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Bobby Chacon (November 28, 1951 – September 7, 2016) was an American two-time world boxing champion at Featherweight (1974) and Super Featherweight (1982). Chacon had a record of 59 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 47 wins coming by knockout. Ruben Olivares, Chucho Castillo, Danny Lopez, Alfredo Marcano, Rafael Limón, Cornelius Boza-Edwards and Arturo Frias. Chacon won the WBC Feathreight title in 1974.

Chacon was placed on probation in 1984 for beating his second of three wives.His life was again marred by In 1991 Bobby Jr. was killed in a gang slaying.In 1996, he was spotted at a public appearance in Phoenix, Arizona, to see the fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez. He died after suffering a fall while in hospice care for dementia on September 7, 2016.He was 64.

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