Jesús Silvestre

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Jesús Silvestre
Statistics
Real name	José Rafael Silvestre Cárdenas
Nickname(s)	Negrito
Weight(s)	Minimumweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
Reach	64 in (162 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 32) Nayarit, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	35
Wins by KO	24
Losses	7
Draws	0
No contests	0

José Jesús Silvestre (born November 28, 1989 in Nayarit, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer and the former WBA World Minimumweight Interim Champion.^[1] Silvestre is promoted by the former WBA (Super) & WBC Champion, Mexican Saúl Álvarez' company Canelo Promotions.^[2]

Professional career[]

In February 2012, Jesús beat the title contender Yader Escobar to become the mandatory challenger for the WBA World Minimumweight Championship.

WBA Minimumweight Championship[]

On July 14, 2012 Silvestre won a twelve-round decision over Mexican Edwin Díaz to capture the WBA World Minimumweight Interim Championship, the bout was held at the Auditorio Benito Juárez, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

See also[]

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of WBA world champions
• List of strawweight boxing champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Jesús Silvestre from BoxRec

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