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Esteban de Jesús (August 2, 1950 May 11, 1989) was a Puerto Rican world lightweight champion boxer. De Jesús, a native of the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was a gymmate of Wilfred Benítez and was trained by Benitez's father, Gregorio Benitez. He was the first boxer to defeat Roberto Durán as a pro, and the only fighter to defeat Duran during his lightweight reign. His career was mired in controversy, problems, and scandals.

Esteban de Jesús
Statistics
Real nameEsteban de Jesús
Nickname(s)Vita
Weight(s)Lightweight
Light welterweight
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Reach170 cm (67 in)
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born(1950-08-02)August 2, 1950
Carolina, Puerto Rico
DiedMay 11, 1989(1989-05-11) (aged 38)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights62
Wins57
Wins by KO32
Losses5

Professional career


De Jesús debuted as a professional in 1969, beating El Tarita by a knockout in round three in San Juan. He won his first twenty fights, thirteen by knockout and then stepped up in class, for the first time, when he boxed future world title challenger Josue Marquez in 1971, beating him in a twelve round decision to claim the Puerto Rican national Lightweight championship.. His next fight was a fourth round knockout victory over Victor Ortíz. After that, there was a rematch with Marquez, who was beaten again, also over twelve rounds, to retain the Puerto Rican Lightweight title.

Next came his first international fight, in Caracas, Venezuela, against the future four-time world title challenger Leonel Hernandez. De Jesús won the ten round fight by unanimous decision in what was the start of a four fight tour of Venezuela. That Venezuelan campaign ended with a ten round decision loss against former world champion Antonio Gomez in Caracas.

1972 was a pivotal year in de Jesús' career. He won six fights in a row, including a twelve round knockout win in a third fight with Marquez to again retain the Puerto Rican Lightweight title, and a ten round decision over Doug McClendon. Despite all the wins, he was virtually unknown to most boxing fans. That changed quickly in his last fight of 1972 against the undefeated new world's Lightweight champion Roberto Durán at the Madison Square Garden arena. In a televised bout that marked the beginning of the "Durán - de Jesús trilogy", de Jesús dropped Durán in round one and went on to inflict Durán's first defeat in a ten round decision.[2][3]

In 1973, he was rewarded for his efforts, receiving a chance to challenge Ray Lampkin for the North American Boxing Federation lightweight belt. He won the vacant title by beating Lampkin in a twelve round decision. He went on to beat Johnny Gant and Raul Montoya in ten round decisions and beat Lampkin by decision in a rematch in New York. He finished 1973 with a first round knockout win over fringe contender Al Foster.

He began 1974 by knocking out former world Jr. Welterweight champion Alfonso "Peppermint" Frazer in ten rounds in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after which he traveled to Panama City to receive his first world title shot and, at the same time, face Durán in the second fight of their trilogy. He once again dropped Durán in round one, but this time Durán rebounded and dominated the bout, retaining the title in an eleventh round knockout. He recovered from that defeat with two more wins before the end of the year.

In 1975, he went up in weight briefly, and after beating Jesse Lara by a knockout in three, he returned to Panama City to challenge Colombia's Antonio Cervantes for the world's Jr. Welterweight title, losing in a fifteen round decision. He beat Rudy Barros by knockout in round five to end that year, and started 1976 by beating Valentin Ramos by knockout in round two.

Next came his third world title try when the WBC's world Lightweight champion Ishimatsu Suzuki of Japan traveled to Puerto Rico to defend his title against de Jesús. The third time proved to be the charm for de Jesús, who won the world title by beating Suzuki in a fifteen round decision. He retained the title against Hector Medina with a knockout in round seven.

De Jesús admitted publicly to using drugs during his boxing career.[4][5] He began using cocaine and heroin early in his boxing career with an older brother, Enrique.[4]

In 1977, he retained the title against Buzzsaw Yamabe by knockout in round six and against Vicente Mijares Saldivar by knockout in round eleven.

1978 began with the third and final chapter of his trilogy with Durán. In a title unification bout in Las Vegas, which displayed Durán at the peak of his power, Durán systematically broke down de Jesús resulting in a twelfth round knockout.

De Jesús rebounded with three wins before the end of that year, including one over former world title challenger Edwin Viruet.

In 1979, he had two more wins, including one over Jimmy Blevins. After beating José Vallejo by a knockout in round seven in San Juan to start 1980, he traveled to Bloomington, Minnesota, to challenge Saoul Mamby for Mamby's WBC world Jr. Welterweight title, in the major supporting event of the Larry Holmes-Scott Le Doux world heavyweight championship bout's undercard. In what turned out to be his last fight, he was beaten by a knockout in thirteen rounds.

