| Profile | |
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Julio Cesar Chávez González |
| Nickname(s) | "The Lion of Culiacan" |
| Rated at | Light welterweight |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Birth date | July 12, 1962 (1962-07-12) (age 46) |
| Birth place | Obregón, Sonora, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 116 |
| Wins | 108 |
| Wins by KO | 87 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Julio César Chávez Carrasco (born February 16, 1986 in Culiacan, Sinaloa), known in the English-speaking world as Julio César Chávez, Jr., is a Mexican boxer, the son of legendary boxing champion Julio César Chávez González and then-wife Amalia Carrasco. Chávez Jr. was born when his father was the WBC world Junior Lightweight champion.
His face became known to boxing Read more...
On September 26, 2003, Chávez Jr. began his professional career, outpointing Jonathan Hernandez over six rounds in Chávez Jr.'s native Culiacan.
On November 22 of that year, he followed up his first win with his first knockout win: in his second fight, he beat Eugene Johnson in the first round, at Centro de Espectaculos, Tijuana, Baja California.
Only two weeks later, on December Read more...