Jose De Jesus (born August 12, 1963 in
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Cayey (), officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain Cayey barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico), Central Mountain rang ...
) is a retired professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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in the
light flyweight (108
lb) division.
Pro career
Nicknamed "Cagüitas", De Jesus became the first WBO light flyweight champion on May 19, 1989. He defended this title three times, but was stripped of it in March 1992 for failure to defend.
See also
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List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions
In Puerto Rico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced more amateur and professional world champions than any other sport in its history. Puerto Rico ranks 5th worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions in history ...
*
List of light-flyweight boxing champions
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Light-flyweight boxers
World light-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Organization champions
Sportspeople from Cayey, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male boxers
20th-century American sportsmen
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