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{{short description|Mexican boxer (born 1962)}}
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{{About||his son, who is also a boxer|Julio César Chávez Jr.|the Paraguayan historian|Julio César Chaves}}
{{family name hatnote|Chávez|González|lang=Spanish}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Julio César Chávez
| image = Julio César Chávez 2017.png
| caption = Chávez in 2017
| realname = {{nowrap|Julio César Chávez González}}
| nickname = {{plainlist|
*J.C. Superstar
*''El César del Boxeo'' ("The Caesar of Boxing")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=561866&s=box&type=story |title=A romper más marcas - Boxeo - ESPN Deportes |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=2008-01-01 |access-date=2011-01-09}}</ref>
*''El Gran Campeón Mexicano'' ("The Great Mexican Champion")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97397243.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105171539/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97397243.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-05 |title=Adios, Gran Campeon Mexicano - La Prensa de San Antonio |work= HighBeam Research  |date=2004-05-23 |access-date=2011-01-09}}</ref>
*Mr. KO
*''El León de Culiacán'' ("The Lion of Culiacán")
}}
| height = 5 ft 7+1/2 in<ref name=delahoyachavezII>''[[HBO Sports]]'' tale of the tape prior to the [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II|Oscar De La Hoya rematch]].</ref>
| reach = 68 in<ref name=delahoyachavezII />
| weight = {{plainlist|
*[[Super featherweight]]
*[[Lightweight]]
*[[Light welterweight]]
*[[Welterweight]]
}}
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1962|7|12}}
| birth_place = [[Ciudad Obregón]], Sonora, Mexico
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 115
| wins = 107
| KO = 86
| losses = 6
| draws = 2
}}

'''Julio César Chávez González''' ({{IPA|es|ˈxuljo ˈsesaɾ ˈtʃaβes ɣonˈsales}}; born July 12, 1962), also known as '''Julio César Chávez Sr.''', is a Mexican former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1980 to 2005. A multiple-time [[triple champion|world champion in three weight divisions]],<ref name="ringsidereport.com">{{cite web|url=http://ringsidereport.com/?p=1282 |title=Manny Pacquiao Vs Julio Cesar Chavez: Tackling Invincibility |publisher=Ringside Report |date=2010-02-16 |access-date=2011-01-09}}</ref> Chávez was listed by ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine as the world's best boxer, [[boxing pound for pound rankings#The Ring|pound for pound]], from 1990 to 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theboxinghistorian.com/awards/p4p-history.html |title=Boxing News - Boxing Results - Boxing Schedule - Boxing Rankings - Boxing - Pound for Pound History &#124; Awards |publisher=Theboxinghistorian.com |date=2011-01-03 |access-date=2011-01-09 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223185416/http://theboxinghistorian.com/awards/p4p-history.html |archive-date=2010-12-23 }}</ref> During his career he held the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[super featherweight]] title from 1984 to 1987, the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] and WBC [[lightweight]] titles between 1987 and 1989, the WBC [[light welterweight]] title twice between 1989 and 1996, and the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] light welterweight title from 1990 to 1991. He also held the ''[[The Ring (magazine)|''Ring'']]'' magazine and [[lineal championship|lineal]] lightweight titles from 1988 to 1989, and the lineal light welterweight title twice between 1990 and 1996. Chávez was named Fighter of the Year for 1987 and 1990 by the [[Sugar Ray Robinson Award|Boxing Writers Association of America]] and ''[[The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|The Ring]]'' respectively.

Chávez holds records for the most total successful defenses of world titles (27, shared with [[Omar Narváez (boxer)|Omar Narváez]]), most title fight victories (31), and most title fights (37); he is tied for the second-most title fights wins by [[knockout]] (21, alongside [[Naoya Inoue]]), behind [[Joe Louis]] with 22. He also owns the longest undefeated streak in boxing history (13 years, 11 months, and 24 days) and the longest unbeaten streak in world title fights (27).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile of Boxer Julio Chávez |url=https://www.topendsports.com/athletes/boxing/chavez-julio.htm |access-date=21 September 2025 |website=www.topendsports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Miguel Ángel |date=14 September 2025 |title=Julio César Chávez: The Great Mexican Champion and Boxing Legend |url=https://www.sinaloa360.com/julio-cesar-chavez-en/ |access-date=21 September 2025 |website=Sinaloa 360 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2025 |title=Julio César Chávez {{!}} Mexican Boxing Legend, 6-Time World Champion {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julio-Cesar-Chavez |access-date=21 September 2025 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> His fight record was 89 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw before his first professional loss to [[Frankie Randall]] in 1994, before which he had an 87-fight win streak until his draw with [[Pernell Whitaker]] in 1993. Chávez's 1993 win over [[Greg Haugen]] at the [[Estadio Azteca]] set the record for the largest attendance for a championship boxing match: 132,274.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Scott |date=23 September 2024 |title=The biggest boxing attendances in history following Daniel Dubois vs Anthony Joshua |url=https://www.planetsport.com/boxing/news/biggest-boxing-attendances-history-including-rumble-jungle |access-date=21 September 2025 |website=Planet Sport |language=en}}</ref>

He is ranked as the 17th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by [[BoxRec]],<ref>[http://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bdivision%5D=&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go= Boxrec all time p4p rankings]</ref> #24 on [[ESPN]]'s list of "50 Greatest Boxers of All Time",<ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN.com: ALL-TIME GREATEST BOXERS|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/greatest/featureVideo?page=greatest2130|website=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref> and 18th on ''The Ring'''s "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years".<ref>{{cite web|title=Are These Really the 80 Best Boxers Ever?|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/ring-magazines-best-fighters-424112|website=ThoughtCo}}</ref> In 2010 he was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] for the Class of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/inductionweekend/2011/11announce.html |title=Boxers Chavez, Tszyu and Tyson Elected to Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame |publisher=IBHOF.com |date=2010-12-07 |access-date=2011-01-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126212008/http://ibhof.com/pages/inductionweekend/2011/11announce.html |archive-date=2011-01-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167659-hall-of-fame-chavez-earned-title-of-greatest-mexican-fighter-ever|title=Hall of Fame: Chavez earned title of greatest Mexican fighter ever|author=Doug Fischer|date=10 June 2011|work=Ring TV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613212340/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167659-hall-of-fame-chavez-earned-title-of-greatest-mexican-fighter-ever|archive-date=13 June 2011}}</ref> He is the father of current boxers [[Omar Chávez]] and former WBC [[middleweight]] champion [[Julio César Chávez Jr.]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-boxing-chavez-zbik-20110605,0,7855166.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Bill | last=Dwyre | title=Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. slugs way to world title | date=2011-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2011-06-05-346681351_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Most Popular E-mail Newsletter | date=2011-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-alvarez-real-history-report-card--69594|title=Mayweather-Alvarez: Real History & Report Card - Boxing News|work=boxingscene.com|date=14 September 2013 |access-date=2015-12-31}}</ref>

==Early life==
Julio César Chávez was born on July 12, 1962, in [[Ciudad Obregón]], Sonora, Mexico. His father, Rodolfo Chavez, worked for the railroad, and Julio grew up in an abandoned railroad car with his five sisters and four brothers. Chávez came from a poor family and became a boxer for money, he stated: "I saw my mom working, ironing, and washing people's clothes, and I promised her I would give her a house someday, and she would never have that job again."<ref name="liverpuncher.com">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164200/http://www.liverpuncher.com/articles/julio-cesar-chavez-spoke-out-on-oscar-de-la-hoya-rivalry-drugs-and-his-career-2.html]}}</ref> He began boxing as an amateur at the age of 16 and he then moved to [[Tijuana]] to pursue a professional career.

==Professional career==
Chávez made his professional debut at age 17. In his 12th fight, on March 4, 1980, Chávez faced Miguel Ruiz in [[Culiacán]], Sinaloa. At the end of the first round, Chavez landed a blow that knocked Ruiz out. Delivered as the bell sounded, the blow was ruled a [[Disqualification (boxing)|disqualification]] in the ring and Ruiz was declared the winner. The next day, however, his manager, Ramón Felix, consulted with the Mexican Boxing Commission, and after further review, the result was overturned and Chávez was declared the winner.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

===Super featherweight===
Chávez won his first championship, the vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Super Featherweight]] title, on September 13, 1984, by knocking out fellow Mexican [[Mario Martinez (boxer)|Mario "Azabache" Martínez]] at the [[Grand Olympic Auditorium]] in Los Angeles. Martínez had been the betting favorite in the bout, due partly to his previous victory over former WBC world champion [[Rolando Navarette]] in a non-title bout. On April 19, 1985, Chávez defended his title against number one ranked contender [[Ruben Castillo (boxer)|Ruben Castillo]] (63–4–2) by knocking him out in the sixth round.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pgsSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5370,645780&dq=julio+cesar+chavez+ruben-castillo&hl=en]{{Dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> On July 7, 1985, Chavez defeated former and future champion [[Roger Mayweather]] via a second-round knockout. On August 3, 1986, Chavez won a twelve-round majority decision over former [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] and future [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Super Featherweight champion [[Rocky Lockridge]] in [[Monte Carlo]]. In his next bout, he defeated former champion [[Juan Laporte]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision. On March 18, 1987, he defeated number one ranked challenger Francisco Tomas Da Cruz (27–1) by third-round knockout.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7D8cAAAAIBAJ&pg=5804,4262526&dq=julio+cesar+chavez+francisco+tomas+da+cruz&hl=en|work=The Courier|via=Google News Archive Search|access-date=2015-12-31|title=Chavez easily defends crown}}</ref> He successfully defended his WBC Super Featherweight title a total of nine times.

===Lightweight===
{{main|Edwin Rosario vs. Julio César Chávez}}
On November 21, 1987, Chávez moved up to the [[lightweight]] division and faced WBA Lightweight Champion [[Edwin Rosario]]. Prior to the bout, there were concerns about how Chávez would handle the move up in weight. Chávez commented, "Everything I've accomplished as champion, and the nine title defenses, would be thrown away with a loss to Rosario." The two fighters nearly exchanged blows during a press conference after Rosario threatened to send Chávez back to Mexico in a coffin. Chávez would ultimately give a career-defining performance as he defeated Rosario by an eleventh-round TKO to win the title. [[HBO]] Punchstat showed Rosario landing 263 of 731 punches thrown in the fight (36%) and Chavez 450 of 743 (61%). After the bout, ''Sports Illustrated'' ran the headline, "Time To Hail César: WBA Lightweight Champion César Chávez of Mexico may be the world's best fighter."<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130125230631/http://www.chavez360.com/chavez/record/058.php Chavez vs. Rosario - chavez360.com]}}</ref>

On April 16, 1988, Chávez defeated number one ranked contender Rodolfo Aguilar (20–0–1) by sixth-round technical knockout.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fIAiAAAAIBAJ&pg=3813,2682756&dq=chavez+to+defend+title+on+saturday&hl=en|work=The Item|via=Google News Archive Search|access-date=2015-12-31|title=Chavez to defend title Saturday}}</ref> On June 4, 1988, he won against former two-time champion [[Rafael Limón]] by scoring a seventh-round TKO. Later that year, he unified the WBA and WBC belts by a technical decision win over champion [[José Luis Ramírez]]. An accidental head-butt opened a cut on Ramírez's forehead and the doctor halted the fight, sending the decision to the judges' scorecards at that point in the fight. Chávez, ahead on all scorecards, was declared the winner. He was also awarded [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] Lightweight title after the victory. Chavez vacated his WBA and WBC Lightweight titles in order to move up to the [[super lightweight]] division.

===Light welterweight===
In his next bout, he won the WBC [[Light Welterweight]] title by defeating [[Roger Mayweather]] for a second time. Mayweather did not come out of his corner after the tenth round, giving Chavez the TKO win. In 1989, Chávez defeated future champion [[Sammy Fuentes]] by tenth-round TKO. In his next bout, he handed Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes (44–0) his first career loss by scoring a third-round knockout.

