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Julio Cesar Chavez

Julio Cesar Chavez held the WBC and IBF super lightweight world titles, the WBA, WBC and The Ring lightweight world titles and the WBC super featherweight world title between 1984 and 1996. Chavez's reign as WBC super lightweight world champion, from 1989 to 1994, was the longest of any world champion at super lightweight. Chavez was No. 1 in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings from 1990 to 1992, aged 28 to 30. Chavez first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the WBC super featherweight world title by beating Mario Martinez.

World title bouts
37
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
31–4–2
World titles held
6
Longest world title reign (WBC super lightweight, 1989–1994)
4 years, 8 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1984 – Jan 2001

WelterweightWBC
Super LightweightWBC
IBF
LightweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
Super FeatherweightWBC
1984age 211985age 221986age 231987age 241988age 251989age 261990age 271991age 281992age 291993age 301994age 311995age 321996age 331997age 341998age 351999age 362000age 372001age 38
1985199019952000

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2000

  2. Kostya Tszyu beats Julio Cesar Chavez via knockout 6/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  3. 1998

  4. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 8 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  5. Oscar De La Hoya beats Julio Cesar Chavez via corner retirement 8/12

    Welterweight · WBC

  6. Julio Cesar Chavez and Miguel Angel Gonzalez draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  7. 1997

  8. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 3 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  9. 1996

  10. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 4 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  11. Oscar De La Hoya beats Julio Cesar Chavez via knockout 4/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  12. 1995

  13. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 3 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  14. Julio Cesar Chavez beats David Kamau via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  15. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Giovanni Parisi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  16. 1994

  17. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 2 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  18. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Tony Lopez via knockout 10/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  19. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Meldrick Taylor via knockout 8/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  20. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Frankie Randall via technical decision 8/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  21. Frankie Randall beats Julio Cesar Chavez via split decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  22. 1993

  23. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 2 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  24. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Andy Holligan via corner retirement 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  25. Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell Whitaker draw via majority decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBC

  26. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Terrence Alli via knockout 6/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  27. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Greg Haugen via knockout 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  28. 1992

  29. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 6 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  30. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Hector Camacho via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  31. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Frankie Mitchell via knockout 4/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  32. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Angel Hernandez via knockout 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  33. 1991

  34. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  35. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Lonnie Smith via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  36. Julio Cesar Chavez’s reign as the IBF super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · IBF

  37. Julio Cesar Chavez beats John Duplessis via knockout 4/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF

  38. 1990

  39. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 4 at super welterweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  40. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Kyung Duk Ahn via knockout 3/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF

  41. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Meldrick Taylor via knockout 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF

  42. 1989

  43. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 2 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  44. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Alberto Cortes via knockout 3/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  45. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Sammy Fuentes via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  46. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Roger Mayweather via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  47. Julio Cesar Chavez’s reign as The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · The Ring

  48. Julio Cesar Chavez’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  49. 1988

  50. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez the lightweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 2 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  51. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Jose Luis Ramirez via technical decision 11/12

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  52. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Rodolfo Aguilar via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  53. 1987

  54. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 4 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  55. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Edwin Rosario via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  56. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Danilo Cabrera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  57. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Francisco Tomas da Cruz via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  58. 1986

  59. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  60. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Juan Laporte via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  61. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Rocky Lockridge via majority decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  62. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Refugio Rojas via knockout 7/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  63. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Faustino Martire Barrios via knockout 5/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  64. 1985

  65. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  66. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Dwight Pratchett via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  67. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Roger Mayweather via knockout 2/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  68. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Ruben Castillo via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  69. 1984

  70. The Ring magazine rates Julio Cesar Chavez No. 1 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  71. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Mario Martinez via knockout 8/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC