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José Celaya vs Julio César Chávez Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

José Celaya

🇲🇽MEXICO

Julio César Chávez Jr.

José Celaya (31-7) and Julio César Chávez Jr. (57-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Celaya

31

Wins16 KO · 52%

7

Losses

0

Draws3 tracked bouts

Jr.

57

Wins37 KO · 65%

7

Losses

1

Draw66 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

José Celaya and Julio César Chávez Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

José Celaya and Julio César Chávez Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2008Feb 9Series
José CelayaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Julio César Chávez Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Celaya 1 · Jr. 7 of 8 measurable rows
CelayaJr.
Record
31-757-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.6%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37
16
37 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
51.61%
64.91% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
65% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
0.5
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
3
66

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

HeightLevel
José Celaya: 6′0″
Julio César Chávez Jr.: 6′0″
Reach+1″
José Celaya: 74″ (edge)
Julio César Chávez Jr.: 73″
Age3 yrs apart
José Celaya: 44
Julio César Chávez Jr.: 41
Stance
José Celaya: Orthodox
Julio César Chávez Jr.: Orthodox

José Celaya left, Julio César Chávez Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
José Celaya1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

José Celaya: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Julio César Chávez Jr.57 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

Julio César Chávez Jr.: 57 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (65%) and 20 on the cards (35%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 65%20 on the cards 35%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Celaya 3, Julio César Chávez Jr. 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

José Celaya last boxed on Jul 30, 2009 — 6,295 days ago. Celaya had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Bravo Feb 2003Jr. Feb 2008Norwood Jul 20090.5 tracked bouts per year

Julio César Chávez Jr. has won three straight since losing a decision to Jake Paul. Jr. last boxed on Sep 12, 2026 — 42 days ago.WLWWW

Hall Jul 2024Paul Jun 2025Julian Jan 2026Caicedo Apr 2026Troncoso Sep 20262.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Celaya and Julio César Chávez Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. José Celaya and Julio César Chávez Jr. met once on February 9, 2008, and Julio César Chávez Jr. won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LFeb 9, 2008 · Jr. · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Celaya or Jr.?
José Celaya is 31-7 and Julio César Chávez Jr. is 57-7-1. Julio César Chávez Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Celaya31–781.6%

Jr.57–7–188.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Celaya or Jr.?
José Celaya has 16 knockout wins and Julio César Chávez Jr. has 37. Julio César Chávez Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Celaya1651.6%

Jr.3764.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Celaya and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Celaya and Julio César Chávez Jr. have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Celaya and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for José Celaya and 66 bouts tracked for Julio César Chávez Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Celaya3bouts

Jr.66bouts

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