==== Chávez vs. Taylor ====
{{Main|Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor}}

On March 17, 1990, he faced [[Meldrick Taylor]], the undefeated IBF Light Welterweight Champion, in a title unification fight. While Taylor carried the fight to Chavez through round 8, Julio rallied in the last four rounds. With about 30 seconds left in the 12th round, he landed a hard straight right hand on the chin of Taylor, which hurt him badly. Shortly thereafter, he knocked down the former Olympic gold medalist. Although Taylor rose at the referee's count of six, he failed to respond coherently to referee Richard Steele's questions after being issued a [[mandatory 8 count]], and continued to hold onto the ropes in the corner, resulting in Steele stopping the fight with only two seconds remaining. Many boxing fans and members of the media were outraged that Steele would stop a match that Taylor was winning with only two seconds left, while others felt that Steele was justified in stopping the fight given Taylor's condition and the fact that he was unable to respond to Steele before the conclusion of the match. Steele defended his decision by saying that his concern is protecting a fighter, regardless of how much time is left in the round or the fight. As Steele put it, "I stopped it because Meldrick had took a lot of good shots, a lot of hard shots, and it was time for it to stop. You know, I'm not the timekeeper, and I don't care about the time. When I see a man that has had enough, I'm stopping the fight."<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131227002510/http://chavez360.com/chavez/record/070.php Julio Cesar Chavez -vs.- Meldrick Taylor]}}</ref> ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' named it the "[[Ring Magazine fights of the year|Fight of the Year]]" for 1990 and later the "Fight of the Decade" for the 1990s. While many hoped for an immediate rematch, Taylor opted to move up in weight in his next bout and the fighters did not meet again until 1994, when Chávez dominated and knocked out a faded Taylor in eight rounds.

After unifying the titles, Chávez engaged in a busy series of title defenses and non-title fights. On December 8, 1990, he defeated the WBC [[mandatory challenger]] Kyung-Duk Ahn (29–1) by third-round knockout. On March 18, 1991, he defeated WBC number five ranked fighter John Duplessis (34–1) by fourth-round TKO. On September 14, 1991, Chávez won a twelve-round unanimous decision over former champion [[Lonnie Smith (baseball)|Lonnie Smith]]. On April 10, 1992, he scored a TKO victory over number-one ranked contender Angel Hernandez (37–0–2, 22 KOs) in the fifth round. Later that year, he defeated Frankie Mitchell (29–1) by fourth-round TKO.

====Chávez vs. Camacho====
{{main|Julio César Chávez vs. Héctor Camacho}}
On September 12, 1992, Chávez faced [[List of WBO world champions|WBO light welterweight champion]] [[Héctor Camacho]] (41–1, 18 KOs) in a highly anticipated bout. Chávez dominated Camacho en route to a unanimous decision win. The final scores were 117–111, 119–110 and 120–107 for Chávez. After the fight, on his arrival to Mexico, the [[President of Mexico|President]] [[Carlos Salinas de Gortari]] sent the special car reserved for the [[Pope]] to take him from the airport to the [[Los Pinos|President's house]].

====Chávez vs. Haugen====
{{main|Julio César Chávez vs. Greg Haugen}}
His 1993 fight with [[Greg Haugen]] featured trash talk from Haugen, who derided Chavez's 82-fight unbeaten streak as consisting mostly of "[[Tijuana]] taxi drivers that my mother could have knocked out" and insisting that "There aren't 130,000 Mexicans who can afford tickets" to see the fight in [[Estadio Azteca]]. Chávez responded by saying, "I really hate him bad. When he looks at me, I want to vomit. I am going to give him the worst beating of his life; I am going to make him swallow the words that came out of his dirty mouth."<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090226132657/http://www.chavez360.com/chavez/record/086.php Chavez vs. Haugen - chavez360.com]}}</ref> Ultimately, 136,274 showed up to set a world record for outdoor fight attendance<ref name="pacquiao">{{Cite web |date=2010-03-14 |title=Pacquiao-Clottey draws more than 50,000 fans |url=https://www.espn.com/news/story?id=4993511 |access-date=2020-02-12 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> as they watched Chávez drop Haugen quickly and then back off with the apparent intention of punishing him for his prefight remarks. However, the referee had seen enough by the fifth round and stopped it for a TKO victory for Chávez. After the fight, Chávez commented to Haugen, "Now you know I don't fight with taxi drivers," and a bloodied Haugen responded, "They must have been tough taxi drivers."<ref>{{cite news|author=Pat Putnam |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1137494/1/index.htm |title=Down And Out In Mexico City – SI.com Vault |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=1993-03-01 |access-date=2011-01-09 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203030032/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1137494/1/index.htm |archive-date=2012-12-03 }}</ref> Later that year, Chávez scored a sixth-round TKO victory over number one ranked contender Terrence Alli.

===Draw with Whitaker and first career loss===
{{main|Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez|Julio César Chávez vs. Frankie Randall|Frankie Randall vs. Julio César Chávez II|Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor II|Julio César Chávez vs. Tony Lopez}}
After a division-record 18 consecutive defenses of his light welterweight title, Chávez (87–0) moved up one more weight division to challenge [[Pernell Whitaker]] (32–1) for his WBC [[Welterweight]] title in September 1993. Since the late 1980s, Chávez stated several times that he wanted a fight against Whitaker. The Whitaker team, among them [[Lou Duva]], told ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]''<nowiki> that they did not want a fight against Chavez in those days. The result of the fight was a controversial majority draw, allowing Chávez to remain undefeated with Whitaker retaining his title. Various members of the </nowiki>[[Americans|American]] media, including ''The Ring'' and ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', were critical of the decision. ''Sports Illustrated'' put Pernell Whitaker on the cover of its next magazine with a one word title, "Robbed!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Pernell_Whitaker_vs._Julio_Cesar_Chavez |title=Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio Cesar Chavez |publisher=Boxrec |access-date=2011-01-09}}</ref> Chávez stated after the fight: "I felt I was forcing the fight ... he just kept holding me too much, he was throwing too many low blows too."<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/izuwXikqXl8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131207070657/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izuwXikqXl8 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izuwXikqXl8 |title=Al Bernstein and Barry Tompkins on Whitaker-Chavez |date=13 August 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2011-01-09}}{{cbignore}}</ref> There was no rematch.

Chavez continued defending his [[Light Welterweight]] title and on December 18, 1993, he defeated British [[Commonwealth Boxing Council|Commonwealth]] Light Welterweight Champion Andy Holligan (21–0) by fifth-round TKO. Chávez faced [[Frankie Randall]] on January 29, 1994, in a fight that most expected him to win easily. Instead, Randall knocked him down for the first time in his career and went on to win a split decision and Chávez lost the title to Randall. Chávez blamed his loss on referee Richard Steele, who deducted two points from Chávez for low blows, which affected the difference on the scorecards. The WBC ordered an immediate rematch and Chávez regained the title on a split technical decision in May 1994. The fight was fiercely contested when they collided heads, opening a large cut over Chávez's eyebrow in the seventh round. After the head cut, during round eight, the referee called for the doctor, who then stopped the fight. Under WBC rules, Randall lost one point, giving Chávez the technical victory. The two faced one another in a rubber match 10 years later, which Chávez won.

