This event was held in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico and the contest ended in the third round when de Jesús won by technical knockout.
De Jesús was then active in a fight that would be used as an elimination to determine the first contender for the World Boxing Organization's light welterweight division title against Bulmaro Solis in a contest that he won by knockout in the fourth round.
[4] Prior to the event de Jesús noted that the training for the fight was the most intense in his career, he stated that he wanted to win regional titles in three different weight divisions in order to challenge Ricardo Torres for the WBO light welterweight championship.
[5] De Jesús defeated Quiñones by unanimous decision and won the vacant WBC Latino light welterweight title.
The contest was stopped in the final round when Negron was unable to recover after one of de Jesus's combinations connected behind his ear.
[7] As part of a card titled "The First Step" which featured Juan Manuel López's first world championship defense, De Jesús defeated José Antonio Izquierdo by technical knockout.
[8] On March 20, 2009, De Jesús lost for the first time as a professional, losing by unanimous decision to César René Cuenca in a result that was described as "controversial".
[10] His charges included violating a protective order against his wife and kids, and he served his time in a Bayamon, Puerto Rico jail.