“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never managed to imitate them.” -James Baldwin.
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It can be challenging to have a father who is a national hero. If your father is probably the greatest boxer in the history of Mexico, and you enter the family business, the weight of expectations is tremendous.
On June 28, Julio César Chávez jr. (54-6-1, 34 KO) On the social media person Jake Paul (11-1, 7 KO) in Anaheim, California, in Paul’s latest step-up in competition.
While Chávez jr. Name recognition, it is not quite the step in the competition that Jake Paul will make up. Paul is indeed facing a former world champion and “someone who couldn’t knock out”, but since 2015 (or when Jake Paul completed the film Dance Camp), is the plate of Chávez Jr. Just 6-5.
In a way, it is appropriate that Julio César Chávez jr. In this position is to defend Boxing’s honor against Jake Paul, the social media star who has infiltrated boxing as successfully as he has on social media algorithms. Chávez jr. Was born in a box-gear and the father of a legend of the sport. While Chávez Jr. his career was disappointing, Chávez jr. In some circles, a folk hero becomes if he can certainly defeat Jake Paul.
The box public saw Chávez jr. Growth; He and his brother, Omar, came to the ring with their father by the end of his career. How did we with Julio César Chávez jr.
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Julio César Chávez jr. Was born on February 16, 1986, when his father was the ruling WBC Super Flyweight Champion. Being a teenager is difficult for everyone, and the teens of Chávez jr. Was no exception. As he tells it, it would be from the age of twelve older, larger, stronger children who either hang out in the streets or work at the supermarket for a $ 3 or $ 5 wage, they pay $ 20 to fight against me. If they won, he gave them $ 50. Fighting me was the best work in the neighborhood. ”In addition to the time to the youth of Mexico, his father was in a high-profile relationship with actress Salma Hayek who eventually led to the divorce of his parents.
Chávez Jr. official amateur career was essentially a money grab. He had only two amateur fights, both on Mexican television, against Jorge Paez Jr., a fellow Mexican son of a world champion. Chávez jr. Had his first professional fight in September 2003.
In 2004, his first full year as a professional, he fought eleven times. Chávez sr. Each had twelve battles in his first two full years as a Pro, 1981 and 1982. Just over twenty-five months in the professional career of Chávez Jr., ‘The Son of the Legend’ had a record of 23-0 with 18 knockouts every thirty-two days.
The one -time coach Freddie Roach has the early style of Chávez jr. In this way, he tried to be like his father. He was a little uncomfortable with that. He wasn’t like a natural athlete like his father and when you taught him something he had to learn it slowly. He had to do it over and over again. ‘
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In November 2009, after his victory over Troy Rowland, Chávez jr. Suspended because he used a banned diuretic to weight, and the victory was overturned and decided a no-cash. It was not the last issue that Chávez jr. With drug abuse, another way he followed in his father’s footsteps.
In the run -up to his victory in February 2012 over Marco Antonio Rubio, Chávez jr. Arrested in Los Angeles on a charge of drunken driving.
Despite the unrest of the building, Chávez jr. Not suffered his first defeat to September 2012 against middleweight Sergio Martinez. The fight was memorable, with Martinez dominating the first eleven rounds until Chávez jr. Martinez unlikely shook, achieved a beating and almost achieved a victory of the jaws of the defeat.
It reminds when Julio César Chávez tirelessly skipped Meldrick Taylor with two seconds in a 1990 Junior Welterweight title unit fighting in which he was dropped. Chávez jr. Could not mimic his father and complete the unlikely return. Chávez jr. The fight against Sergio Martinez was the last time he fought for a world championship. After the fight with Martinez, Chávez jr. Fined and suspended after testing for Cannabis.
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After returning some of his suspension, Chávez jr. Went up to Super Mid -Light for his battle in September 2013 with Brian Vera. He weighed 172 pounds, far above the 168 pound limit. He defeated Vera on points that night and again in March 2014.
At that point, Chávez Jr. took a break from boxing and returned to Andrzej Fonfara with lightweight thirteen months later. Chávez jr. Was dominated by Fonfara and suffered the second loss of his career. The fight ended when Chávez jr. After the ninth round did not come out of his corner.
Chávez Jr. ,, Determined to get back into the winning column, fought again a few months later against Marcos Reyes. Chávez jr. Won, but not before the match had to change the night before to a 170 -pound catch, because Chávez jr. Could not make the contractually mandatory weight of 168 pounds.
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Next was the highest profile and the highest fight against Julio César Chávez Jr. career. The attack was appropriate on Cinco de Mayo weekend in 2016 when he fought Canelo Alvarez. Cinco de Mayo -weekend will usually be a fight with the top Mexican boxer. Then Canelo Alvarez and Julio César Chávez jr. Vote to face, it looked like an interesting game. Two big names with domestic attraction and contrasting styles were faced in a fight that was billed as the Mexican performance. On fighting night, that wasn’t what happened. Chávez jr. Gave a pitiful performance against Canelo and landed just 71 of the 302 push he threw and lost each round on all three counts. The pay-per-view purchased nearly 1.2 million.
Chávez jr. Returned to the ring for twenty-seven months. When he did, Chávez jr. Made quick work of Evert Bravo (26-14-1) and won within eighty-eight seconds. Inexplicable, for his next fight, is Chávez jr. Linked to the robust and talented Daniel Jacobs.
In December 2019, Daniel Jacobs Chávez jr. Rush, which stopped on his faeces after the fifth round. The crowd in Phoenix, Arizona, was not happy with Chavez jr. And showed this by raining waste and beer in the ring in a chaotic, embarrassing scene.
To make things even worse for Chávez Jr., he was suspended after the loss after he refused to take a drug test before the fight. It was the last fight Chávez jr. At a boxer on the top level.
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In the past four years, Chávez jr. Only three times, with two of the attacks facing career artists mixed part of the career. In a match against his only ordinary opponent with Jake Paul, Chávez jr. Lost a 2021 decision to Anderson Silva. Chávez jr. Came back to the Peruvian David Zegarra later that year. While Zegarra is mainly a boxer, he is currently in the middle of a loss of loss in the eleven.
In January 2024, Chávez jr. Entering a residential treatment program after being arrested in Los Angeles on three counts of crimes. According to police, he illegally owned two style ghost rifles.
In his most recent match, Chávez jr. Uriah Hall defeated last July. Chávez jr. Weigh 197.75 pounds before the fight, the heaviest of his career. After his points victory over Hall, the crowd has Chávez jr.
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Julio César Chávez jr. Was born in a difficult position. Julio’s brother Omar also followed in his father’s footsteps and became a professional boxer. Omar did not reach the highs or lows his brother has in his career. Omar’s boxing career was striking for three separate retirement and gambling addiction.
In July 2015, Chávez jr. An article for the Players Tribune written that is fascinating to read almost ten years later. It reads partially:
I wouldn’t be the boxer I am today without my dad … but think a moment he is not my father. He is still a legend in the sport and one of the greatest in history, but we do not share the same name. Would you still compare me to him? Would you put my record and my achievements next to him and say that I had underperformed? If he’s not my father, is it a fair comparison?
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So, how does Julio César Chávez see Sr. His son against Jake Paul? Last month, Elder Chávez said: ‘I have seen many years (Chávez jr.) At this level. If he keeps it to the fight, there is no way Jake Paul is going to beat my son. ‘
Call that winning casting, deception or whatever you want, but Julio César Chávez jr. Will try not to disappoint his father for good or worse.
Last updated on 06/15/2025
