Esteban de Jesús (58-5, 33) was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on August 2, 1951. At the age of 17 years on February 10, 1969, he made his professional boxing debut against El Tarita, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 44th career fight at 22 years old, Esteban de Jesús got a shot at the WBA and The Ring lightweight titles against Roberto Durán on March 16, 1974 but lost the fight via 11th-round KO.
He became a lightweight world champion (WBC) on May 8, 1976 at the age of 24 years old, on his 51st career fight, after defeating Guts Ishimatsu via 15-round unanimous decision.
Jesús' last fight was a super-lightweight world-title fight against Saoul Mamby for Mamby's WBC title on July 7, 1980. He lost the fight via 13th-round TKO. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Esteban de Jesús' best fights have been against Roberto Durán and Antonio Cervantes.
Jesús has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Jul 7, 1980 28 years, 11 months 58-5 (33) | Saoul Mamby | SLT | 13 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
62 | May 10, 1980 28 years, 9 months 58-4 (33) | José Vallejo | 7 | KO | WIN | |
61 | Nov 9, 1979 28 years, 3 months 57-4 (32) | Ruby Ortiz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
60 | Oct 4, 1979 28 years, 2 months 56-4 (32) | Jimmy Blevins | 10 | UD | WIN | |
59 | Oct 27, 1978 27 years, 2 months 55-4 (32) | Edwin Viruet | 10 | SD | WIN | |
58 | Jul 8, 1978 26 years, 11 months 54-4 (32) | Chuchu Hernandez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
57 | Jun 3, 1978 26 years, 10 months 53-4 (31) | Pablo Baez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
56  | Jan 21, 1978 26 years, 5 months 52-4 (30) | 26 years, 7 months 62-1 (51) | LT | 12 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC For WBA, The Ring |
55 | Sep 10, 1977 26 years, 1 months 52-3 (30) | James Brackett | 10 | UD | WIN | |
54 | Jun 25, 1977 25 years, 10 months 51-3 (30) | Vicente Mijares | LT | 11 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
53 | Feb 12, 1977 25 years, 6 months 50-3 (29) | Buzzsaw Yamabe | LT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
52 | Sep 10, 1976 25 years, 1 months 49-3 (28) | Hector Julio Medina | LT | 7 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
51 | May 8, 1976 24 years, 9 months 48-3 (27) | Guts Ishimatsu | LT | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
50 | Mar 6, 1976 24 years, 7 months 47-3 (27) | Valente Ramos | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
49 | Oct 11, 1975 24 years, 2 months 46-3 (26) | Rudy Barro | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
48  | May 17, 1975 23 years, 9 months 45-3 (25) | 29 years, 4 months 47-9-1 (25) | SLT | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, The Ring |
47 | Mar 15, 1975 23 years, 7 months 45-2 (25) | Jesse Lara | 3 | KO | WIN | |
46 | Sep 2, 1974 23 years, 1 months 44-2 (24) | Javier Ayala | 10 | UD | WIN | |
45 | Jun 10, 1974 22 years, 10 months 43-2 (24) | Gerardo Ferrat | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Mar 16, 1974 22 years, 7 months 42-2 (23) | 22 years, 9 months 41-1 (35) | LT | 11 | KO | LOSS For WBA, The Ring |
43 | Jan 7, 1974 22 years, 5 months 42-1 (23) | Alfonso Frazer | 10 | KO | WIN | |
42 | Nov 22, 1973 22 years, 3 months 41-1 (22) | Al Foster | 1 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Oct 29, 1973 22 years, 2 months 40-1 (21) | Miguel Mayan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
40 | Sep 8, 1973 22 years, 1 months 39-1 (21) | Radames Checo | 1 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Jul 14, 1973 21 years, 11 months 38-1 (20) | Ray Lampkin | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
38 | May 21, 1973 21 years, 9 months 37-1 (20) | Raul Montoya | 10 | UD | WIN | |
37 | Apr 16, 1973 21 years, 8 months 36-1 (20) | Johnny Gant | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36 | Feb 16, 1973 21 years, 6 months 35-1 (20) | Ray Lampkin | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
35 | Nov 17, 1972 21 years, 3 months 34-1 (20) | 21 years, 5 months 31-0 (27) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Oct 30, 1972 21 years, 2 months 33-1 (20) | Doc McClendon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Sep 18, 1972 21 years, 1 months 32-1 (20) | Raymundo Dias | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Jul 28, 1972 20 years, 11 months 31-1 (20) | Chuck Wilburn | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Jul 8, 1972 20 years, 11 months 30-1 (20) | Angel Robinson Garcia | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | May 1, 1972 20 years, 8 months 29-1 (20) | Josue Marquez | LT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Apr 10, 1972 20 years, 8 months 28-1 (19) | George Foster | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Feb 14, 1972 20 years, 6 months 27-1 (18) | Percy Hayles | 10 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Dec 10, 1971 20 years, 4 months 26-1 (18) | Antonio Gomez | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
26 | Oct 30, 1971 20 years, 2 months 26-0 (18) | Milton Mendez | 5 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Oct 20, 1971 20 years, 2 months 25-0 (17) | Frank Leroy | 7 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Oct 6, 1971 20 years, 2 months 24-0 (16) | Leonel Hernandez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Sep 4, 1971 20 years, 1 months 23-0 (16) | Josue Marquez | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
22 | Aug 7, 1971 20 years 22-0 (16) | Victor Ortiz | 4 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jul 24, 1971 19 years, 11 months 21-0 (15) | Josue Marquez | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
20 | Jun 5, 1971 19 years, 10 months 20-0 (15) | Armando Mendoza | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | May 5, 1971 19 years, 9 months 19-0 (14) | Gustavo Briceno | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Apr 12, 1971 19 years, 8 months 18-0 (14) | Johnny Harp | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Oct 19, 1970 19 years, 2 months 17-0 (14) | Jose Llano | 7 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Sep 30, 1970 19 years, 1 months 16-0 (13) | Johnny Sandoval | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jul 9, 1970 18 years, 11 months 15-0 (13) | Tommy Shaffer | 8 | KO | WIN | |
14 | May 12, 1970 18 years, 9 months 14-0 (12) | Coverly Kid Daniels | 6 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Apr 30, 1970 18 years, 8 months 13-0 (11) | Jose Jimenez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 6, 1970 18 years, 8 months 12-0 (11) | Ike Estrada | 5 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 28, 1970 18 years, 7 months 11-0 (10) | Bobby Parnell | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 28, 1970 18 years, 6 months 10-0 (9) | Braulio Rodriguez | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 14, 1970 18 years, 6 months 9-0 (8) | Chino Guerrero | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 24, 1970 18 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | Martin Cuello | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 22, 1969 18 years, 3 months 7-0 (6) | Ivelaw Eastman | 5 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 19, 1969 18 years, 2 months 6-0 (5) | Kid Matt Sheffield | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Sep 27, 1969 18 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Ramon Montes | 3 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 23, 1969 18 years 4-0 (3) | Johnny Sandoval | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 2, 1969 18 years 3-0 (3) | Francisco Maldonado | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Jul 21, 1969 17 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Braulio Rodriguez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 10, 1969 17 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | El Tarita | 2 | KO | WIN |