His record was 57 wins and 5 losses, with 32 wins by knockout.


Professional boxing record


63 fights 58 wins 5 losses
By knockout 33 3
By decision 25 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
63 Loss 58-5 Saoul Mamby TKO 13 (15) 1980-07-07 Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, United States For WBC light welterweight title
62 Win 58-4 José Vallejo KO 7 (10) 1980-05-10 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
61 Win 57-4 Ruby Ortiz UD 10 1979-11-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
60 Win 56-4 Jimmy Blevins UD 10 1979-10-04 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
59 Win 55-4 Edwin Viruet SD 10 1978-10-27 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
58 Win 54-4 Chuchu Hernandez TKO 2 (8) 1978-07-08 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
57 Win 53-4 Pablo Baez TKO 3 (8) 1978-06-03 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
56 Loss 52-4 Roberto Durán TKO 12 (15) 1978-01-21 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost WBC lightweight title;
For WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
55 Win 52-3 James Brackett UD 10 1977-09-10 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
54 Win 51-3 Vicente Mijares KO 11 (15) 1977-06-25 Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Retained WBC lightweight title
53 Win 50-3 Buzzsaw Yamabe TKO 6 (15) 1977-02-12 Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Retained WBC lightweight title
52 Win 49-3 Hector Julio Medina KO 7 (15) 1976-09-10 Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Retained WBC lightweight title
51 Win 48-3 Guts Ishimatsu UD 15 1976-05-08 Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Won WBC lightweight title
50 Win 47-3 Valente Ramos TKO 2 (10) 1976-03-06 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
49 Win 46-3 Rudy Barro TKO 5 (10) 1975-10-11 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
48 Loss 45-3 Antonio Cervantes UD 15 1975-05-17 Panama City, Panama For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
47 Win 45-2 Jesse Lara KO 3 (10) 1975-03-15 El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela
46 Win 44-2 Javier Ayala UD 10 1974-09-02 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
45 Win 43-2 Gerardo Ferrat TKO 5 (10) 1974-06-10 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
44 Loss 42-2 Roberto Durán KO 11 (15) 1974-03-16 Panama City, Panama For WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
43 Win 42-1 Alfonso Frazer KO 10 (10) 1974-01-07 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
42 Win 41-1 Al Foster KO 1 (10) 1973-11-22 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
41 Win 40-1 Miguel Mayan UD 10 1973-10-29 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
40 Win 39-1 Radames Checo KO 1 (12) 1973-09-08 Panama City, Panama
39 Win 38-1 Ray Lampkin UD 12 1973-07-14 Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States Retained NABF lightweight title
38 Win 37-1 Raul Montoya UD 10 1973-05-21 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
37 Win 36-1 Johnny Gant UD 10 1973-04-16 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
36 Win 35-1 Ray Lampkin UD 12 1973-02-16 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico Won vacant NABF lightweight title
35 Win 34-1 Roberto Durán UD 10 1972-11-17 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
34 Win 33-1 Doc McClendon UD 10 1972-10-30 San Juan, Puerto Rico
33 Win 32-1 Raymundo Dias UD 10 1972-09-18 San Juan, Puerto Rico
32 Win 31-1 Chuck Wilburn UD 10 1972-07-28 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
31 Win 30-1 Angel Robinson Garcia UD 10 1972-07-08 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
30 Win 29-1 Josue Marquez TKO 12 (12) 1972-05-01 Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States Retained Puerto Rican lightweight title
29 Win 28-1 George Foster TKO 8 (10) 1972-04-10 Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States
28 Win 27-1 Percy Hayles UD 10 1972-02-14 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
27 Loss 26-1 Antonio Gómez UD 10 1971-12-10 Caracas, Venezuela
26 Win 26-0 Milton Mendez KO 5 (10) 1971-10-30 Caracas, Venezuela
25 Win 25-0 Frank Leroy KO 7 (10) 1971-10-20 Caracas, Venezuela
24 Win 24-0 Leonel Hernandez UD 10 1971-10-06 Caracas, Venezuela
23 Win 23-0 Josue Marquez UD 12 1971-09-04 San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained Puerto Rican lightweight title
22 Win 22-0 Victor Ortiz KO 4 (10) 1971-08-07 San Juan, Puerto Rico
21 Win 21-0 Josue Marquez UD 12 1971-07-24 San Juan, Puerto Rico Won Puerto Rican lightweight title
20 Win 20-0 Armando Mendoza TKO 7 (10) 1971-06-05 Caracas, Venezuela
19 Win 19-0 Gustavo Briceno UD 10 1971-05-05 San Juan, Puerto Rico
18 Win 18-0 Johnny Harp UD 10 1971-04-12 San Juan, Puerto Rico
17 Win 17-0 Jose Llano KO 7 (10) 1970-10-19 San Juan, Puerto Rico
16 Win 16-0 Johnny Sandoval UD 10 1970-09-30 San Juan, Puerto Rico
15 Win 15-0 Tommy Shaffer KO 8 (10) 1970-07-09 San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 Win 14-0 Coverly Kid Daniels KO 6 (10) 1970-05-12 San Juan, Puerto Rico
13 Win 13-0 Jose Jimenez UD 10 1970-04-30 Ponce, Puerto Rico
12 Win 12-0 Ike Estrada KO 5 (10) 1970-04-06 San Juan, Puerto Rico
11 Win 11-0 Bobby Parnell KO 1 (10) 1970-03-28 San Juan, Puerto Rico
10 Win 10-0 Braulio Rodriguez TKO 8 (10) 1970-02-28 San Juan, Puerto Rico
9 Win 9-0 Chino Guerrero TKO 3 (10) 1970-02-14 San Juan, Puerto Rico
8 Win 8-0 Martin Cuello KO 2 (10) 1970-01-24 San Juan, Puerto Rico
7 Win 7-0 Ivelaw Eastman KO 5 (8) 1969-11-22 San Juan, Puerto Rico
6 Win 6-0 Kid Matt Sheffield TKO 2 (8) 1969-10-19 San Juan, Puerto Rico
5 Win 5-0 Ramon Montes KO 3 (6) 1969-09-27 San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 Win 4-0 Johnny Sandoval UD 6 1969-08-23 San Juan, Puerto Rico
3 Win 3-0 Francisco Maldonado KO 3 (6) 1969-08-02 San Juan, Puerto Rico
2 Win 2-0 Braulio Rodriguez KO 4 (6) 1969-07-21 San Juan, Puerto Rico
1 Win 1-0 El Tarita KO 2 (6) 1969-02-10 San Juan, Puerto Rico

