He was born in July 1962. in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, former World Champion Julio ‘J.C’ Chavez became poor, watching his mom so hard. They lived in a car fleet. He promised his mother that he would get her out of here. He lived with eleven others.
Chavez followed his brothers in boxing. At 17. Marta 1980. year, he debuted that the loss turned over. He packed his stuff and moved away.
He was relatively unknown until he moved from Mexico to fight. In September 1984. year, with a record of 43-0 (like Rocky Marciano), he won his first world name against VBC Super Peatherweight Champion Mario Martinez, 33-1-2, at the Olympic audience in Los Angeles, California. He broke the champion, stopping him in the eighth round.
In April 1985. He defended the title against Ruben Castillo, 60-4-2, on Inglewood in La forum, stopping it in six rounds.
In August 1986. he won most of the decision on Rock Congridge, 34-4. Then he defeated Juan Laporte, 27-6, with his performances, not what they used to be.
In November 1987. He beat the VBC Light Champion Edwin ‘Chapo’ Rosario, 31-2, in Las Vegas, Nevada, reached a halt in the eleventh round. When the lights went out, he returned to the bottle.
In October 1988, the VBA Champ Jose Luis’ El Zurdo “Ramirez, 101-6, winning the technical decision in the eleventh round.
The next revenge with Roger “Black Mamba” Mayweather, 34-5, known for its victories through Mexicans, in Inglevud forum, La, stopping it in the tenth edge.
In September 1990. in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he fought former Olympic gold medalist medalist, in the final circle as he left behind, reached a stop at two seconds left when Referee Richard Steele saw Taylora coach Lou Duva comes in steps and waved.
In September 1992. He fought the “cat” Camacho, 40-1, in Las Vegas, Nevada, won him in twelve rounds.
In February 1993. almost 136,000 packed the stadium in Mekico City, stopping Greg Haugen, 31-4. The atmosphere was electric, stopping it in five rounds.
He was always at the gym, even before he turned into alcohol. Would lower ten rounds a day.
In the shadows, away from the fans, alcohol was replaced by cocaine. His sparring became harder. He would snuggle drugs in the gym in the gym bag.
In front of his fans and interviews, he would torture his words. The search for drugs The secret was difficult, being who it was. His success covered his problems. He finally had an invitation to wake up in rehabilitation. He was in the fight of his life and weeks later, on medication. He told his family and friends to win him, but he couldn’t.
Just when he was ready to give up, he finally beat his dependence. He began to open full treatment programs to help others dependent.
At the beginning of 2000. years, he would talk about his dependence and problems to win him.
When we talk about addiction, he has made public, unlike other athletes. In sharing, he said, “I want to help others as the help I have!”
His daily battle was not in the ring, but in the bottle, then drugs.
It was evident in September 1993. year, when the Pennell “sweet pea” Whitaker, 32-1, in San Antonio, Texas, knowing that he received a gift against this smooth Boktor, the fans started noticing that they were The t boxer fans used to be.
In January 1994., Frankie “surgeon” Randall, 48-2-1. He lost the division decision. At 89-0-1 it was finally beaten. In the Revanz with four months later, the head of the head at 8. The circle caused a serious cut and awarded a controversial technical decision with division.
Then, in the rematch with Meldrick Taylor, 32-3-1, he stopped him in eight rounds in Las Vegas. He won his next five struggles before he met the “Golden Boy” Oscar Oscar, 21: 0, in Las Vegas and received a box lesson and a cut lost the fight in the fourth round.
He would leave 4-0-1, drawing with Miguel Angel Gonzalez, 42-1, in Mekico City, before the revenge with De La Hoya. Again, Chavez was stopped in the eighth circle in Las Vegas and was never an unstoppable warrior that fans admired.
At the end of the 1990s, it was almost for Chavez, losing from Willie wise, 23-6-4, in Las Vegas. Two struggles later, in July 200, would like to lose, this time to Kostia Tsziu, 24-1, in Phoenik, Arizona.
Two struggles later, in Revan in November with Willie Mudrim, 26-10-4, she won stopping in two rounds. In May 2004, he won the revenge with Frankie ‘The Surgeon’ Randall, 58-14-1, in Mekico City.
Two struggles later, in May 2005. He defeated Ivana Robinson, 32-9-2, in LA, which would be his last victory. Then, in his last fight, he lost Governty Viley, 29-6-1, stopped in five rounds, in Phoenik, Arizona, which ended up with 107-6-2, with 85 nockout records.
Chavez earned over 100 million, but spends money on alcohol, drugs and bad investments, he lost most of it.
The years made him have mental problems with depression. Once many are surrounded, I only found himself more than not. He watched his son Julio, Jr., 54-6-1, became a VBC intermediate champion, but the second time failed on drugs. His second son Omar turned into the box at the moment with a record of 41-9-1. Chavez turned a bad relationship with them with them in good.
Chavez found Medical Center Julio Cesar Chavez, delivering with others to his problems and how he and they could overcome this dependence in Mexico. His fans heard how he overcame his financial and family problems.
This concludes in a career one of the best Mexican, if not the best, boxers ever.
Last Updated 02.09.2025