Super lightweight · Mexico
Julio César Chávez 107-6-2 86 KO · 1980–2005
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Julio César Chávez was a super lightweight boxer from Mexico, born Jul 12, 1962. Record 107-6-2 with 86 knockouts over 1980–2005. World titles: WBC super lightweight (1994–1996), IBF super lightweight (1990–1991), WBC super lightweight (1989–1994), WBC lightweight (1988–1989) and 2 more. Julio César Chávez last fought Grover Wiley on Sep 17, 2005 and lost by RTD in round 5 of 10.
Also: Хулио Сезар Чавес · Хулио Сесар Чавес · Хуліа Сесар Чавес +17 more Хуліо Сезар Чавес · خوليو سيزار تشافيز · خولیو سزار چاوس · ख़ूलियो सेसार चाबेस · ฆูลิโอ เซซาร์ ชาเบซ · フリオ・セサール・チャベス · 朱里奥·塞萨尔·查韦斯 · 朱里奧·塞薩爾·查韋斯 · 훌리오 세사르 차베스 · Chavez, Julio Cesar · Hulio Sesars Čavess · Julio Cesar Chavez · Julio Cesar Chavez Gonzalez · Julio Cesar Chavez González · Julio Cesar Chávez · Julio Cesar Chávez González · Julio Chávez
Born Jul 12, 1962
Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Height 171 cm
Reach 172.5 cm
Nickname J.C. Superstar · El César del Boxeo · El Gran Campeón Mexicano
Debut Feb 5, 1980
Career 1980–2005
Rounds boxed 634
KO share 80%
Born in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Titles WBC super featherweight · 1984–1987; WBA, WBC lightweight · 1987–1989; IBF, WBC super lightweight · 1989–1996
Boxerbook rating 2122 ± 208 · inactive since Sep 2005Why here › Confirmed bouts 25 of 115
Career record Record
107-6-2, 86 KOs · 1980–2005
Last result L
RTD 5/10 · America West Arena, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
The record 115 bouts, 1980–2005, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 115, Wikipedia (ja) · 115, Wikipedia (ru) · 7
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RTD 5/10 · America West Arena, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Chávez 107-5-2 · Wiley 27-6-1
W
UD 10/10 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Chávez 106-5-2 · Robinson 32-9-2
W
UD 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 105-5-2 · Randall 58-14-1
W
TKO 2/10 · Centro de Espectáculos Alamar, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 104-5-2 · Wise —
W
Terry Thomas
TKO 2/10 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Ciudad Juárez, 🇲🇽
Chávez 103-5-2 · Thomas —
L
For WBC light-welterweight title TKO 6/12 · Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Chávez 103-4-2 · Tszyu 24-1-0
W
TKO 3/10 · Parque de Béisbol, Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 102-4-2 · Smith 183-13-2
L
UD 10/10 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 102-3-2 · Wise —
W
TKO 4/10 · Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Chávez 101-3-2 · Jakubowski —
W
TKO 4/10 · Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸
Chávez 100-3-2 · Smith —
L
For WBC welterweight title RTD 8/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 100-2-2 · Hoya 28-0-0
W
Ken Sigurani
TKO 3/10 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Chávez 99-2-2 · Sigurani —
D
For vacant WBC super lightweight title SD 12/12 · Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 99-2-1 · González 42-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 98-2-1 · LaCoursiere —
W
Tony Martin
UD 10/10 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 97-2-1 · Martin —
W
TKO 8/10 · Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, 🇺🇸
Chávez 96-2-1 · Gamache 45-2-0
L
For WBC super lightweight title TKO 4/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 96-1-1 · Hoya 21-0-0
W
TKO 2/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 95-1-1 · Walker —
W
Retained WBC light welterweight title UD 12/12 · The Mirage, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 94-1-1 · Kamau —
W
Craig Houk
KO 1/10 · United Center, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Chávez 93-1-1 · Houk —
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For WBC light-welterweight title UD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 92-1-1 · Parisi 29-1-0
W
For WBC light welterweight title TKO 10/12 · Estadio de Beisbol, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Chávez 91-1-1 · Lopez 47-4-1
W
For WBC light welterweight title TKO 8/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 90-1-1 · Taylor 32-3-1
W
Won WBC light welterweight title TD 8/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 89-1-1 · Randall 49-2-1
L
For WBC light welterweight title SD 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 89-0-1 · Randall 48-2-1
W
Retained WBC light welterweight title TKO 5/12 · Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 88-0-1 · Holligan —
W
Mike Powell
TKO 4/10 · Ciudad Juárez, 🇲🇽
Chávez 87-0-1 · Powell —
D
For WBC welterweight title MD 12/12 · Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, 🇺🇸
Chávez 87-0-0 · Whitaker 32-1-0
W
Terrence Alli
Retained WBC light welterweight title TKO 6/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 86-0-0 · Alli —
W
