Fights included in this set:
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Jesus Chavez vs. Juan Arias
vs. Troy Dorsey
vs. Tom Johnson
vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr
vs. Erik Morales
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Jesus Chavez Career Boxing DVDs
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Jesús Gabriel Sandoval Chávez (born November 12, 1972 in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican
professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former NABF, WBC Super Featherweight and IBF
Lightweight Champion.[1][2]
Personal life
Chavez was raised in Chicago and became a legal U.S. resident as a child, but at age sixteen he was
convicted of being an accessory to armed robbery, spent four years in prison, and was subsequently
deported back to Mexico. His struggle to attain legal U.S. residence and work his way up the boxing ranks
was documented in the film "Split Decision".[3] His life story was also documented in the book "Standing
Eight: The Inspiring Story of Jesus El Matador Chavez".[4] In 2004, Chavez married US National Guard
intelligence officer Anuisa Stroklund before she was deployed to the war in Iraq. The couple now resides in
Austin, Texas.[5]
Nickname
His nickname is El Matador, meaning The Killer. He was given the nickname not because of anything he did
in the ring, but in honor of the gym he fought out of, "the Matador". He is trained by Richard Lord.
Pro Career
Chávez's first title opportunity came against WBC Super Featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
where he was knocked out in the 9th round after an entertaining and close, competitive bout. He rebounded
to win Mayweather's vacated WBC title, but lost it to 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 an injured
hand. Morales won a close decision, but Chávez gained further respect for his effort.[6] 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.
Leavander Johnson's death
He then moved up to the Lightweight division to take on IBF champion Leavander Johnson. In an
unfortunate bout, Chávez outhustled Johnson throughout the entire fight, beating him severely for the entire
fight until the referee finally stepped in and ended it. Johnson died several days later when he went into a
coma. Johnson's family have encouraged Chavez to keep fighting. In 2007, Chavez lost his IBF title to Julio
Díaz.[7][8][9]
On September 6, 2008, Jesus "El Matador" Chavez, (44-4 with 31 Win by TKO) knocked out visiting Andres
Ledesma,of Colombia 42 seconds into the 9th round of their lightweight bout, at the Toyota Center, in
Houston, Texas. Chavez, of Austin, also floored Ledesma in the 7th round.[10]
On April 4, 2009, Chavez was defeated by Michael Katsidis via 8th round TKO.