Chavez then faced [[Meldrick Taylor]] in a rematch, four years after their historic first fight. Chavez defeated him in the eighth round by a knockout that sent Taylor from one side of the ring to the other. In his next bout, Chavez defeated three-time champion [[Tony Lopez (boxer)|Tony Lopez]]. In 1995, he defeated former and future Light Welterweight Champion [[Giovanni Parisi]]. Later that year, he defended his title against number one ranked challenger [[David Kamau]], despite suffering a cut in the opening round. Prior to the bout, Chavez indicated that he was considering retirement: "I've had a lot of problems with my arms, with my knees. I really don't want to extend myself much longer", Chávez said. "After so many years of working out, it all builds up. I am not giving what I used to be able to give. I will fight De La Hoya for a lot of money, and then retire."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dd5EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5293,5380807&dq=chavez+retains+title+despite+early+injury&hl=en |title=Chavez retains title despite early injury |last=Dahlberg |first=Tim |date=September 17, 1995 |website=Daily Union |via=Google News Archive Search |access-date=2015-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-16-sp-46511-story.html |title=Chavez Really Aches for De La Hoya Fight : Boxing: Longtime champion who takes on David Kamau tonight talks of retirement after big May payday|work=Los Angeles Times |date=1995-09-16 |access-date=2011-01-09}}</ref>

====Chávez vs. De La Hoya====
{{main|Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II}}
On June 7, 1996, Chávez faced [[Oscar De La Hoya]]. A large gash appeared over the left eye of Chávez within the first minute of the first round, leading many to assume what Chávez later confirmed—that the cut occurred earlier in training and was re-opened in the bout. Heavy blood flow prompted the doctor to stop the fight in the fourth round. Until their eventual rematch in 1998, Chávez would always state that De La Hoya had not defeated him, but that a gash that he had suffered in training was the real cause of the stoppage of the fight. In his next bout, Chávez defeated former champion [[Joey Gamache]] in his 100th career bout.

====Chávez vs. González====
An elbow injury to Chávez forced postponement of his fight with González. The fight was scheduled for Oct 25th 1997.

A year after De La Hoya moved up to welterweight in 1997, Chávez fought [[Miguel Ángel González (boxer)|Miguel Ángel González]] for the vacant WBC Light Welterweight title. That fight ended in a draw. In a rematch with De La Hoya for the WBC Welterweight belt in September 1998, De La Hoya won by 8th-round TKO. About De La Hoya, Chávez stated years after, "I have nothing against him, even though he beat me twice. I have no resentment towards him... De La Hoya was younger than me during our fight, and I was on my way out of boxing. If Oscar didn't fight me, he would not have been anything in boxing." Chavez spoke about his sparring session with De La Hoya six years before their first fight and stated: "I sparred with him and dropped him in the second round with a right hand. De la Hoya was a kid... that day after training he stayed and we went out to dinner, I gave him some $300-$400 from my pocket to help him out."<ref name="liverpuncher.com"/>{{dubious|date=April 2015}}{{Dead link|date=April 2015}}

===Retirement and farewell fights===
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=August 2016}}
{{main|Kostya Tszyu vs. Julio César Chávez}}
Chavez won his first two bouts in 1999 before losing to then 32-year-old [[Willy Wise]] via 10-round unanimous decision. In 2000, at the age of 38, Chávez challenged Light Welterweight Champion [[Kostya Tszyu]]. Chavez lost the bout via 6th-round TKO. After a 2001 victory over Terry Thomas in [[Ciudad Juárez]], Mexico, Chávez retired. However, on November 24, 2003, he came out of retirement to avenge his earlier loss to Willy Wise, knocking Wise out in two rounds in [[Tijuana, Mexico]]. In April 2004, Chávez went back into the ring, for what he again claimed would be his last appearance. In that fight, nicknamed ''Adiós, México, Gracias'' (''Good-bye, Mexico, Thank you''), he beat his former conqueror, [[Frankie Randall]], by a ten-round decision. On May 28, 2005, Chávez once again stepped into a boxing ring, outpointing [[Ivan Robinson (boxer)|Ivan Robinson]] in ten rounds at the [[Staples Center]] (this fight was televised by [[Showtime Championship Boxing]]). On September 17, 2005, at the [[U.S. Airways Center]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], Chávez suffered a TKO loss to until then little-known [[Grover Wiley]] in the 115th bout of his career, retiring in his corner before the start of the 5th round, after injuring his right hand.<ref>{{cite news |last=Slater |first=James |title="Adios" - 15 Years Ago Today Julio Cesar Chavez Scored His Final Ring Victory — Boxing News (Ref does not cover when or the reason for retiring)|url=https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/julio-cesar-chavez-scored/149501 |access-date=21 May 2021 |work=www.boxing247.com |publisher=East Side Boxing}}</ref> After the bout, Chávez told his promoter, [[Bob Arum]], that this time he was definitely retiring from boxing. His defeat was avenged two years later by his son, [[Julio César Chávez, Jr.]], who knocked Wiley out in the third round of their fight.

==Exhibition bouts==
Chávez has fought multiple [[exhibition bout]]s for charitable causes.

On January 1, 1985, Chavez scored a third-round technical knockout over Manny Hernandez in an exhibition bout staged in [[Mexico City, Mexico]] to garner money for the victims of [[San Juanico disaster|a 1984 gas explosion]] in Mexico. 
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/01/01/World-super-featherweight-champion-Julio-Cesar-Chavez-scored-a/8709473403600/|title=World super featherweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez scored a...|work=Upi.com|access-date=2015-07-11}}</ref>

Late in 2014, Julio César Chávez returned to the ring for an exhibition with Vicente Sagrestano in a bout aimed at collecting toys for poor children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.ar/news/story/_/id/2257655/luce-jc-chavez-en-exhibicion-|title=Luce JC Chávez en exhibición|work=ESPN.com.ar|date=19 December 2014 |access-date=2015-07-11}}</ref>

He and former rival [[Mario Martínez (boxer)|Mario Martinez]], against whom he earned his first world championship in 1984, faced each other again on July 3, 2015, in an event to benefit Chavez's two drug rehabilitation clinics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deportes.univision.com/boxeo/article/2015-07-04/julio-cesar-chavez-y-azabache|title=Julio César Chávez y "Azabache" Martínez lucen en exhibición de box|work=Univision.com|access-date=2015-07-11}}</ref>

==Personal life==
During the late part of his career, Chávez struggled with [[drug addiction]] and [[alcohol abuse]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2012-sep-14-la-sp-sn-star-boxers-oscar-de-la-hoya-and-julio-cesar-chavez-admit-drug-use-20120914-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Melissa | last=Rohlin | title=Star boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio Cesar Chavez admit drug use | date=2012-09-14}}</ref> He stated that he started drinking the night after his fight against [[Edwin Rosario]]. He later developed a [[cocaine]] habit. Chávez got into rehab several times until he recovered.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Chávez is the father of [[Omar Chávez]] and former [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Middleweight]] Champion [[Julio César Chávez, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://foro.univision.com/t5/Boxeo/Confesiones-de-Julio-Cesar-Chavez/m-p/246121796 |title=Confesiones de Julio Cesar Chavez - Univision Foro / Forum |publisher=Foro.univision.com |access-date=2011-01-09}}</ref> He works as an analyst for [[ESPN]] and [[TV Azteca]], and spends his time between Mexico and the United States, where he owns businesses and properties. He also has a daughter, [[Nicole Chavez]], who is a participant on the [[Telemundo]] television reality show, [[La casa de los famosos (season 3)|La Casa de los Famosos]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rpp.pe/capital/entretenimiento/quien-es-nicole-chavez-participante-de-la-casa-de-los-famosos-3-ca-noticias-1462408 | title=Quién es Nicole Chávez, participante de 'La casa de los famosos 3' | date=25 January 2023 }}</ref>

Chávez's brother, Rafael Chávez González, was murdered on Sunday, June 25, 2017, during a robbery at one of Rafael's businesses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdnoticias.com.mx/articulos/asesinan-al-hermano-julio-cesar-chavez/deportes|title=Asesinan al Hermano de Julio César Chávez - CDN|first=Liliana|last=Hernandez|date=26 June 2017}}</ref>

==Career in review==
[[File:Julio César Chávez.jpg|thumb|Julio César Chávez in 2006]]

Chávez won six world titles in three weight divisions: [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Super Featherweight]] (1984), [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Lightweight]] (1987), WBC Lightweight (1988), WBC [[Light Welterweight]] (1989), [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Light Welterweight (1990) and WBC Light Welterweight (1994) for the second time. He was also awarded [[List of The Ring world champions|''The Ring'' Lightweight Championship]] in 1988. World champions whom Chávez defeated include [[Jose Luis Ramírez]], [[Rafael Limón]], [[Rocky Lockridge]], [[Meldrick Taylor]], [[Roger Mayweather]], [[Lonnie Smith (baseball)|Lonnie Smith]], [[Sammy Fuentes]], [[Héctor Camacho|Héctor "Macho" Camacho]], [[Juan Laporte]], [[Edwin Rosario]], [[Greg Haugen]], [[Tony Lopez (boxer)|Tony López]], [[Giovanni Parisi]], [[Joey Gamache]] and [[Frankie Randall]], who had taken the WBC Light Welterweight belt from Chávez just four months earlier. He also lost to three champions: [[Frankie Randall]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]] and [[Kostya Tszyu]]. He was held to a draw by two others: [[Pernell Whitaker]] and [[Miguel Ángel González (boxer)|Miguel Ángel González]].

Chávez retired in his 25th year as a professional boxer with a record of 107 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 86 knockouts and is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time. He holds records for most successful consecutive defenses of world titles (27), most title fights (37), most title-fight victories (31) and he is after [[Naoya Inoue]] (with 23) and [[Joe Louis]] (with 22) for most title fights won by knockout (21). His record was 89-0-1 going into his first loss to Frankie Randall and had an 87 fight win streak until his draw with Whitaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juliocesarchavez.net/development.htm |title=Julio Cesar Chavez Bio |publisher=juliocesarchavez.net |access-date=2011-01-09 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106113841/http://juliocesarchavez.net/development.htm |archive-date=2011-01-06 }}</ref> He was ranked No. 50 on ''Ring'' Magazine's list of "100 greatest punchers of all time".{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} As an in-fighter or "swarmer," Julio César Chávez was renowned specially for his devastating left hook and his extremely strong chin.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Former heavyweight champion [[Mike Tyson]], stated that Chávez was one of the greatest fighters of his generation and top five of all time from his point of view.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSxXLLQ77U| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231150645/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSxXLLQ77U| archive-date=2013-12-31 | url-status=dead|title=YouTube|work=youtube.com|access-date=2015-12-31}}</ref> Trainer [[Angelo Dundee]] said that Chávez had one of the strongest chins in boxing history. In 2002, ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' ranked Chávez as the 18th greatest fighter of the last 80 years.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} On December 7, 2010, his induction to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] was announced.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=2
|ko-wins=86
|ko-losses=4
|dec-wins=21
|dec-losses=2
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|115
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{nowrap|107–6–2}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Grover Wiley]]
|RTD
|4 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|Sep 17, 2005
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[America West Arena]], Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.}}
|
|-
|114
|{{yes2}}Win
|107–5–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ivan Robinson]]
|UD
|10
|May 28, 2005
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Staples Center]], Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|
|-
|113
|{{yes2}}Win
|106–5–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Frankie Randall]]
|UD
|10
|May 22, 2004
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico}}
|
|-
|112
|{{yes2}}Win
|105–5–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Willy Wise]]
|TKO
|2 (10)
|Nov 22, 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Centro de Espectáculos Alamar, Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|111
|{{yes2}}Win
|104–5–2
|style="text-align:left;"| Terry Thomas
|TKO
|2 (10), {{small|0:50}}
|Nov 24, 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Plaza de Toros Monumental, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico}}
|
|-
|110
|{{no2}}Loss
|103–5–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kostya Tszyu]]
|TKO
|6 (12), {{small|1:28}}
|[[Kostya Tszyu vs. Julio César Chávez|Jul 29, 2000]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Veteran's Memorial Coliseum]], [[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|109
|{{yes2}}Win
|103–4–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Buck Smith]]
|TKO
|3 (10)
|Dec 18, 1999
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|108
|{{no2}}Loss
|102–4–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Willy Wise]]
|UD
|10
|Oct 2, 1999
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|107
|{{yes2}}Win
|102–3–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Marty Jakubowski]]
|TKO
|4 (10)
|Jul 10, 1999
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Plaza de Toros Calafia, [[Mexicali]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|106
|{{yes2}}Win
|101–3–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Verdell Smith]]
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|1:36}}
|Apr 1, 1999
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Don Haskins Center]], [[El Paso, Texas]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|105
|{{no2}}Loss
|100–3–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Oscar De La Hoya]]
|RTD
|8 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|[[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II|Sep 18, 1998]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBC welterweight title}}
|-
|104
|{{yes2}}Win
|100–2–2
|style="text-align:left;"| Ken Sigurani
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|2:09}}
|Jun 25, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Foxwoods Resort Casino]], [[Ledyard, Connecticut]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|103
|{{draw}}Draw
|99–2–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Miguel Ángel González (boxer)|Miguel Ángel González]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split draw}}
|12
|Mar 7, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Plaza de Toros México|Plaza de Toros]], Mexico City, Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|102
|{{yes2}}Win
|99–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Larry LaCoursiere]]
|UD
|10
|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II|Jun 28, 1997]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|101
|{{yes2}}Win
|98–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Tony Martin
|UD
|10
|[[Michael Moorer vs. Vaughn Bean|Mar 29, 1997]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|100
|{{yes2}}Win
|97–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Joey Gamache]]
|TKO
|8 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|Oct 12, 1996
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Arrowhead Pond]], [[Anaheim, California]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|99
|{{no2}}Loss
|96–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Oscar De La Hoya]]
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|2:37}}
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya|Jun 7, 1996]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|98
|{{yes2}}Win
|96–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Scott Walker (boxer)|Scott Walker]]
|TKO
|2 (10), {{small|2:45}}
|Feb 9, 1996
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|97
|{{yes2}}Win
|95–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[David Kamau]]
|UD
|12
|Sep 16, 1995
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|96
|{{yes2}}Win
|94–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Craig Houk
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|1:19}}
|Jul 29, 1995
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[United Center]], [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|95
|{{yes2}}Win
|93–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Giovanni Parisi]]
|UD
|12
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Giovanni Parisi|Apr 8, 1995]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|94
|{{yes2}}Win
|92–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Tony Lopez (boxer)|Tony Lopez]]
|TKO
|10 (12), {{small|1:41}}
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Tony Lopez|Dec 10, 1994]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey|Estadio de Béisbol]], [[Monterrey]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|93
|{{yes2}}Win
|91–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Meldrick Taylor]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|1:41}}
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor II|Sep 17, 1994]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|92
|{{yes2}}Win
|90–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Frankie Randall]]
|TD
|8 (12), {{small|2:57}}
|[[Frankie Randall vs. Julio César Chávez II|May 7, 1994]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won WBC light welterweight title;<br>Split TD after Chávez was cut from an accidental head clash}}
|-
|91
|{{no2}}Loss
|89–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Frankie Randall]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|12
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Frankie Randall|Jan 29, 1994]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[MGM Grand Garden Arena]], Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|90
|{{yes2}}Win
|89–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Andy Holligan]]
|TKO
|5 (12)
|Dec 18, 1993
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Estadio Cuauhtémoc]], [[Puebla City]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|89
|{{yes2}}Win
|88–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Mike Powell
|TKO
|4 (10)
|Oct 30, 1993
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Ciudad Juárez]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|88
|{{draw}}Draw
|87–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Pernell Whitaker]]
|{{abbr|MD|Majority draw}}
|12
|[[Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez|Sep 10, 1993]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Alamodome]], [[San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBC world champions#Welterweight|WBC welterweight title]]}}
|-
|87
|{{yes2}}Win
|87–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Terrence Alli
|TKO
|6 (12), {{small|0:45}}
|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker|May 8, 1993]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|86
|{{yes2}}Win
|86–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Silvio Walter Rojas
|KO
|3 (10), {{small|2:05}}
|Apr 10, 1993
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Auditorio Benito Juárez, [[Guadalajara]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|85
|{{yes2}}Win
|85–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Greg Haugen]]
|TKO
|5 (12), {{small|2:02}}
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Greg Haugen|Feb 20, 1993]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Estadio Azteca]], Mexico City, Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|84
|{{yes2}}Win
|84–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Marty Jakubowski
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|0:18}}
|Dec 13, 1992
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|83
|{{yes2}}Win
|83–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Bruce Pearson
|KO
|3 (10), {{small|1:30}}
|Oct 31, 1992
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|82
|{{yes2}}Win
|82–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Héctor Camacho]]
|UD
|12
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Héctor Camacho|Sep 12, 1992]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Thomas & Mack Center]], Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|81
|{{yes2}}Win
|81–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Frankie Mitchell
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|0:56}}
|Aug 1, 1992
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|80
|{{yes2}}Win
|80–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Angel Hernandez
|TKO
|5 (12), {{small|1:11}}
|Apr 10, 1992
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|79
|{{yes2}}Win
|79–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Juan Soberanes Ramos]]
|KO
|4 (10)
|Mar 13, 1992
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|78
|{{yes2}}Win
|78–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ignacio Perdomo
|RTD
|7 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|Dec 13, 1991
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Hermosillo, Mexico}}
|
|-
|77
|{{yes2}}Win
|77–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jorge Alberto Melian
|KO
|4 (10), {{small|1:36}}
|Nov 12, 1991
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mexico City, Mexico}}
|
|-
|76
|{{yes2}}Win
|76–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Lonnie Smith (boxer)|Lonnie Smith]]
|UD
|12
|Sep 14, 1991
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|75
|{{yes2}}Win
|75–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Tommy Small
|KO
|4 (10), {{small|0:56}}
|Apr 26, 1991
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Estadio General Ángel Flores]], Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|74
|{{yes2}}Win
|74–0
|style="text-align:left;"| John Duplessis
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|2:42}}
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. John Duplessis|Mar 18, 1991]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[The Mirage]], Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC and IBF light welterweight titles}}
|-
|73
|{{yes2}}Win
|73–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Kyung-Duk Ahn
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|2:14}}
|[[Mike Tyson vs. Alex Stewart|Dec 8, 1990]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC and IBF light welterweight titles}}
|-
|72
|{{yes2}}Win
|72–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jaime Balboa
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|2:10}}
|Nov 8, 1990
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mazatlán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|71
|{{yes2}}Win
|71–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Russell Mosley
|KO
|3 (10)
|Aug 18, 1990
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|70
|{{yes2}}Win
|70–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Akwei Addo
|KO
|2 (10)
|Jul 5, 1990
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid|Palacio de Deportes]], [[Madrid]], Spain}}
|
|-
|69
|{{yes2}}Win
|69–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Meldrick Taylor]]
|TKO
|12 (12), {{small|2:58}}
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor|Mar 17, 1990]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title;<br>Won [[list of IBF world champions#Junior welterweight|IBF light welterweight title]]}}
|-
|68
|{{yes2}}Win
|68–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|1:56}}
|Dec 16, 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Palacio de los Deportes]], Mexico City, Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|67
|{{yes2}}Win
|67–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Sammy Fuentes]]
|RTD
|10 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|Nov 18, 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Caesars Palace]], [[Paradise, Nevada]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC light welterweight title}}
|-
|66
|{{yes2}}Win
|66–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ramon Aramburu
|KO
|3 (10)
|Oct 27, 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mazatlán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|65
|{{yes2}}Win
|65–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Rodolfo Batta
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|2:56}}
|Oct 9, 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Bullring by the Sea]], Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|64
|{{yes2}}Win
|64–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Kenny Vice
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|1:57}}
|Jul 30, 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Boardwalk Hall|Convention Hall]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|63
|{{yes2}}Win
|63–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Roger Mayweather]]
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|10 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|May 13, 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBC world champions#Super lightweight|WBC light welterweight title]]}}
|-
|62
|{{yes2}}Win
|62–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[José Luis Ramírez]]
|TD
|11 (12), {{small|0:54}}
|Oct 29, 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA lightweight title;<br>Won [[list of WBC world champions#Lightweight|WBC]] and vacant [[list of The Ring world champions#Lightweight|''The Ring'' lightweight titles]];<br>Unanimous TD after Ramírez was cut from an accidental head clash}}
|-
|61
|{{yes2}}Win
|61–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Vernon Buchanan
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|2:02}}
|Aug 1, 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Great Western Forum]], Inglewood, California, U.S.}}
|
|-
|60
|{{yes2}}Win
|60–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Rafael Limón]]
|TKO
|7 (10)
|Jun 4, 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mazatlán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|59
|{{yes2}}Win
|59–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Rodolfo Aguilar
|TKO
|6 (12), {{small|1:13}}
|[[Marlon Starling vs. Mark Breland II|Apr 16, 1988]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA lightweight title}}
|-
|58
|{{yes2}}Win
|58–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Nicky Perez
|TKO
|3 (10)
|Mar 5, 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|57
|{{yes2}}Win
|57–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Edwin Rosario]]
|TKO
|11 (12), {{small|2:38}}
|[[Edwin Rosario vs. Julio César Chávez|Nov 21, 1987]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Las Vegas Hilton|Hilton]], Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBA world champions#Lightweight|WBA lightweight title]]}}
|-
|56
|{{yes2}}Win
|56–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Danilo Cabrera]]
|UD
|12
|Aug 21, 1987
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Agua Caliente Racetrack]], Tijuana, Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|55
|{{yes2}}Win
|55–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Francisco Tomas Da Cruz
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|2:31}}
|Apr 18, 1987
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Nîmes]], France}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|54
|{{yes2}}Win
|54–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Juan Laporte]]
|UD
|12
|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. James Smith II|Dec 12, 1986]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|53
|{{yes2}}Win
|53–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Rocky Lockridge]]
|{{abbr|MD|Majority decision}}
|12
|Aug 3, 1986
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Stade Louis II]], [[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]], Monaco}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|52
|{{yes2}}Win
|52–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Refugio Rojas
|TKO
|7 (12), {{small|2:33}}
|[[Héctor Camacho vs. Edwin Rosario|Jun 13, 1986]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City, New York]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|51
|{{yes2}}Win
|51–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Faustino Martires Barrios
|TKO
|5 (12), {{small|2:02}}
|May 15, 1986
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris)|Stade Pierre de Coubertin]], [[Paris]], France}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|50
|{{yes2}}Win
|50–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Roberto Collins Lindo
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|0:31}}
|Mar 22, 1986
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|49
|{{yes2}}Win
|49–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jeff Bumpus
|{{abbr|TD|Technical decision}}
|5 (10), {{small|1:19}}
|Dec 19, 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Unanimous TD after Chávez was cut from an accidental head clash}}
|-
|48
|{{yes2}}Win
|48–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Dwight Pratchett
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|12
|[[Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks|Sep 21, 1985]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|47
|{{yes2}}Win
|47–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Roger Mayweather]]
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|2:30}}
|Jul 7, 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera]], [[Winchester, Nevada]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|46
|{{yes2}}Win
|46–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ruben Castillo (boxer)|Ruben Castillo]]
|TKO
|6 (12), {{small|2:56}}
|Apr 19, 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]], [[Inglewood, California]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super featherweight title}}
|-
|45
|{{yes2}}Win
|45–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Manuel Hernandez
|TKO
|3 (10)
|Jan 1, 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, [[Mexico City]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|44
|{{yes2}}Win
|44–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Mario Martínez (boxer)|Mario Martínez]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|Sep 13, 1984
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[list of WBC world champions#Super featherweight|WBC super featherweight title]]}}
|-
|43
|{{yes2}}Win
|43–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Delfino Mendoza
|KO
|3
|Jun 13, 1984
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hermosillo]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|42
|{{yes2}}Win
|42–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ramon Avitia
|KO
|6
|May 4, 1984
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win
|41–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Armando Flores
|KO
|3
|Dec 30, 1983
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Mazatlán]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|40
|{{yes2}}Win
|40–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Adriano Arreola
|PTS
|10
|Sep 1, 1983
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|
|-
|39
|{{yes2}}Win
|39–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Benjamin Abarca
|KO
|5
|Jul 16, 1983
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|38
|{{yes2}}Win
|38–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Romero Sandoval
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|1:58}}
|Jun 15, 1983
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Grand Olympic Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|37–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Javier Fragoso
|KO
|4
|May 1, 1983
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Roberto Clemente Coliseum]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico}}
|
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ernesto Herrera
|KO
|2
|Apr 4, 1983
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Othoniel Lopez
|KO
|4
|Feb 25, 1983
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jerry Lewis
|KO
|6 (10)
|[[Rafael Limón vs. Bobby Chacon IV|Dec 11, 1982]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sacramento Memorial Auditorium|Memorial Auditorium]], [[Sacramento, California]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jerry Lewis
|KO
|5
|Oct 23, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Resendez
|KO
|6 (10)
|Sep 28, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Santos Rodriguez
|KO
|8
|Aug 20, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Gustavo Salgado
|KO
|2 (10)
|Jul 19, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno]], Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Juan Carlos Alvarado
|KO
|3
|May 8, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Benny Abarca
|PTS
|10
|Apr 26, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Johnny Jensen
|KO
|3
|Mar 11, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Carlos Bryant
|KO
|2
|Feb 19, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ramon Peraza
|KO
|1
|Feb 4, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jesús García
|KO
|2
|Jan 29, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Guamúchil, Mexico}}
|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ramon Luque
|KO
|1
|Jan 12, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Manuel Vasquez
|KO
|7
|Dec 17, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Angel Medina
|KO
|6
|Oct 19, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jorge Ramirez
|KO
|2
|Sep 25, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Daniel Felizardo
|KO
|3 (10)
|Aug 31, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jesus Cuate Lara
|KO
|2 (10)
|Aug 7, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Daniel Martinez
|KO
|1
|Jul 27, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Tijuana, Mexico}}
|
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Bobby Fernandez
|KO
|3
|Jul 10, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Fidel Navarro
|KO
|1
|Jun 26, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Victor Gamez
|KO
|1
|Jun 5, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Eduardo Lalo Acosta
|KO
|2
|May 8, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Miguel Ruiz
|KO
|1
|Mar 4, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Julio Gaxiola
|KO
|4
|Feb 2, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Tijuana]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Roberto Flores
|KO
|3
|Dec 15, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Andres Felix
|KO
|2
|Nov 26, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jesus Martinez
|KO
|1
|Oct 13, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jesus Cuate Lara
|PTS
|10
|Sep 22, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Miguel Cebrero
|PTS
|10
|Sep 5, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Tito Geraldo
|PTS
|6
|Jul 18, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Guamúchil]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Roberto Garcia
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|6 (6)
|May 20, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Guaymas]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ramon Flores
|KO
|3 (6)
|Apr 8, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Navojoa]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Fidencio Cebreros
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|6
|Mar 3, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Culiacán, Mexico}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Andres Felix
|KO
|6 (6)
|Feb 5, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Culiacán]], Mexico}}
|
|}

