José Jesús Silvestre Cárdenas (born November 28, 1989) is a Mexican
professional boxer
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and the former
WBA World minimumweight interim champion. Silvestre is promoted by
Saúl Álvarez
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' company, Canelo Promotions.
Professional career
In February 2012, Silvestre beat the title contender Yader Escobar to become the
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for the
WBA Minimumweight title.
WBA Minimumweight Interim Championship
On July 14, 2012, Silvestre won a twelve-round decision over Edwin Díaz to capture the
WBA Minimumweight Interim title in a fight held at the
Auditorio Benito Juárez
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in
Guadalajara
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, Mexico.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
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List of WBA world champions
This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA), the predecessor to the WBA.
Boxers who won t ...
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List of mini-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world mini-flyweight boxing champions (also known as minimumweight or strawweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National B ...
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Mini-flyweight boxers
World Boxing Association champions
World mini-flyweight boxing champions
Boxers from Nayarit
Sportspeople from Tepic, Nayarit
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