Jesús Chávez
| Jesús Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Jesús Gabriel Sandoval Chávez |
| Nickname(s) | El Matador ("The Matador") |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Reach | 65 in (165 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born |
November 12, 1972 Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 44 |
| Wins by KO | 30 |
| Losses | 8 |
Jesús Gabriel Sandoval Chávez (born November 12, 1972) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2010. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC super featherweight title from 2003 to 2004, and the IBF lightweight title from 2005 to 2007.
Chavez was born in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico, and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He became a legal U.S. resident as a child, but at age 16 he was convicted of being an accessory to armed robbery, spent four years in prison, and was subsequently deported back to Mexico. Nevertheless, he struggled to regain American citizenship and work his way up in boxing ranks.
Chávez's first title opportunity came against WBC Super Featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. where he retired in the 9th round after an entertaining bout. He rebounded to win Mayweather's vacated WBC title on a fight for the title against 43-1 world champion Sirimongkol Eaimthuam by a twelve round unanimous decision at the Austin Convention Center in his hometown Austin, Texas on August 15, 2003, but lost it on his first defense, to the from then two-time champion Erik Morales. In another exciting fight, Chávez rocked Morales early in the first round. Morales recovered and knocked Chávez down twice in the 2nd round, but Chávez came back and fought hard for the rest of the fight, despite having a torn rotator cuff and torn ACL. Morales won a close decision, but Chávez gained further respect for his effort. In his next fight, he took on former IBF Champion Carlos Hernández, who in turn had also lost his own title to Morales. In an exciting 12-round war, Chávez pulled out a close decision.
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