Center, in Houston, Texas. Chávez, of Austin, also floored Ledesma in the 7th round. On April 4, 2009, Chávez was defeated by Michael Katsidis via 8th round TKO. He is trained by Richard Lord. Personal life His struggle to attain legal U.S. residence and work his way up the boxing ranks was documented in the film "Split Decision". His life story was also documented in the book "Standing Eight: The Inspiring Story of Jesus El Matador Chavez". In 2004, Chávez married US National Guard intelligence officer Aunisa Stroklund before she was deployed to the war in Iraq. As of 2017 Chávez and Stroklund are divorced and Chávez now resides in Dallas, Texas. Professional boxing record References Further reading Jan Reid, The Bullet Meant for Me: A Memoir, Broadway, 2002, Adam Pitluk, Standing Eight: The Inspiring Story of Jesús "El Matador" Chávez, Who Became Lightweight Champion of the World, Da Capo Press, 2006, External links 1972 births International Boxing Federation champions Super-featherweight boxers Lightweight boxers Living people Mexican male boxers Boxers from Chihuahua (state) World Boxing Council champions People deported from the United States Featherweight boxers World super-featherweight boxing champions World lightweight boxing champions People from Delicias, Chihuahua