Julio César Chávez, who was considered the best Mexican boxer in history, testified three children. His firstborn bore his name and was closest to duplicate his success in the ring.
Julio César Chávez Jr., Who was arrested in Los Angeles Of the federal immigration agents on Thursday, because he had exceeded his visa, he grew up with his younger brother Omar to watch her father’s fights.
The older Chávez won world championship titles in three weight classes in the 1980s and 90s and became a sporty icon in Mexico, where he remains worshiped.
Chávez Jr. And Omar learned sport in a young age. The younger Chávez, who is now 39 years old, fought at the age of 11 as an amateur against Jorge “Maromerito” Páez, the son of another Mexican fighter, Jorge Páez.
Chávez made his professional debut at the age of 17 and defeated Jonathan Hernandez in a six-round fight in his hometown Culiacan.
“The son of a legend”, when he was called in Mexico, went 23-0 to start his career in front of a draw against Carlos Molina in 2005.
Although Omar also fought as a professional, “Julito” was more talented and won his first title in 2009 – in the World Boxing Council Latino Super Featherweight Division.
This year Chávez tested a positive forbidden substance after his fight with Troy Rowland in Las Vegas. He received a seven -month suspension in Nevada.
A year later he won the free WBC Silver in the middle weight crown and defeated John Duddy by unanimous decision.
On June 4, 2011, Chávez reached the climax of his career when he won the WBC title in the middle weight and Sebastian Zbik defeated the authority by majority decision Stapling clamps Center in Los Angeles.
He successfully defended the crown three times: Peter Manfredo Jr. through technical knockout, won by a unanimous decision about Marco Rubio and defeated Andy Lee, also by TKO.
Chávez tried to make weight against Rubio.
Chávez ‘First Pay-Per-View fight came against Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez from Argentina, who was 37 at the time.
Martinez, who had won world championships in two weight classes, defeated Chávez by unanimous decisions and the record of the Mexican fell to 46-1-1.
After the fight, Chávez was suspended for nine months and occupied by the Nevada State Athletic Commission with a fine of 900,000 US dollars after testing marijuana positively.
After the defeat against Martinez, Chávez fought his previous form back and fought only five times in five years.
Chávez had another top -class chance in 2017 than He fought against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas in his second pay-per-view fight.
The fight was eagerly awaited in Mexico and one of the country’s most popular fighters in Alvarez against the “son of a legend”, who had lost by unanimous decision.
After the loss against Alvarez, Chávez was obvious with addiction and his relationship with his father worsened.
He stopped fighting for two years and returned to win a little fight in Guadalajara.
In 2019, Chávez lost to the former middle weight champion Daniel Jacobs in Las Vegas.
Then he fought again in Mexico, including a defeat against the former Mixed Martial Arts Champion Anderson Silva by shared decision in 2021.
Chávez spent the next three years away from the ring and drew attention to TikK videos in which he accused his father of different forms of abuse.
Los Angeles Chávez’s police arrested in January last year and accused him of illegal possession of an attack weapon.
Afterwards, Chávez claimed to have completed a rehabilitation program and was ready to get back into the ring. He defeated the Uriah Hall in Tampa, Florida, last July Losing against Youtuber-designed boxer Jake Paul Last weekend in Anaheim, California.
