Adailton de Jesus

Adailton De Jesus
Born	Adailton De Jesus Conçeiçâo (1977-09-08) 8 September 1977 (age 47) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Other names	Precipicio
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super featherweight
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	40
Wins	31
Wins by KO	25
Losses	8

Adailton de Jesus (born August 9, 1978) is a Brazilian boxer in the Featherweight division. He was born in Salvador, Bahia.

Professional career

Known as "Precipício", Adailton turned pro in 2002 in his hometown. Adailton's trainer is Servílio de Oliveira, who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

After four years fighting in Brazil he made his USA debut against Kevin Carmody, he won a majority decision. Since that fight Adailton is making a spectacular career in the USA.

In October 30, 2007, he fought Yuriorkis Gamboa and lost by technical knockout. In his last fight, he lost a controversial Unanimous Decision against Mexican-American Marcos Ramirez for the Vacant IBF Latino Featherweight Title. The fight was held in Kansas City, the hometown of Marcos Ramirez.ESPN announcer Teddy Atlas scored Adailton De Jesus as a two-point winner. Upon hearing the scoring of the judges, Atlas remarked that "... De Jesus should have never even gotten on the plane."[1]

Preceded by Ricardo Silva Vacated

CBBP Featherweight Champion 20 Aug 2004– 20 Aug 2004

Succeeded by Juciel Lima Nascimento

References

1. Marcos Ramirez vs Adailton de Jesus at BoxRec

External links

• Boxing record for Adailton de Jesus from BoxRec (registration required)