Joves De La Puz is a former professional boxer from the Philippines.
De La Puz challenged Satoshi Shingaki for Shingaki's IBF world Bantamweight title on August 4, 1984 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
The fight was a close one, lasting the fifteen round distance.
De La Puz almost made history by becoming the first ever professional boxer to win a world championship in his very first professional fight, when he lost by a 15-round split decision, with scores of 144-147 and 144–146 against him and a 144-143 for him on the three judges' scorecards.
He did, however, enjoy Okinawa so much that he decided to make it his permanent home and currently resides there.