Jesus Salud (born 3 May 1963) is a
Filipino-born American former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. Originally from
Sinait
Sinait, officially the Municipality of Sinait ( ilo, Ili ti Sinait; fil, Bayan ng Sinait), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,998 people.
History
Befo ...
in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, he resides in
Honolulu, Hawaii
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. He won the
WBA super bantamweight Super bantamweight, also known as junior featherweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanctioning organizations or ...
title by disqualification on December 11, 1989, in a bout against Juan Jose Estrada.
In 2002, he lost to then-two division champion
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Philip ...
in a three-round exhibition.
Exhibition boxing record
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Super-bantamweight boxers
Filipino male boxers
Boxers from Hawaii
World boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
American male boxers
Sportspeople from Ilocos Sur
Sportspeople from Honolulu
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