Julio César Chávez Jr.
Julio César Chávez Jr. | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Julio César Chávez Carrasco |
Nickname(s) |
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Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born |
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | February 16, 1986
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 55 |
Wins | 50 |
Wins by KO | 32 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Julio César Chávez Carrasco (born February 16, 1986), best known as Julio César Chávez Jr., is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC middleweight title from 2011 to 2012.[1] He is the son of retired six-time world boxing champion Julio César Chávez and older brother of Omar Chávez.[2]
Personal life
Chávez Jr. was born in the state of Sinaloa,[3][4] when his father held the WBC World Championship at super featherweight. His face became known to boxing fans when his father would take him and his brother Omar into the ring as children, before each of Chávez Sr.'s fights. As a teenager, Chávez Jr. endured some difficult moments, including a publicized relationship between his father and actress Salma Hayek and the consequential divorce of his parents.[5] Chávez Jr. lived in relative obscurity until he announced that he would follow in the footsteps of his father and become a boxer.[6]
On part of his career Chávez Jr. has struggled with discipline issues such as training properly, reaching the right weight before his fights and his alleged use of illegal substances. On February, 2014, Chávez and his girlfriend welcomed their first daughter, Julia.
Amateur career
Chávez's amateur career consisted of only two fights against former world champion Jorge Páez's oldest son Jorge Páez Jr.; both of the exhibitions bouts were shown on Mexican television.[7]
Professional career
Early career
After those amateur fights, Chávez Jr. started his professional boxing career at 17 years old.[8] On September 26, 2003, at Super Featherweight (130 lbs), he won his professional debut by outpointing Jonathan Hernandez over six rounds in Chávez Jr.'s native Culiacán, Sinaloa. Chávez Jr. was signed with Bob Arum's Top Rank.[9] Many of his fights have been held during boxing programs that have been headed by his father; he has also been featured on the undercards of many major pay-per-view fights (rare for an up-and-coming fighter, but not unexpected in his case given his father's fame). He is considerably taller than his father.[10] Chávez Jr. set a fighting pace that was reminiscent of Chávez Sr.'s own pace when the latter was a younger man: in 2004, he fought eleven times, not having a fight only in August during that year.
Chávez won by a split decision over Matt Vanda July 12, 2008. Scores for the fight were 97–93 and 100–90, while losing 96–95 on another card.[11] Chávez struggled with making weight for several bouts and was suspended following his win over Troy Rowland for using a banned diuretic, furosemide, to make the 160-pound weight limit. As a result, the fight was changed to a no contest.[12]
Middleweight
On June 26, 2010, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Chávez Jr. had a win against John Duddy, in what many regard as his first serious fight.[13]
In December 2010, Alfonso Gomez was signed to match up against the undefeated Chávez Jr. at middleweight (the contracted weight was 157) for Chávez Jr's WBC Silver Middleweight belt on the In Harm's Way card as the main event. However, during training for the bout, Alfonso tore some ligaments in his left elbow and had to withdraw from the card and undergo a few months of rehab. For his part, Chávez Jr was set to fight Paweł Wolak as a replacement bout, but after adjusting the weight limit for said match to 165 lbs, Chávez Jr had to pull out due to the flu messing up his training and weight loss and then in January he went on to beat title contender Billy Lyell.[14]
Chávez Jr. vs. Zbik
On June 4, 2011, Chávez defeated WBC Middleweight Champion Sebastian Zbik to win his first world title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, taking a major step toward establishing his own legacy while his famous father looked on. He was behind early against Zbik, who was the quicker fighter and landed more punches early. But Chávez kept coming forward, countering with hard body shots that seemed to slow his German opponent down.[15] The fight drew 1.5 million viewers on HBO: Boxing After Dark making it the most viewed since 2007 when Paulie Malignaggi fought Lovemore Ndou.[16]
Chávez Jr. vs. Manfredo Jr.
