Julio César Chávez Carrasco (born February 16, 1986 in Culiacan, Sinaloa), known in the English-speaking world as Julio César Chávez, Jr., is a Mexican boxer, the son of legendary boxing champion Julio César Chávez and then-wife Amalia Carrasco. Chávez Jr. was born when his father was the WBC world Junior Lightweight champion.
His face became known to boxing fans when his father would take him and his brother into the ring as children, before eac...
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Julio César Chávez Carrasco (born February 16, 1986 in Culiacan, Sinaloa), known in the English-speaking world as Julio César Chávez, Jr., is a Mexican boxer, the son of legendary boxing champion Julio César Chávez and then-wife Amalia Carrasco. Chávez Jr. was born when his father was the WBC world Junior Lightweight champion.
His face became known to boxing fans when his father would take him and his brother into the ring as children, before each of Chávez Sr.'s fights. As a teenager, Chávez Jr. endured some difficult moments, including a publicized relationship between his father and actress Salma Hayek and the consequential divorce of his parents.
Chávez Jr. lived in relative obscurity until he announced that he would follow in the footsteps of his father and become a boxer. After a relatively short amateur career, he began to box professionally at age 17. Many of his fights have been held during boxing programs that have been headed by his father; he has also been featured on the...
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