Jesús Silvestre

José Jesús Silvestre Cárdenas (born November 28, 1989) is a Mexican professional boxer and the former WBA World minimumweight interim champion. Silvestre is promoted by Saúl Álvarez' company, Canelo Promotions.

Professional career
In February 2012, Silvestre beat the title contender Yader Escobar to become the mandatory challenger for the WBA Minimumweight title.

On July 14, 2012, Silvestre won a twelve-round decision over Edwin Díaz to capture the WBA Minimumweight Interim title. He would get a chance at the full title a little over a year later when he challenged Ryo Miyazaki, Silvestre would lose via a majority decision.

In February 2015, Silvestre would get another shot at a world when he faced South African Hekkie Budler for his IBO & WBA world titles. Silvestre would again fall short this time losing via unanimous decision.