Chávez Jr. successfully defended his Middleweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Peter Manfredo Jr. in Houston on November 19, 2011.[17]
Chávez was marginally outworked, but he landed a higher percentage of punches and more power shots than Manfredo. In the fifth round, Chávez hurt Manfredo with a hard right hand and unloaded a flurry when the challenger wobbled and backed up on the ropes. He didn't answer with any punches and referee Laurence Cole finally stepped in to call it at 1 minutes, 52 seconds.[18] The fight averaged 1.5 million viewers on HBO.[16]
Chávez Jr. vs. Rubio
On February 4, 2012, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Chávez faced Mexican countryman Marco Antonio Rubio in a 12-round scheduled championship Middleweight bout.[19] Chávez Jr. retained his WBC Middleweight title after beating Rubio by a unanimous decision. Chávez bossed the majority of the exchanges and was awarded the fight 118-110 116-112 115-113 on the judges' scorecards. Chavez landed 237 of 560 punches thrown (42%) whilst Rubio connected 201 of 962 punches (21%).[20] The fight was watched by 19 million viewers in Mexico.[21] In the US, the fight was shown live on HBO: Boxing After Dark and averaged 1.9 million viewers.[16]
Two weeks before the fight, Chávez was arrested in Los Angeles on charges of drunk driving.[22]
Chávez Jr. vs. Lee
On June 16, 2012, at the University of Texas at El Paso, Sunbowl in El Paso, Texas. Chávez Jr. recovered from a slow start he blamed on leg cramps and stopped Andy Lee at 2:21 of the seventh round to retain the WBC Middleweight title. A right uppercut by Chávez snapped Lee's head upwards and sideways and Chávez connected on a barrage of punches before referee Laurence Cole intervened and waved an end to the fight.[23][24] The fight averaged 1.6 million viewers on HBO.[16]
With the victory, Chávez put himself in position for a title-unification fight with recognized World Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez.[25]
Chávez Jr. vs. Martínez
Chávez fought against Sergio Martínez on September 15, 2012, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for the Unified WBC and The Ring Middleweight Championship.
Martínez outworked and out-landed Chávez throughout the first 11 rounds of the fight in dominating fashion. Though Chávez had his moments, trapping Martínez in the corner on the ropes, Martínez fought Chávez and used his fast lateral movement to avoid and neutralize Chávez's offensive attack. After 11 dominant rounds from Martinez, Chávez hurt Martínez in the twelfth round, sending him to the canvas halfway through the round. Martínez got up with a little over one minute left in the fight and continued to throw and trade with the Mexican champion, despite being fatigued and clearly hurt. Martínez managed to survive the 12th round. Martínez won the fight by unanimous decision, by the scores of 117–110, 118–109 and 118-109. It was later revealed that Martinez had fought with a broken left hand since the fourth round. A total of 16,939 tickets were sold to generate a live gate of $3,052,475. HBO reported the fight generated 475,000 pay-per-view buys and close to $25 million in revenue. Chávez Jr. received a purse of $3 million, compared to Martinez's $1.4m.[26][27]
After the fight, Chávez tested positive for cannabis.[28] On February 28, 2013, the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended him for nine months and fined him $900,000. Chávez had been already fined $20,000 and suspended indefinitely by the World Boxing Council.[29]
Light heavyweight
Chávez Jr. vs. Vera I
After a year of suspension, Chávez faced Brian Vera on September 28, 2013 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.[30] Chávez struggled with the weight before the fight and he hardly reached the 172 pounds for a fight pacted in 168 pounds. The night of the fight he weighed 186 pounds. Like the fight against Martínez, Chávez threw very few power punches while Vera dominated the fight. In the late rounds, although Chávez landed the more harder punches throughout the fight. Chávez won a controversial unanimous decision. He threw 320 punches, while Vera threw 734. The decision was heavily criticized by the audience. After the fight, Chávez stated that he fought with an injured hand.[31]
Super-middleweight
Chávez Jr. vs. Vera II
A rematch was held on March the 1st, 2014, at the Alamodome of San Antonio, Texas. Contrary to what happened in the first fight, Chávez came out more aggressive and proposed the fight. He kept the distance with the jab and landed power punches. In the eleventh round he landed a powerful right hand that nearly knocked Vera out. Chávez won via unanimous decision claiming the vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title.[32]
Return to light heavyweight
Chávez Jr. vs. Fonfara
After a long break from boxing, Chávez Jr. decided to face Andrzej Fonfara, a bout in which Chávez was dominated and dropped by a left hook to the forehead in the 9th round. The fight took place on April 18, 2015 at the StubHub Center, Carson, California. Before the 10th round begun Chávez told his corner "Stop the fight" making it his first TKO in his career. After fight Chávez said "Yes, I think I won the fight". Some words were lost in translation; he meant to say he felt he was winning the fight at early stages of the bout. Chávez was behind in all three judges score cards at the time of the stoppage.[33][34]
Catchweight fights
Chávez Jr. vs. Reyes
Chávez announced that he would be returning on July 18, 2015 against fellow Mexican Marcos Reyes (33-2, 24 KOs) at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas in a 10-round super-middleweight bout. Due to Chávez not making weight the fight time, a catchweight of 170 pounds was established. Chávez was fighting for the first time with renowned trainer Robert Garcia.[35] Chávez won a unanimous decision over Reyes with scores off 97-92, 98-91, 96-93. Reyes started each round with more activity and by landing shots. However, Chávez landed three or four heavy shots that moved his Reyes' entire body. The punches seemed to stun Reyes and gave Chávez control of the rounds. The pro Chávez crowd began to jeer his performance during and after the fight.[36][37]
Chávez Jr. vs. Britsch
In October 2016, it was announced that Chávez Jr. would be making a return on December 10, 2016 at the Monterrey Arena in Mexico against German boxer Dominik Britsch (32-2-1, 11 KOs). A catchweight of 169 pounds was agreed by both fighters. Chávez confirmed he would be trained by his uncle, Rodolfo Chávez.[38][39] With a win here, Chávez Jr. would look to fight Canelo Álvarez next.[40] Chávez Jr. officially weighed in at 168 pounds, the limit for super middleweight.
