In 1985, he returned to New York and subsequently became the 1987 Champion of the Mayor's Cup in Washington, DC, the Spanish Cup and the New York State Golden Gloves.
Willy Brandt | Willy Fritsch | Morecambe and Wise | Free Willy | Leo VI the Wise | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Willy Russell | Yaroslav the Wise | Robert Wise | Wise old man | Nathan the Wise | Herbert Wise | Willy Ley | Henry A. Wise | Dennis Wise | Free Willy (TV series) | Wise River, Montana | Wise Men of Gotham | Wise Blood (film) | Wise Blood | WISE | Willy Wonka | Willy Loman | Willy Chirino | Wild Willy Barrett | Tim Wise | The Willy Wonka Candy Company | Scott Wise | Henry Wise | Gary Wise |
Among the fighters he lost to during that phase of his career were Tracy Spann, James McGuirt, Todd Foster, Santos Cardona, Stephan Johnson, Glenwood Brown, Willy Wise (who would go on to beat Chávez and lose to the Mexican fighter in a rematch) Ray Oliveira and, in Santana's last fight, Wilfredo Negron.