Julio Cesar Chavez: five facts about the Mexican champion you didn't know

Chavez retired from the sport with a record of 107 wins, six losses and two draws, and faced some of the sport's most demanding opponents. He was also the first Mexican to win world titles in three weight divisions (super featherweight, lightweight and super lightweight).

DAZN reveals five facts about the great Mexican Champion that you probably didn't know.
 

Julio Cesar Chavez is not from Sinaloa, he was born in Sonora

Chavez was born in Sonora, but because of his father's job they had to move to Culiacan, where he started boxing. His father, Don Rodolfo Chávez Lizarraga, was a railway worker and that's why they had to move. They even lived in an abandoned train car.

Julio Cesar Chavez is one of boxing's longest undefeated fighters 

Chavez in 90 fights had 89 wins and only one draw, until American Frankie Randall came along in 1994 and beat him by split decision.
 

"Cacho", his mother's nickname

Many know him as the "Cesar of boxing" or as the "Great Mexican champion", but the nickname that marked him was "Cachito" or "Cacho", a nickname created by his mother Isabel Gonzalez.

Julio Cesar Chavez has two world records of great importance

Julio César Chávez holds the Guinness World Record for the most fans at a boxing event with a total of 132,274 fans at the Azteca Stadium for his fight against Greg Haugen, and the most wins in championship fights with 31 victories out of 37 fights.

The huge change in fighting salary

Julio César Chavez revealed that in his first fight he earned 250 pesos (12 dollars) and went on to earn 10 million dollars.