Silvio Walter Rojas
KO 3/10 · Auditorio Benito Juárez, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Chávez 85-0-0 · Rojas —
W
Retained WBC light welterweight title TKO 5/12 · Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 84-0-0 · Haugen 32-4-0
W
TKO 6/10 · The Mirage, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 83-0-0 · Jakubowski —
W
Bruce Pearson
KO 3/10 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 82-0-0 · Pearson —
W
For WBC light welterweight title UD 12/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 81-0-0 · Camacho 40-1-0
W
Frankie Mitchell
Retained WBC light welterweight title TKO 4/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 80-0-0 · Mitchell —
W
Angel Hernandez
Retained WBC light welterweight title TKO 5/12 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 79-0-0 · Hernandez —
W
KO 4/10 · La Paz, 🇲🇽
Chávez 78-0-0 · Ramos —
W
Ignacio Perdomo
RTD 7/10 · Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
Chávez 77-0-0 · Perdomo —
W
Jorge Alberto Melian
KO 4/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 76-0-0 · Melian —
W
For WBC super lightweight title UD 12/12 · The Mirage, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 75-0-0 · Smith 28-3-1
W
Tommy Small
KO 4/10 · Estadio General Ángel Flores, Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 74-0-0 · Small —
W
John Duplessis
Retained WBC and IBF light welterweight titles TKO 4/12 · The Mirage, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 73-0-0 · Duplessis —
W
Kyung-Duk Ahn
Retained WBC and IBF light welterweight titles TKO 3/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Chávez 72-0-0 · Ahn —
W
Jaime Balboa
TKO 4/10 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 71-0-0 · Balboa —
W
Russell Mosley
KO 3/10 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 70-0-0 · Mosley —
W
Akwei Addo
KO 2/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, 🇪🇸
Chávez 69-0-0 · Addo —
W
Won IBF light welterweight title TKO 12/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Chávez 68-0-0 · Taylor 24-0-1
W
Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes
Retained WBC light welterweight title TKO 3/12 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 67-0-0 · Cortes —
W
For WBC light-welterweight title RTD 10/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Chávez 66-0-0 · Fuentes 21-6-1
W
Ramon Aramburu
KO 3/10 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 65-0-0 · Aramburu —
W
Rodolfo Batta
KO 1/10 · Bullring by the Sea, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 64-0-0 · Batta —
W
Kenny Vice
TKO 3/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Chávez 63-0-0 · Vice —
W
Won WBC light welterweight title RTD 10/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Chávez 62-0-0 · Mayweather 34-5-0
W
Won WBC lightweight title TD 11/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 61-0-0 · Ramírez 101-6-0
W
Vernon Buchanan
TKO 3/10 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Chávez 60-0-0 · Buchanan —
W
TKO 7/10 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 59-0-0 · Limón —
W
Rodolfo Aguilar
Retained WBA lightweight title TKO 6/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 58-0-0 · Aguilar —
W
Nicky Perez
TKO 3/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 57-0-0 · Perez —
W
Won WBA lightweight title TKO 11/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Outdoor Arena, 🇺🇸
Chávez 56-0-0 · Rosario 31-2-0
W
Retained WBC super featherweight title UD 12/12 · Agua Caliente Racetrack, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 55-0-0 · Cabrera —
W
Retained WBC super featherweight title TKO 3/12 · Nîmes, 🇫🇷
Chávez 54-0-0 · Cruz —
W
Retained WBC super featherweight title UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Chávez 53-0-0 · Laporte —
W
For WBC super-featherweight title MD 12/12 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Chávez 52-0-0 · Lockridge 38-4-0
W
Refugio Rojas
Retained WBC super featherweight title TKO 7/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Chávez 51-0-0 · Rojas —
W
Faustino Martires Barrios
Retained WBC super featherweight title TKO 5/12 · Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, 🇫🇷
Chávez 50-0-0 · Barrios —
W
Roberto Collins Lindo
KO 2/10 · Riviera, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 49-0-0 · Lindo —
W
Jeff Bumpus
TD 5/10 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Chávez 48-0-0 · Bumpus —
W
Dwight Pratchett
Retained WBC super featherweight title UD 12/12 · Riviera, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 47-0-0 · Pratchett —
W
For WBC super featherweight title TKO 2/12 · Riviera, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Chávez 46-0-0 · Mayweather 21-2-0
W
Retained WBC super featherweight title TKO 6/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Chávez 45-0-0 · Castillo —
W
Manuel Hernandez
TKO 3/10 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Chávez 44-0-0 · Hernandez —
