(born July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a retired Mexican world champion boxer. Chávez grew up in Culiacán, Sinaloa and lived in Mexicali, Baja California for a couple of years. He won 5 world titles: WBC Superfeatherweight (1984), WBA Lightweight (1987), WBC Lightweight (1988), WBC Superl