Chávez Jr. picked up his 50th win of his career after defeating Britsch in a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision in front of a very small crowd in Mexico. All three judges scored it 99-91 in favor of Chávez. In the post fight interview, Chávez called out Canelo and Gennady Golovkin, "I am happy with the win and my performance. I am ready to come back in two or three months. I don't need another fight. I am ready for a world title fight with anybody or any other big fight."[41][42]
Chávez Jr. vs. Álvarez
Negotiations began soon after for a potential HBO PPV fight to take place between Chávez and Canelo Álvarez in 2017 on the Cinco de Mayo weekend, as there was interest from both sides that a fight take place. Golden Boy president Eric Gomez confirmed a catchweight of 165 lbs was agreed between both sides.[43][44][45] WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman was on board and said it was a "very attractive fight." and would likely get his organization involved in the fight.[46][47]
Julio Cesar Chávez Sr. spoke on December 18 about the ongoing negotiations saying Golden Boy were offering his son a small amount for the potential big PPV fight. He went on to claim his son was offered a $5m purse with no mention he would get a cut of the PPV revenue, a counter offer was submitted. A rematch clause was also discussed, which Chávez Jr. and his team had no problem with. Chávez Sr. went on to admit that he was fully aware Álvarez is the A-side in the fight, and would settle for no less than 30-35% of the full revenue.[48][49] On December 24, Álvarez and his team gave Chávez a week to accept the terms, which included a purse of $7m, or he would consider other options.[50] On January 12, 2017 De La Hoya and Álvarez called for the contract to be signed, which was supposedly sent to Al Haymon, who advises Chávez Jr. and urged him to sign it.[51] A day later, Chávez Jr. claimed he had agreed all the demands set by Álvarez and was said that he would sign the contract. According to Chávez Jr. the new demands included a weight limit set at 164.5 pounds and a $6 million base purse plus PPV revenue percentages.[52]
On January 13, Álvarez officially confirmed the fight to take place on May 6, 2017. A rematch clause was also put in place if Chávez Jr. wins the fight and another clause for every pound Chávez Jr. weighs over the limit, he would be fined $1 million.[53][54][55] On February 4, Golden Boy Promotions announced that the fight would take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[56] The fight was announced a sell out on March 3 with 20,000 tickets being sold after they initially went on sale to the public on February 20.[57]
According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, it was reported that Álvarez would earn $5 million and Chávez would earn $3 million before any shares of PPV. The figures would increase based on PPV sales.[58][59]
In front of a sold-out crowd of 20,510, Chávez lost the fight by a shutout unanimous decision. All three judges scored it 120-108 for Álvarez. Chávez was very cautious throughout the fight. At times, he came forward and also had Álvarez against the ropes, but failed to throw any punches. This led to jeers from the crowd in the later rounds due to lack of action. Chávez spoke to HBO's Max Kellerman in the post fight interview, "Speed and distance was a problem. He's a good fighter, very fast and very consistent. Canelo beat me. He beat me at the distance. He is a very active fighter. He's very good, and he beat me." CompuBox Stats showed that Álvarez landed 228 of 604 his punches thrown (38%) and Chávez landed 71 of 302 (24%). By the end of round 5, Álvarez landed 102 punches compared to Chávez's 25 landed. Chávez admitted he should have thrown more, but his corner was telling him to be aware of Álvarez's counter punches.[60][61][62] Early figures revealed that the fight generated at least 1 million buys.[63] A replay was shown on regular HBO a week later and drew an average of 769,000 viewers.[64]
This was the first boxing match to generate over 1 million PPV buys that didn't include Mayweather, Pacquiao or De La Hoya since 2002, which saw Lennox Lewis retain his heavyweight world titles against Mike Tyson. Later sources confirmed the fight did close to 1.2 million buys, which means it would have generated around $80 million.[65]
Return to super middleweight
Following the loss to Alvarez, Chavez Jr. said he would be making a full comeback at 168 pounds in the super middleweight division. He said he would fight again towards the end of 2017, most likely December. A potential name he had mentioned was former WBA 'regular' middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs.[66] On July 23, Chavez Jr. tweeted that he could return as soon as October 2017 and named Martin Murray (35-4-1,16 KOs) as a potential opponent.[67]
Trainers
Chávez has been trained by two of his uncles, who have been criticized for not putting their foot down with the young fighter in terms of discipline. Chávez needed more motivation and guidance so he switched from his uncles to famous Freddie Roach to his corner.[68]
On February 3, Chávez Jr. revealed that he had hired hall of fame trainer Ignacio "Nacho Beristain" for the Álvarez fight. Beristain later confirmed the announcement. He also revealed he had hired Angel "Memo" Heredia as his strength and conditioning coach. Nacho and Heredia previously worked together whilst training Juan Manuel Marquez.[69] In early April, Nacho threatened to split with Chávez Jr. during a verbal clash. Nacho revealed that Chávez Jr. wanted to finish up training camp and travel Mexico City or Las Vegas to finish up before the fight. Nacho wanted Chávez Jr. to remain in Otomí in Mexico, which is 3,200 meters above sea level, until the end of April. Nacho said that he wanted to remain his trainer after May 6. [70]
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
55 fights | 50 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 32 | 1 |
By decision | 18 | 2 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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55 | Loss | 50–3–1 (1) | Canelo Álvarez | UD | 12 | May 6, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 50–2–1 (1) | Dominik Britsch | UD | 10 | Dec 10, 2016 | Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico | |
53 | Win | 49–2–1 (1) | Marcos Reyes | UD | 10 | Jul 18, 2015 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
52 | Loss | 48–2–1 (1) | Andrzej Fonfara | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Apr 18, 2015 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. | For vacant WBC International light heavyweight title |
51 | Win | 48–1–1 (1) | Brian Vera | UD | 12 | Mar 1, 2014 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title |
50 | Win | 47–1–1 (1) | Brian Vera | UD | 10 | Sep 28, 2013 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. | |
49 | Loss | 46–1–1 (1) | Sergio Martínez | UD | 12 | Sep 15, 2012 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBC middleweight title; For The Ring and lineal middleweight titles |
48 | Win | 46–0–1 (1) | Andy Lee | TKO | 7 (12), 2:21 | Jun 16, 2012 | Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBC middleweight title |
47 | Win | 45–0–1 (1) | Marco Antonio Rubio | UD | 12 | Feb 4, 2012 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBC middleweight title |
46 | Win | 44–0–1 (1) | Peter Manfredo Jr. | TKO | 5 (12), 1:52 | Nov 19, 2011 | Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBC middleweight title |
45 | Win | 43–0–1 (1) | Sebastian Zbik | MD | 12 | Jun 4, 2011 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Won WBC middleweight title |
44 | Win | 42–0–1 (1) | Billy Lyell | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 2011 | Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Mexico | Retained WBC Silver middleweight title |
43 | Win | 41–0–1 (1) | John Duddy | UD | 12 | Jun 26, 2010 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Silver middleweight title |
42 | NC | 40–0–1 (1) | Troy Rowland | UD | 10 | Nov 14, 2009 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Originally a UD win for Chávez Jr., later ruled an NC after he failed a drug test |
41 | Win | 40–0–1 | Jason LeHoullier | TKO | 1 (10), 2:43 | Sep 12, 2009 | Palenque de La Feria, Tepic, Mexico | Retained WBC Latino super welterweight title |
40 | Win | 39–0–1 | Luciano Cuello | UD | 10 | Mar 28, 2009 | Bullring by the Sea, Tijuana, Mexico | Won WBC Latino super welterweight title |
39 | Win | 38–0–1 | Matt Vanda | UD | 10 | Nov 1, 2008 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 37–0–1 | Matt Vanda | SD | 10 | Jul 12, 2008 | Palenque ExpoGan, Hermosillo, Mexico | |
37 | Win | 36–0–1 | Tobia Giuseppe Loriga | KO | 9 (10), 1:47 | Apr 26, 2008 | Plaza de Toros Santa María, Querétaro City, Mexico | Retained WBC Continental Americas super welterweight title |
36 | Win | 35–0–1 | José Celaya | TKO | 8 (12), 2:14 | Feb 9, 2008 | Domo de la Feria, León, Mexico | Won WBC Continental Americas super welterweight title |
35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Ray Sánchez | KO | 6 (10), 1:33 | Dec 1, 2007 | Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 33–0–1 | Louis Brown | TKO | 5 (10), 2:42 | Aug 4, 2007 | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Grover Wiley | KO | 3 (10), 2:27 | Jun 9, 2007 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 31–0–1 | Anthony Shuler | KO | 2 (10), 1:32 | Apr 14, 2007 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Raúl Jorge Muñoz | TKO | 3 (10), 1:29 | Mar 9, 2007 | Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 29–0–1 | Christian Solano | UD | 10 | Dec 16, 2006 | Plaza de Toros, Culiacán, Mexico | |
