Jesse Benavides

Jesse Benavides
Born (1963-11-08) November 8, 1963 (age 61)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights46
Wins40
Wins by KO25
Losses5
Draws1

Jesse Benavides (born November 8, 1963, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American former professional boxer.

Amateur career

Jesse Benavides was the 1981 National AAU (106lbs) Light Flyweight Champion and 1983 National USA/ABF (119lbs) Bantamweight Champion. Jesse Benavides was a four time Texas State Golden Gloves Champion. Jesse was the 1981 (106lbs) Light Flyweight National Golden Gloves Champion, the 1982 (112lbs) Flyweight National Golden Gloves Champion, and the 1983 (119lbs) Bantamweight National Golden Gloves Champion. Jesse was also the 1981 National Sports Festival (106lbs) Light Flyweight Champion, and the National Sports Festival (112lbs) Flyweight National Champion. Jesse was the 1983 (119lbs) Bantamweight North America Champion and competed in the 1983 World Cup in Rome, Italy. Jesse Benavides was runner up at the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Professional career

Jesse Benavides began his Professional career in 1984 under manager Emanuel Steward's Kronk Gym and was trained by Tony Ayala Sr. Jesse won his first professional title, the United States Boxing Association (USBA) 122-lbs Championship, on 11/20/1987. On 05/24/1991, Jesse Benavides, won the WBO 122-lbs super bantamweight world championship, with a win over Orlando Fernandez of Puerto Rico. Jesse defended the belt once before losing it in London, England to Duke McKenzie in 1992. On 05/21/1993 Jesse Benavides won the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) 122 lbs. Championship and earned a title fight against Tracy Harris Patterson. Benavides loss a close unanimous decision. He also loss a close decision to Kevin Kelly for the WBC Featherweight Title in 1994.[1] Benavides retired in 1996 after a KO loss to Marco Antonio Barrera for the WBO super bantamweight title.[2]

