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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. Mexican boxer (born 1962) For his son, who is also a boxer, see Julio César Chávez Jr. For the Paraguayan historian, see Julio César Chaves. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material ...
132,274 spectators attended the event, setting the world record for the largest paid attendance at a boxing event, surpassing the first fight between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney at Sesquicentennial Stadium in 1926 which drew 120,557.
His final career record stands at 108–6–2. He holds several records, including for most title defenses and championship fights. It is popularly believed that Meldrick Taylor was never the same physically or psychologically after the Chavez bout. Sportswriter William Nack claimed that Taylor's "prime" was literally beaten out of him. [3] Dr.
[75] [76] Chavez Jr. stated he would campaign at super middleweight and pursue a world title in 2019. [77] On 25 November, there appeared to be some doubt on whether the fight would actually take place. Sources indicated Chavez Jr. had not 'complied with the necessary medical exam requirements' and thus unable to obtain the necessary license. [78]
Chavez wins via 10th-round technical knockout Julio César Chávez vs. Tony Lopez was a professional boxing match contested on December 10, 1994, for the WBC super lightweight title. [ 1 ] The fight was the featured bout on a boxing card promoted by Don King dubbed Noches de Campeones (Night of Champions in Spanish).
In November 1993, promoter Don King announced the first boxing card for the soon-to-be-opened MGM Grand Las Vegas.Billed as the "Super Grand Slam of Boxing", the main event was announced to feature Julio César Chávez making the 14th defense of his WBC super lightweight title against Frankie Randall.
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A fight between Julio César Chávez and Héctor Camacho, two of the top fighters in the super lightweight division, had been discussed as early as 1989, though problems within Camacho's management team prevented HBO, who then held Chávez's television rights, from making the fight with then-HBO sports head Seth Abraham stating "While I'd love to do the fight, I'm not sure who to make the deal ...