W
Won vacant WBC super featherweight title TKO 8/12 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Chávez 43-0-0 · Martínez —
W
Delfino Mendoza
KO 3 · Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
Chávez 42-0-0 · Mendoza —
W
Ramon Avitia
KO 6 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 41-0-0 · Avitia —
W
Armando Flores
KO 3 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 40-0-0 · Flores —
W
Adriano Arreola
PTS 10/10 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Chávez 39-0-0 · Arreola —
W
Benjamin Abarca
KO 5 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 38-0-0 · Abarca —
W
Romero Sandoval
KO 2/10 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Chávez 37-0-0 · Sandoval —
W
Javier Fragoso
KO 4 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Chávez 36-0-0 · Fragoso —
W
Ernesto Herrera
KO 2 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 35-0-0 · Herrera —
W
Othoniel Lopez
KO 4 · Ensenada, 🇲🇽
Chávez 34-0-0 · Lopez —
W
Jerry Lewis
KO 6/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, 🇺🇸
Chávez 33-0-0 · Lewis —
W
Jerry Lewis
KO 5 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 32-0-0 · Lewis —
W
Jose Resendez
KO 6/10 · Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 31-0-0 · Resendez —
W
Santos Rodriguez
KO 8 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 30-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Gustavo Salgado
KO 2/10 · Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 29-0-0 · Salgado —
W
Juan Carlos Alvarado
KO 3 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 28-0-0 · Alvarado —
W
Benny Abarca
PTS 10/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 27-0-0 · Abarca —
W
Johnny Jensen
KO 3 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 26-0-0 · Jensen —
W
Carlos Bryant
KO 2 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 25-0-0 · Bryant —
W
Ramon Peraza
KO 1 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 24-0-0 · Peraza —
W
Jesús García
KO 2 · Guamúchil, 🇲🇽
Chávez 23-0-0 · García —
W
Ramon Luque
KO 1 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 22-0-0 · Luque —
W
Manuel Vasquez
KO 7 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 21-0-0 · Vasquez —
W
Jose Angel Medina
KO 6 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 20-0-0 · Medina —
W
Jorge Ramirez
KO 2 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 19-0-0 · Ramirez —
W
Daniel Felizardo
KO 3/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 18-0-0 · Felizardo —
W
Jesus Cuate Lara
KO 2/10 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 17-0-0 · Lara —
W
Daniel Martinez
KO 1 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 16-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Bobby Fernandez
KO 3 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 15-0-0 · Fernandez —
W
Fidel Navarro
KO 1 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 14-0-0 · Navarro —
W
Victor Gamez
KO 1 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 13-0-0 · Gamez —
W
Eduardo Lalo Acosta
KO 2 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 12-0-0 · Acosta —
W
Miguel Ruiz
KO 1 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 11-0-0 · Ruiz —
W
Julio Gaxiola
KO 4 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Chávez 10-0-0 · Gaxiola —
W
Roberto Flores
KO 3 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 9-0-0 · Flores —
W
Andres Felix
KO 2 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 8-0-0 · Felix —
W
Jesus Martinez
KO 1 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 7-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Jesus Cuate Lara
PTS 10/10 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 6-0-0 · Lara —
W
Miguel Cebrero
PTS 10/10 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 5-0-0 · Cebrero —
W
Tito Geraldo
PTS 6/6 · Guamúchil, 🇲🇽
Chávez 4-0-0 · Geraldo —
W
Roberto Garcia
TKO 6/6 · Guaymas, 🇲🇽
Chávez 3-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Ramon Flores
KO 3/6 · Navojoa, 🇲🇽
Chávez 2-0-0 · Flores —
W
Fidencio Cebreros
PTS 6/6 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 1-0-0 · Cebreros —
W
Andres Felix
KO 6/6 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Chávez 0-0-0 · Felix —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Julio César Chávez's record? Julio César Chávez's professional record is 107-6-2 with 86 knockouts.
Who did Julio César Chávez fight last? Julio César Chávez last fought Grover Wiley on Sep 17, 2005 and lost by RTD in round 5 of 10.
Which world titles has Julio César Chávez held? Julio César Chávez has held 6 world title reigns: WBC super lightweight (1994–1996), IBF super lightweight (1990–1991), WBC super lightweight (1989–1994), WBC lightweight (1988–1989) and 2 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 12262 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/12262 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