Professional boxing record

46 fights 40 wins 5 losses
By knockout 25 2
By decision 15 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
46 Loss 40–5–1 Marco Antonio Barrera KO 3 (12) 1996-05-04 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S. For WBO super-bantamweight title
45 Win 40–4–1 Hector Ulises Chong UD 10 (10) 1995-09-23 JohnnyLand, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
44 Win 39–4–1 Roberto Villareal UD 10 (10) 1995-05-28 Convention Center, South Padre Island, Texas, U.S.
43 Win 38–4–1 Manuel Avila UD 10 (10) 1995-02-18 Expo Center, Kingsville, Texas, U.S.
42 Loss 37–4–1 Kevin Kelley UD 12 (12) 1994-05-06 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. For WBC featherweight title
41 Win 37–3–1 Jesús Sarabia UD 12 (12) 1993-12-08 Callaghan Plaza, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Retained NABF super-bantamweight title
40 Win 36–3–1 Ramiro Valero KO 1 (?) 1993-07-19 Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
39 Win 35–3–1 Runnell Doll RTD 5 (12) 1993-05-21 Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Won vacant NABF super-bantamweight title
38 Loss 34–3–1 Tracy Harris Patterson UD 12 (12) 1993-03-13 McCann Arena, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. For WBC super-bantamweight title
37 Loss 34–2–1 Duke McKenzie UD 12 (12) 1992-10-15 Lewisham Theatre, London, England, U.K. Lost WBO super-bantamweight title
36 Draw 34–1–1 Efrain Pintor TD 2 (10) 1992-03-21 Waco, Texas, U.S.
35 Win 34–1 Fernando Ramos TKO 5 (12) 1991-08-30 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. Retained WBO super-bantamweight title
34 Win 33–1 Orlando Fernandez UD 12 (12) 1991-05-24 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. Won WBO super-bantamweight title
33 Win 32–1 Rafael Ortega UD 10 (10) 1991-01-25 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
32 Win 31–1 Diego Avila UD 10 (10) 1990-08-13 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
31 Win 30–1 Kelvin Seabrooks TKO 1 (12) 1990-05-13 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. Retained USBA super-bantamweight title
30 Win 29–1 Jesus Salud MD 10 (10) 1990-03-25 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
29 Win 28–1 José Luis Soto UD 10 (10) 1990-02-06 New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
28 Win 27–1 Gary Spencer TKO 5 (10) 1989-11-17 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
27 Win 26–1 Daniel Garcia TKO 9 (12) 1989-04-28 Holiday Inn Holidome, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Retained USBA super-bantamweight title
26 Win 25–1 Jeff Hanna TKO 3 (10) 1988-12-15 Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
25 Win 24–1 Diego Briones Herrera TKO 4 (10) 1988-11-23 Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
24 Win 23–1 Richard Abila UD 10 (10) 1988-10-02 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
23 Loss 22–1 Pedro Rubén Décima TKO 3 (10) 28 Jul 1988 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 James Pipps TKO 2 (12) 1988-05-28 George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, U.S. Retained USBA super-bantamweight title
21 Win 21–0 Greg Richardson SD 12 (12) 1987-11-20 Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Won USBA super-bantamweight title
20 Win 20–0 Mike Moreno KO 4 (10) 1987-10-31 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Hugo Partida TKO 4 (10) 1987-09-25 Holiday Inn Holidome, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Arturo Tebaqui TKO 3 (10) 1987-08-15 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Hector Cortez TKO 5 (10) 1987-05-29 Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 John Boyd TKO 10 (10) 1987-03-10 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 David Johnson UD 10 (10) 1986-08-23 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Antonio Escobar TKO 6 (10) 1986-07-28 Grahams Studio West, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Alvaro Rosquero KO 2 (10) 1986-06-15 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Gerardo Velasquez KO 1 (8) 1986-05-11 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Eugenio Morgan TKO 3 (?) 1986-02-10 Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Juan Armienta TKO 1 (10) 1985-12-13 Fiesta Plaza Mall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Eddie Petty TKO 3 (8) 1985-10-24 Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Eddie Gonzalez TKO 2 (8) 1985-09-25 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Pedro Rodriguez UD 8 (8) 1985-07-10 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Rogelio Leanos TKO 6 (8) 1985-05-21 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Adolfo Lopez MD 6 (6) 1985-03-31 Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Agustin Soberanes UD 4 (4) 1985-02-08 Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Bobby Adams TKO 3 (6) 1985-01-31 Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Ray Espinoza KO 2 (6) 1984-11-14 Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Tommy Valdez KO 1 (6) 1984-09-27 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.

Awards

Jesse Benavides won the Outstanding Boxer Award of the 1982 Golden Gloves National Tournament, in 1983 Benavides was the winner of the Sullivan Award for Amateur Boxer Of the Year. In 1991 Jesse Benavides was honored to be named the recipient of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Medallion of Excellence Award, for Role Model of the Year in Washington DC. Jesse also was awarded WBO Fight Of The Year in 1991 at the WBO Convention.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lewis keeps title, continues search for challenge". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  2. ^ "Nothing Stops Barrera on Way to a Knockout". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Robert Shannon 		U.S. light-flyweight champion
1981 		Next:
Mario Lesperance
Previous:
Ronnie Rentz 		Golden Gloves
flyweight champion
1982 		Next:
Todd Hickman
Previous:
Meldrick Taylor 		Golden Gloves
bantamweight champion
1983 		Next:
Robert Shannon
Previous:
Floyd Favors 		U.S. bantamweight champion
1983 		Next:
Eugene Speed
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by USBA super-bantamweight champion
November 20, 1987 – May 24, 1991
Won world title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Sugar Baby Rojas
Vacant
Title last held by
Jesus Salud 		NABF super-bantamweight champion
May 21, 1993 – 1994
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Jesus Salud
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBO super-bantamweight champion
May 24, 1991 – October 15, 1992 		Succeeded by