==Exhibition boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws= 
|ko-wins=
|ko-losses=
|dec-wins=
|dec-losses=
|nonscore=6
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|6
|{{N/A}}
|0–0 {{small|(6)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Héctor Camacho Jr.]]
|{{N/A}}
|4
|[[Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Anderson Silva|Jun 19, 2021]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Non-scored bout}}
|-
|5
|{{N/A}}
|0–0 {{small|(5)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jorge Arce]]
|{{N/A}}
|4
|Sep 25, 2020
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Grand Hotel Tijuana, [[Tijuana]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Non-scored bout}}
|-
|4
|{{N/A}}
|0–0 {{small|(4)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jorge Arce]]
|{{N/A}}
|3
|Feb 28, 2020
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Hermosillo Multipurpose Center, [[Hermosillo]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Non-scored bout}}
|-
|3
|{{N/A}}
|0–0 {{small|(3)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jorge Arce]]
|{{N/A}}
|3
|Nov 22, 2019
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno]], [[Tijuana]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Non-scored bout}}
|-
|2
|{{N/A}}
|0–0 {{small|(2)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Mario Martínez (boxer)|Mario Martínez]]
|{{N/A}}
|3
|Jul 3, 2015
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Culiacán]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Non-scored bout}}
|-
|1
|{{N/A}}
|0–0 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"|  Vicente Sagrestano
|{{N/A}}
|4
|Dec 18, 2014
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Hermosillo Multipurpose Center, [[Hermosillo]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Non-scored bout}}
|}

