Skip to main content
Kill The Body

and the head will die

Esteban de Jesús "Vita" was a Puerto Rican professional boxer with a 57-5-0 record. 32 of those wins came by knockout (56% KO rate). Esteban de Jesús died on May 11, 1989.

🇵🇷PUERTO RICODIED AGED 37

Esteban deJesús

“Vita”

Esteban de Jesús

57

Wins32 KO · 56%

5

Losses

0

Draws62 tracked bouts

Height
5′5″
Reach
67″
Stance
Orthodox
Tracked since
Jul 19, 1969
Died
May 11, 1989
Title reigns
1 reign
Compare
Pick an opponent →
Last 5 · oldest left · newest right
WWWWL
Current streak
L1
Last bout
L to Saoul Mamby · TKO · R13 · Jul 7, 1980

Title Reigns

1 reign
Reign
1
Division
1
Body
1
Longest · WBC Lightweight
1 yr 8 mo

Lightweight

1 reign
BodyHeldLengthWon vs
WBCMay 1976 – Jan 19781 yr 8 moGuts IshimatsuLost vs Roberto Durán

Complete Fight History

Showing 50 of 62

1980

JUL 7L toSaoul Mamby· TKO · R13Metropolitan Sports Center · Bloomington57-5

MAY 10d.José Vallejo· KO · R7San Juan · Puerto Rico57-4

1979

NOV 9d.Ruby Ortiz· UDMSG · NYC56-4

OCT 4d.Jimmy Blevins· UDFelt Forum · NYC55-4

1978

OCT 27d.Edwin Viruet· SDMSG · NYC54-4

JUL 8d.Chuchu Hernandez· TKOSan Juan · Puerto Rico53-4

JUN 3d.Pablo Baez· TKO · R3Roberto Clemente Coliseum · San Juan52-4

JAN 21L toRoberto Durán· TKO · R12Caesars · LV51-4

1977

SEP 10d.James Brackett· PTSRoberto Clemente Coliseum · San Juan51-3

JUN 25d.Vicente Mijares· KO · R11Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium · Bayamon50-3

FEB 12d.Buzzsaw Yamabe· TKO · R6Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium · Bayamon49-3

1976

SEP 10d.Hector Julio Medina· KO · R7Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium · Bayamon48-3

Won WBC · MAY 8

Ishimatsu

d. Guts Ishimatsu · UD · Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium · Bayamon

WBC

After: 47-3

MAR 6d.Valente Ramos· TKOHiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan46-3

1975

OCT 11d.Rudy Barro· TKORoberto Clemente Coliseum · San Juan45-3

MAY 17L toAntonio Cervantes· UDGimnasio Nuevo Panama · Panama City44-3

MAR 15d.Jesse Lara· KOEl Poliedro · Caracas44-2

1974

SEP 2d.Javier Ayala· PTSRoberto Clemente Coliseum · San Juan43-2

JUN 10d.Gerardo Ferrat· TKOSan Juan · Puerto Rico42-2

MAR 16L toRoberto Durán· KO · R11Gimnasio Nuevo Panama · Panama City41-2

JAN 7d.Alfonso Frazer· KOColiseo Roberto Clemente · San Juan41-1

1973

NOV 22d.Al Foster· KO · R1San Juan · Puerto Rico40-1

OCT 29d.Miguel Mayan· PTSSan Juan · Puerto Rico39-1

SEP 8d.Radames Checo· KO · R1Gimnasio Nuevo Panama · Panama City38-1

JUL 14d.Ray Lampkin· UDFelt Forum · NYC37-1

MAY 21d.Raul Montoya· PTSRoberto Clemente Coliseum · San Juan36-1

APR 16d.Johnny Gant· UDSan Juan · Puerto Rico35-1

FEB 16d.Ray Lampkin· UDRoberto Clemente Coliseum · San Juan34-1

1972

NOV 17d.Roberto Durán· UDMSG · NYC33-1

OCT 30d.Doc McClendon· PTSSan Juan · Puerto Rico32-1

SEP 18d.Raimundo Dias· PTSSan Juan · Puerto Rico31-1

JUL 28d.Chuck Wilburn· UDMSG · NYC30-1

JUL 8d.Angel Robinson Garcia· PTSSan Juan · Puerto Rico29-1

MAY 1d.Josue Marquez· TKOFelt Forum · NYC28-1

APR 10d.George Foster· TKO · R8Felt Forum · NYC27-1

FEB 18d.Percy Hayles· UDHiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan26-1

1971

NOV 30d.Milton Mendez· KOCaracas · Venezuela25-1

NOV 19d.Johnny Harp· UDParque Isidoro García · Mayaguez24-1

OCT 30d.Frank Leroy· KO · R5La Cancha Country Club · San Juan23-1

SEP 4d.Josue Marquez· UDHiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan22-1

AUG 7d.Victor Ortiz· TKO · R5Hiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan21-1

JUL 24d.Josue Marquez· PTSSan Juan · Puerto Rico20-1

JUN 5d.Armando Mendoza· TKO · R6Nuevo Circo · Caracas19-1

MAY 3d.Leonel Hernandez· UDPalacio de Deportes · Caracas18-1

APR 24d.Gustavo Briceno· UDLa Cancha Country Club · San Juan17-1

FEB 27L toAntonio Gomez· UDNuevo Circo · Caracas16-1

1970

OCT 24d.Jose Llanos· KO · R7Hiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan16-0

AUG 22d.Johnny Sandoval· UDLa Cancha Country Club · San Juan15-0

JUL 30d.Jose Jimenez· TKO · R5Hiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan14-0

MAY 20d.Coverly Kid Daniels· KOParque Isidoro García · Mayaguez13-0

Compare Esteban de Jesús

5 suggested matchups

Someone else?

Common Questions

What is Esteban de Jesús's professional boxing record?
Esteban de Jesús's professional record is 57-5, with 32 knockouts.
Has Esteban de Jesús lost a fight?
Yes. Esteban de Jesús lost 5 professional fights and finished with a 57-5 record.
When is Esteban de Jesús's next fight?
Esteban de Jesús died on May 11, 1989 and has no next fight.
Is Esteban de Jesús retired?
Esteban de Jesús died on May 11, 1989; the last bout Kill The Body has tracked was on July 7, 1980.