Jesse Benavides (born November 8, 1963, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American former professional boxer.
Jesse was the 1983 (119lbs) Bantamweight North America Champion and competed in the 1983 World Cup in Rome, Italy.
On 05/24/1991, Jesse Benavides, won the WBO 122-lbs super bantamweight world championship, with a win over Orlando Fernandez of Puerto Rico.
[1] Benavides retired in 1996 after a KO loss to Marco Antonio Barrera for the WBO super bantamweight title.
In 1991 Jesse Benavides was honored to be named the recipient of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Medallion of Excellence Award, for Role Model of the Year in Washington DC.