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Jose Cruz vs Julio César Chávez Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jose Cruz

🇲🇽MEXICO

Julio César Chávez Jr.

Jose Cruz (0-1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Julio César Chávez Jr. (56-7-1) 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.

Cruz

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Jr.

56

Wins36 KO · 64%

7

Losses

1

Draw64 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Jose Cruz and Julio César Chávez Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Jose Cruz and Julio César Chávez Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2005Jan 21Series
Jose CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Julio César Chávez Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
How it endedTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 1 · Jr. 4 of 5 measurable rows
CruzJr.
Record†
0-1-156-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 36
0
36 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—64.29%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—64%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
1.6
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
2
64

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Jose Cruz: No height on file
Julio César Chávez Jr.: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Jose Cruz: No reach on file
Julio César Chávez Jr.: 73″
Agenot held
Jose Cruz: No date of birth
Julio César Chávez Jr.: 41
Stance
Jose Cruz: Not recorded
Julio César Chávez Jr.: Orthodox

Jose Cruz 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
Jose Cruz0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Jose Cruz: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cruz yet.

Julio César Chávez Jr.55 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

Julio César Chávez Jr.: 55 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (64%) and 20 on the cards (36%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 64%20 on the cards 36%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jose Cruz 2, Julio César Chávez Jr. 64 — 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

Jose Cruz last boxed on Jan 21, 2005 — 7,912 days ago. Cruz had lost the most recent, to Julio César Chávez Jr..DL

Martínez Oct 2003Jr. Jan 20051.6 tracked bouts per year

Julio César Chávez Jr. has won once since losing a decision to Jake Paul. Jr. last boxed on Jan 24, 2026 — 239 days ago.LWWLW

Silva Jun 2021Zegarra Dec 2021Hall Jul 2024Paul Jun 2025Julian Jan 20262.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jose Cruz and Julio César Chávez Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Jose Cruz and Julio César Chávez Jr. met once on January 21, 2005, and Julio César Chávez Jr. won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJan 21, 2005 · Jr. · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Jr.?
Jose Cruz is 0-1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Julio César Chávez Jr. is 56-7-1. Julio César Chávez Jr. has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz0–1–125%

Jr.56–7–188.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Jr.?
Jose Cruz has 0 knockout wins and Julio César Chávez Jr. has 36. Julio César Chávez Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz0

Jr.3664.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jose Cruz and Julio César Chávez Jr. have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jose Cruz and 64 bouts tracked for Julio César Chávez Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz2bouts

Jr.64bouts

How They Win ↓

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