==Titles in boxing==
===Major world titles===
* [[list of WBC world champions#Super featherweight|WBC super featherweight champion]] (130&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBA world champions#Lightweight|WBA lightweight champion]] (135&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Lightweight|WBC lightweight champion]] (135&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Super lightweight|WBC light welterweight champion]] (140&nbsp;lbs) (2×)
* [[list of IBF world champions#Junior welterweight|IBF light welterweight champion]] (140&nbsp;lbs)

===''The Ring'' magazine titles===
* [[list of The Ring world champions#Lightweight|''The Ring'' lightweight champion]] (135&nbsp;lbs)

===Honorary titles===
* [[World Boxing Council#Commemorative World Championship Belts|WBC Otomi champion]]

==Pay-per-view bouts==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Fight !! Billing !! Buys !! Network
|-
|{{dts|1992|September|12|format=mdy}}
|'''Chávez''' vs. '''Camacho'''
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Héctor Camacho|Ultimate Glory]]
|740,000 to 800,000<ref>{{cite news |title=View From Pay-Per-View |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/sports/view-from-pay-per-view.html |access-date=4 December 2024 |work=New York Times |date=10 September 1993}}</ref>
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|{{dts|1993|September|10|format=mdy}}
|'''Whitaker''' vs. '''Chávez'''
|[[Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez|The Fight]]
|?
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|{{dts|1994|May|7|format=mdy}}
|'''Randall''' vs. '''Chávez''' II
|[[Revenge: The Rematches]]
|?
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|{{dts|1994|September|17|format=mdy}}
|'''Chávez''' vs. '''Taylor''' II
|[[Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor II|Unfinished Business]]
|?
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|{{dts|1998|September|18|format=mdy}}
|'''De La Hoya''' vs. '''Chávez''' II
|[[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II|Ultimate Revenge]]
|525,000<ref name="About.com History">[http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm Pay-Per-View History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606234605/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm |date=2007-06-06 }} at about.com</ref>
|[[HBO]]
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [[List of WBA world champions]]
* [[List of WBC world champions]]
* [[List of IBF world champions]]
* [[List of lightweight boxing champions]]
* [[List of light welterweight boxing champions]]
* [[List of boxing triple champions]]
* [[List of boxing families#Mexico|Notable boxing families]]
* [[List of Mexican boxing world champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Sister project links|collapsible=true|wikt=no|d=Q471461}}
* {{Boxrec|id=8119}}

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{{s-ttl|title=WBC light welterweight champion
|years=May 7, 1994 – [[Julio César Chávez vs. Oscar De La Hoya|June 7, 1996]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]}}
{{s-ach|ach}}
{{s-break}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Mike Tyson]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Boxing pound for pound rankings#The Ring|''The Ring'' pound for pound #1 boxer]]
|years=January 1990 – September 1993}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Pernell Whitaker]]}}
{{s-end}}

{{Julio César Chávez}}
{{Ring magazine Fighter of the Year}}
{{Sugar Ray Robinson Award}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chavez, Julio Cesar}}
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Boxers from Sonora]]
[[Category:International Boxing Federation champions]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Ciudad Obregón]]
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[[Category:World Boxing Association champions]]
[[Category:World Boxing Council champions]]
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