Crime, commuted sentence and death


On November 27, 1980, in what became a famous case in Puerto Rico, after having injected himself with cocaine, de Jesús was involved in a traffic dispute with 17-year-old Roberto Cintron Gonzalez, which ended in de Jesús fatally shooting Gonzalez in the head.[4] De Jesús was sentenced to life in prison. There, he excelled in another sport, baseball, making the Puerto Rico penal system all star team three times. In 1984, he became a born-again Christian and started to turn his life around, becoming a preacher.

In 1985, he learned that his brother Enrique, with whom he had shared needles, had died of AIDS. De Jesús tested positive for the virus, and symptoms began to appear.[4] After it became public knowledge that de Jesús had acquired HIV and had become a sufferer of AIDS, governor Rafael Hernández Colón commuted his sentence.

After returning to spend his last days with his family, de Jesús was visited by many celebrities, including hall of fame baseball player Orlando Cepeda, Salsa music superstar Cheo Feliciano and his old nemesis Roberto Durán. Durán hugged and kissed de Jesús and told his daughter to do the same. This event was witnessed by José Torres who said he was amazed to see Durán's compassionate gesture as he lifted de Jesús out of his bed and hugged him at a time when so little was known and so much feared about AIDS.

Esteban de Jesús died one month after being released, at the age of 38.


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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC lightweight champion
8 May 1976 – 21 January 1978
Succeeded by
Lightweight status
Preceded by Latest born world champion to die
May 12, 1989 December 1, 1997
Succeeded by



На других языках


[de] Esteban de Jesús

Esteban de Jesús (* 2. August 1951 in Carolina, Puerto Rico; † 11. Mai 1989 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) war ein puertorikanischer Boxer.
- [en] Esteban de Jesús

[it] Esteban de Jesús

Esteban de Jesús (Carolina, 2 agosto 1951 – 12 maggio 1989) è stato un pugile portoricano, Campione del mondo WBC dei pesi leggeri dal 1976 al 1978. La sua vita fu al centro di controversie a causa di problemi di droga, di un assassinio da lui commesso e della morte per AIDS.

[ru] Де Хесус, Эстебан

Эстебан де Хесус (исп. Esteban De Jesús; 2 августа 1951 (1951-08-02) — 11 мая 1989) — пуэрто-риканский боксёр-профессионал, выступавший во 2-й полулёгкой, лёгкой и 1-й полусредней весовых категориях. Чемпион мира в лёгкой (версия WBC, 1976—1978) весовой категории.



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