Julio César Chávez
Professional Mexican boxer
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- Born
- 12 July 1962, Loreto Municipality
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- welterweight, light welterweight, lightweight, super featherweight
- Occupation
- professional boxer, boxer
- Height
- 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 107 wins, 6 losses, 2 draws
Julio César Chávez González (Spanish pronunciation: [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 world champion in three weight divisions, Chávez was listed by The Ring magazine as the world's best boxer, pound for pound, from 1990 to 1993. During his career he held the WBC super featherweight title from 1984 to 1987, the WBA and WBC lightweight titles between 1987 and 1989, the WBC light welterweight title twice between 1989 and 1996, and the IBF light welterweight title from 1990 to 1991. He also held the Ring magazine and 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 Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring respectively.
Awards and honours
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award 1987
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year 1990
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2011
- IBF World Junior Welterweight Champion
- The Ring World Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Lightweight Champion
- WBC World Lightweight Champion
- WBC World Super Featherweight Champion
- WBC World Super Lightweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q471461 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.