# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/esteban-de-jesus
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:56:53.610Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/esteban-de-jesus"
name: "Esteban de Jesús"
slug: "esteban-de-jesus"
description: "Esteban de Jesús was a Puerto Rican boxer who reigned as the WBC lightweight champion from 1976 to 1978. De Jesús, a native of the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was a gymmate of Wilfred Benítez and was trained by Benitez's father, Gregorio Benitez. He was the first boxer to defeat Roberto Durán as a pro, and the only fighter to defeat Duran during his lightweight reign. His career was mired in controversy, problems, and scandals."
tagline: "Puerto Rican boxer (1951-1989)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1951-08-02"
deathDate: "1989-05-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.84
  momentum:             25
  historical:           8.607118666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%83%D1%81%2C_%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Де Хесус, Эстебан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "إستيبان دي خيسوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_de_Jes%C3%BAs"
    title: "Esteban de Jesús"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_de_Jes%C3%BAs"
    title: "Esteban de Jesús"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_de_Jes%C3%BAs"
    title: "Esteban de Jesús"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_De_Jes%C3%BAs"
    title: "Esteban De Jesús"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_de_Jes%C3%BAs"
    title: "Esteban de Jesús"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B9"
    title: "エステバン・デ・ヘスス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_de_Jes%C3%BAs"
    title: "Esteban de Jesús"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1365980"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump