Julio César Chávez González (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. More about Julio Cesar Chavez
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Chávez holds records for the most total successful defenses of world titles (27, shared with Omar Narváez), most title fight victories and fighters beaten for the title (both at 31), and most title fights (37); he has the second most title defenses won by knockout (21, after Joe Louis with 23). 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 an outdoor boxing match: 136,274.In total, we tracked 851 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Julio Cesar Chavez (1988 Panini Supersport #164 Julio Cesar Chavez Signed Rookie Mint PSA 9 Auto 10) was sold in March 2024 for $7500.00 while the cheapest item (Julio Cesar Chavez #5 Sketch Card Limited 8/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (19) was May 2013 with an average selling price of $28.00 for an autographed item of Julio Cesar Chavez. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2024 with $7500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.25 was July 2022. In average, an autographed item from Julio Cesar Chavez is worth $42.99.
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1988 Panini Supersport 164 Julio Cesar Chavez Signed Rookie Card Auto RC PSA 5/7 | $399.00 | ||
1991 Kayo Julio Cesar Chavez Autograph Card BAS Auto Certification | $110.50 | ||
1991 Ringlords Julio Cesar Chavez Autograph Card BAS Auto Certification | $144.50 | ||
1991 Ringlords Julio Cesar Chavez Autograph Card BAS Auto Certification | $157.50 | ||
Julio Cesar Chavez #2 Art Card Limited 48/50 Edward Vela Signed (Boxing -) | $8.74 | ||
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ 8X10 SIGNED PHOTO BOXING PICTURE AUTOGRAPHED IN PERSON | $29.99 | ||
Julio Cesar Chavez Hand Signed Autograph Ring Magazine | $89.99 | ||
Julio Cesar Chavez Signed RH Red Cleto Reyes Boxing Glove w/ HOF 2011 BAS | $499.99 | ||
Julio Cesar Chavez Signed Yellow Right Cleto Reyes Glove JSA Authenticated | $149.99 | ||
Julio César Chávez Lord Of The Ring Sketch Card Limited 04/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | $6.99 |
LOOK: Julio Cesar Chavez's meme about Floyd (03/21/15): Check out this meme showing Mexican great Julio Cesar Chavez allegedly making fun of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s ''the best ever'' claim.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andrzej Fonfara Conference Call Transcript (03/20/15): Kelly Swanson Thanks, everybody, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ...
Boxing notebook: Previewing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andrzej Fonfara (03/19/15): Boxing writer Keith Idec’s inside look at the sport.
MEXICAN SUPERSTAR JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. RETURNS TO THE RING AGAINST EXCITING BR (03/09/15): Chavez Jr. Making SHOWTIME® Debut Saturday, April 18, Live At 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT Tickets Go On Sale Today At 12 P.M. PT! CARSON, Calif. (Ma ...
True Greatness! Julio Cesar Chavez (02/12/15): It was a whirlwind 48 hours, not with Eddie Murphy but with Mexicos greatest fighter ever, the incomparable Julio Cesar Chavez at his homeland in C ...
Andrzej Fonfara vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr confirmed for April 18 (01/2015): Fonfara about Chavez: “Julio is making a mistake. I hit harder that regular light heavyweights. It’s who punches last wins the fight.”
Julio Cesar Chavez Update (10/2014): Former WBC middleweight champion and “Son of the Legend” Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. believes his contract with Top Rank has ended and he says he’s now a free agent.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in town to discuss Gennady Golovkin fight (04/2014): Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., right, delivers a punch to Bryan Vera during a 12-round super-middleweight bout in San Antonio in March. Chavez won by decision.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. wants Gennady Golovkin next (03/2014): Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., right, delivers a punch to Bryan Vera during their super-middleweight bout on Saturday in San Antonio. ( Eric Gay / Associated Press / March 1 , 2014 )
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. looks to show he's matured in rematch vs. Vera (02/2014): There are a lot of people in boxing that are tired of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Carl Froch eyes both Gennady Golovkin and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (10/2013): IBF/WBA super-middleweight king Carl Froch is confident he will defeat unbeaten George Groves in the all-British showdown set for November 23rd; with “The Cobra” believing he will get the job done inside the distance.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. makes adjusted weight for Saturday’s fight (09/2013): Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighed in at 172.4 pounds on Friday, just under the adjusted 173-pound weight limit he and opponent Bryan Vera agreed to earlier this week.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. starts career redemption (08/2013): Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is scheduled to face Bryan Vera on Sept. 28 at the StubHub Center in Carson. ( Bob Levey / Getty Images / November 19 , 2011 )
Rubio demolishes Miranda, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. next? (07/2013): WBC mandatory middleweight title challenger Marco Antonio “Veneno” Rubio (58-6-1, 50 KOs) scored a second round KO over Dionisio “Mister Nocaut” Miranda (22-9-2, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palenque de la Feria in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Julio Cesar Chavez's fine for pot slashed to $100,000 (06/2013): The Nevada State Athletic Commission has slashed boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s fine over a failed drug test from $900,000 to $100,000.
PEDs Offender Slapped on Wrist after Julio Cesar Chavez Practically Gets the Cha (03/2013): Did Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. really smoke a $900,000 joint? Must have been some high.
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fined, suspended over positive drug test (02/2013): The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican Independence Day fight in Las Vegas.
