José Jesús Silvestre Cárdenas (born November 28, 1989) is a Mexican professional boxer and the former WBA World minimumweight interim champion.
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.
[1] 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.