss of his career, and put an end to Taylor's 12-fight win streak.
A 30-year old Julio César Chávez (81-0, 68 KO) faced Héctor Camacho, who was 30 years old with a record of 40-1 in a super-lightweight title defense fight. Camacho was on a two-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Chávez was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Camacho had a 2 cm reach advantage over Chávez.
Chávez defeated Camacho via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-lightweight title.
A 30-year old Julio César Chávez (84-0, 70 KO) faced Greg Haugen, who was 32 years old with a record of 32-4 in a super-lightweight title defense fight. Haugen was on a four-fight win streak with 16 KO wins. Chávez was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage.
Chávez defeated Haugen via 5th round TKO to retain the WBC super-lightweight title.
In an immediate rematch, a 31-year old Julio César Chávez (89-1-1, 75 KO) faced Frankie Randall, who was now 32 years old with a record of 49-2-1. Chávez had lost to Randall in their last fight, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but both had the same reach.
Chávez defeated Randall via 8 round technical-decision to win the WBC super-lightweight title.
Some of Chávez' best wins were against Rocky Lockridge, Roger Mayweather, José Luis Ramírez, Frankie Randall, Héctor Camacho, Edwin Rosario, and Greg Haugen.
Chávez knocked out 86 of his 115 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 74.8%. Of his total 107 wins, 86 of them were via KO (80.4%).
Chávez had 6 losses. Grover Wiley, Kostya Tszyu, Willy Wise, Oscar De La Hoya, and Frankie Randall are the five boxers who have beaten Chávez.