Nevada commission to hear Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. case in February (01/2013): LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The Nevada State Athletic Commission will decide the fate of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in late February.
Canelo Alvarez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Separated by Electric Fence (12/2012): In a move that further Balkanizes the sport, Golden Boy’s Amir Khan has reportedly signed an exclusive deal with Showtime.
Media Interview with Julio Cesar Chavez & Sergio Martinez (11/2012): LOU DiBELLA: Thanks for joining us and it’s wonderful to work on this great event with Top Rank. The ticket sales and Thomas & Mack have been incredible and it’s going to be a clean sellout. I would urge everyone to get their tickets now.
Nevada boxing commission temporarily suspends Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for failed (10/2012): LAS VEGAS - The Nevada State Athletic Commission has temporarily suspended Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. after the former middleweight champion failed a drug test.
Keith Idec on boxing: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. should stop acting foolish (09/2012): Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who has had problems away from the ring, needs to change his ways.
Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Rivalry Burns HotterBoxingInsider.com g (08/2012): Mexican stars Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chevez, Jr. , clearly on a collision course, will embark on a newer, fiercer phase of their rivalry after they throw the dice in Las Vegas September 15.
EL GRAN CAMPEON MEXICANO: MEETING JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ SR (07/2012): NEW YORK Going to the Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr presser last July 12 at Edison Ballroom along West 47th St near Times Square, I expect ...
Middleweight Rivals Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Set For Four-Day Medi (06/2012): Middleweight Rivals Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Set For Four-Day Media Tour - The Grudge Match Of The Year Is On!
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee fight ticket sales 'steady' (05/2012): Tickets for the Julio Cesar Chávez Jr.-Andy Lee WBC world middleweight championship fight June 16 in the Sun Bowl are moving at an expected moderate pace.
University Of Texas Allowing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. And Andy Lee Fight At Sun Bo (04/2012): EL PASO, Texas -- The University of Texas System chancellor announced Friday he will allow a high-profile boxing match to be held on the school's El Paso campus if law enforcement can ensure a safe environment, reversing a 3-day-old ban that had upset city leaders.
UTEP, HBO prepare for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (03/2012): A light but chilly March wind blew through a quiet Sun Bowl on Wednesday morning as a small group of people checked off a list of details .
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. may fight in El Paso: 'Real chance' Sun Bowl could host H (02/2012): El Paso and the Sun Bowl are in the running to get a world title fight by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., son of Mexico's legendary Julio Cesar Chavez -- one of the sport's all-time greats.
Julio Cesar Chavez Junior-Marco Antonio Rubio This Saturday; Some Big Fights In (01/2012): By James Slater: This coming Saturday night (Feb. 4th) in San Antonio, Texas, WBC middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez will meet dangerous power puncher and fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio.
Julio Cesar Chavez vs Nonito Donaire Official, Tickets On Sale | BoxingInsider.c (12/2011): Undefeated World Middleweight Champion and the Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR., and Top-Five pound-for pound fighter and three-division world champion NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE will headline a world title doubleheader, Saturday, February 4, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Canelo Alvarez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Fight is Very Possible, Very Big | Boxin (11/2011): Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. did what he needed to do, and now his promoters may have to do what THEY need to do.
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR VS PETER MANFREDO IS SET FOR NOV. 19 IN HOUSTON (10/2011): Oct. 25, 2011, Houston, Texas --- (L-R) Son of the legend and undefeated WBC Middleweight Champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and "The Pride of Provi ...
Julio Cesar Chávez “Energia de Campeones” Energy Drink to Sponsor Freestyle Moto (09/2011): The recently launched energy drink will sponsor the “Julio César Chávez Energy presents Freestyle Power Extreme”, an extraordinary acrobatic show with motorcycles and bikes that will take place Saturday September 17th, 2011 at Estadio del Cerro Colorado in Tijuana, BC. from 8pm to 11pm. ...
Matthew Aguilar: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Saul "Canelo" Alvarez must step it up (08/2011): It's bad enough that WBC junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez -- a legitimate box-office monster who has yet to meet an opponent who can actually beat him -- is fighting Alfonso Gomez on Sept. 17.
Legendary Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez to visit Fort Bliss (07/2011): The man is a walking legend, a sports figure revered the world over -- but most especially in Mexico, in the United States and certainly right here in El Paso.
Julio Cesar Chavez Junior-Peter Manfredo Heading To Mexico In November (06/2011): By James Slater: It looks like new WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez will make the first defence of his belt in his homeland of Mexico.
Vanes Martirosyan, Julio Cesar Chavez have sparring session (05/2011): Undefeated U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyan takes on Mexican knockout artist Saul Roman in a world title elimination bout due June 4.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Update (04/2011): The “Son of a Legend” Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30KOs) received the news today his WBC middleweight title match versus Germany’s Sebastian Zbik will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, on Saturday, June 4th.
Julio Cesar Chavez Junior-Billy Lyell Likely For Jan. 29th (01/2011): By James Slater - Now that he’s fully recovered from the bout of flu that KO’d his end of the year fight with Alfonso Gomez (and then replacement foe Pawel Wolak), Julio Cesar Chavez Junior is anxious to get back into the ring.
Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Elected to International Boxing Hall of Fame (12/2010): CANASTOTA, NY – DECEMBER 8, 2010 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce Mexico’s legendary three-division champion Julio Cesar Chavez has been elected into the Hall of Fame.