29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Shad Howard | RTD | 4 (8), 0:10 | Sep 23, 2006 | Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 27–0–1 | Jermaine White | TKO | 4 (10), 1:52 | Aug 19, 2006 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Youth super welterweight title |
27 | Win | 26–0–1 | Aaron Drake | TKO | 2 (6), 1:53 | Jun 10, 2006 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 25–0–1 | Tyler Ziolkowski | KO | 2 (6), 2:40 | Mar 8, 2006 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 24–0–1 | Carlos Molina | MD | 6 | Feb 18, 2006 | The New Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
24 | Draw | 23–0–1 | Carlos Molina | PTS | 6 | Dec 16, 2005 | Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Jeremy Stiers | TKO | 5 (6), 0:47 | Oct 8, 2005 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Corey Alarcon | TKO | 2 (6), 0:35 | Sep 17, 2005 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Jonathan Nelson | KO | 1 (6), 0:54 | Aug 12, 2005 | Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Rubén Galván | TKO | 4 (8), 2:22 | Jun 25, 2005 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Adam Wynant | KO | 1 (6), 0:42 | May 28, 2005 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Travis Hartman | TKO | 3 (8), 0:51 | Apr 22, 2005 | Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Ryan Maraldo | TKO | 3 (6), 2:56 | Mar 19, 2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Leroy Newton | TKO | 1 (6), 2:11 | Feb 11, 2005 | Convention Center, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Jose Cruz | TKO | 2 (8) | Jan 21, 2005 | Parque Revolución, Culiacán, Mexico | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Eliseo Urias | KO | 2 (6) | Dec 18, 2004 | Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Sheldon Mosley | TKO | 5 (6) | Nov 26, 2004 | Poliforo Juan Gabriel, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Mike Walker | TKO | 1 (6), 2:21 | Oct 23, 2004 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Miguel Galindo | TKO | 4 (6) | Sep 4, 2004 | Bullring by the Sea, Tijuana, Mexico | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Jason Smith | UD | 4 | Jul 31, 2004 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Luis Huerta | TKO | 2 (6), 0:52 | Jun 26, 2004 | Parque Revolución, Culiacán, Mexico | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Antonio Aguilar | KO | 1 (4), 1:10 | May 22, 2004 | Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Arturo Ocampo | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 24, 2004 | Palenque de Gallos Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Guadalupe Arce | KO | 1 (4), 2:10 | Mar 27, 2004 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Oisin Fagan | UD | 4 | Feb 28, 2004 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Burgos | UD | 4 | Jan 29, 2004 | International Ballroom, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Gerardo Penaflor | UD | 4 | Dec 5, 2003 | International Ballroom, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Eugene Johnson | KO | 1 (4) | Nov 22, 2003 | Centro de Espectáculos Alamar, Tijuana, Mexico | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jonathan Hernandez | UD | 4 | Sep 26, 2003 | Parque Revolución, Culiacán, Mexico | Professional debut |
Pay per view bouts
Date | Fight | Billing | Buys | Revenue | Network |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 15, 2012 | Chávez Jr. vs. Martinez | Chávez Jr. vs Martinez | 475,000 | $25m | HBO |
May 7, 2017 | Canelo vs. Chávez Jr. | Civil War | 1,200,000 | $80m |
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- Notable boxing families
- List of WBC world champions
- List of middleweight boxing champions
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External links
- Official website
- Professional boxing record for Julio César Chávez Jr. from BoxRec
- Julio César Chávez Jr. on IMDb
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WBC Youth super welterweight champion August 19, 2006 – September 2006 Vacated |
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Vacant Title last held by Ulises David Lopez |
WBC Continental Americas super welterweight champion February 9, 2008 – July 2008 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Jesús González | ||
Vacant Title last held by Carlos Nascimento |
WBC Latino super welterweight champion March 28, 2009 – October 2009 Vacated |
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