1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 364 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-4 recognizing boxer Jesus "El Matador" Chavez, who won the 1-5 Superfeatherweight North American Boxing Federation title on 1-6 February 23, 2001, at the Erwin Center; and 1-7 WHEREAS, His win was the outstanding athlete's 30th straight 1-8 win; El Matador has an overall record of 34 wins and one loss, 1-9 and 25 of the wins were knockouts; and 1-10 WHEREAS, An excellent boxer, Jesus displayed a tremendous 1-11 power and finished the fight with Tom Johnson with a TKO in the 1-12 seventh round; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Granted lawful permanent residence on 1-14 February 7, 2001, Jesus Chavez has distinguished himself as 1-15 an athlete and a role model to youth in the community; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The 28-year-old Chavez arrived in Austin in 1994, 1-17 established himself as a professional boxer and was quickly 1-18 established as a world-class fighter, winning the North American 1-19 Boxing Federation superfeatherweight title and rising to the 1-20 number one ranking in the WBC superfeatherweight division; and 2-1 WHEREAS, This distinguished young gentleman has made it a 2-2 priority to work with at-risk young people to discourage gang 2-3 involvement and provide an example of the power of focus and 2-4 dedication possible in a person's life; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 77th Legislature, hereby extend hearty congratulations to 2-7 Jesus "El Matador" on his winning the Superfeatherweight North 2-8 American Boxing Federation title and wish him great success in 2-9 the future; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-11 him as an expression of highest regard from the Texas Senate. 2-12 Barrientos 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on February 27, 2001. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate